# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.016: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.016

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.016
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 21 / Chapter 266 / Section 266.016

## Text

As used in NRS 266.016 to 266.0445 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Qualified elector” means a person who is registered to vote in this State and is a resident of the area to be included in the proposed city, as shown by the last official registration lists.

2. A petition is “sufficient” if the county clerk: (a) Verifies the signatures and addresses of the signers of the petition with the voting list maintained by the county registrar of voters; (b) Certifies that the number of valid signatures represents the percentage of the total number of qualified electors in the area proposed to be incorporated that is required; and (c) Determines that the petition for incorporation includes the information required pursuant to NRS 266.019 .

3. “Urban in character” means an area that is used intensively for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, urban recreational or governmental purposes, or as conservation park lands, and that is susceptible to services offered by a city.

4. A lot or parcel is “used for residential purposes” if it is 5 acres or less in area and improved with a habitable dwelling unit of a permanent nature.

## Nearby sections

- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.005 Inapplicability to certain cities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.005.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.007 Special election may be held upon determination by city council that emergency exists](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.007.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.010 Home rule granted; limitations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.010.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.015 Municipal government vested in mayor and city council](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.015.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.016 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.016.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.017 Area suitable for incorporation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.017.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.018 Notice to incorporate: Filing; contents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.018.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.019 Petition for incorporation: Contents; form](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.019.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.021 Petition for incorporation: Information; affidavits](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.021.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.022 Petition for incorporation: Invalidation of signatures; number of signatures; filing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.022.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.023 Verification of signatures; request to remove name from petition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.023.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.024 Amendment of petition; verification of additional signatures](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.024.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.026 Determination of sufficiency of petition; review by board of county commissioners](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.026.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 266.027 Public hearing on petition and report of Committee on Local Government Finance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T21_C266_S266.027.md)

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