Nevada Floodplain Management And NFIP Compliance Standards

NRS 543.595 Adoption of uniform regulations; variances; incorporation of regulations into ordinances by city or county; compliance with standards, criteria and policies of board. 1. The board shall adopt uniform regulations for the control of drainage, in accordance with the master plan, from land which is developed after the regulations become effective. The regulations may include provisions for the granting of a variance by the board upon application by the governmental entity having jurisdiction and a showing of conditions which justify the variance. The board may grant a variance from the strict enforcement of the uniform regulations for that piece of property if the granting of the variance will not cause any: (a) Detriment to the public good; (b) Impairment of any affected natural resources; or (c) Deviation from the intent and purpose of the district's master plan. 2. Before granting such a variance, the board must consider the effect of the proposed variance on the adjacent property, the entire hydrographic area and the continued implementation of the master plan.