1. The county assessor shall refer each application for open-space use assessment to the board of county commissioners, and if any part of the property is located within an incorporated city to the governing body of the city, within 10 days after its filing.

2. The governing body of the city shall consider the application in a public hearing. The governing body shall use the applicable procedures and criteria adopted pursuant to NRS 361A.170 and recommend its approval or denial to the board of county commissioners no later than 90 days after receipt of the application.

3. The board of county commissioners shall consider the application in a public hearing. The board shall use the applicable procedures and criteria adopted pursuant to NRS 361A.170 and weigh the benefits to the general welfare of preserving the current use of the property against the potential loss in revenue which may result from approving the application. The board may set such conditions as it reasonably may require upon its approval of the application.

4. At least 10 days’ notice of the time and place of any public hearing held pursuant to this section shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

5. The board may approve the application with respect to only part of the property, but if any part of the application is denied, the applicant may withdraw the entire application.

6. The board shall approve or deny an application no later than March 31 of each year. An application on which action by the board is not completed by March 31 is approved.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 1759)