An Act Relating To Housing Introduced On 2/26/2021
Nevada SB150- N ACT relating to housing; setting forth certain requirements for a tiny house and a tiny house park; requiring the governing body of a city or county to authorize tiny houses in certain zoning districts; revising certain requirements for the issuance of receipts to tenants of manufactured home parks; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Bill Summary
Legislative Counsel’s Digest: Existing law authorizes a governing body to divide the city, county or region
1 into zoning districts of such number, shape and area as are best suited to carry out
2 certain purposes. Within a zoning district, the governing body may regulate and
3 restrict the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or use of
4 buildings, structures or land. (NRS 278.250) Section 7 of this bill requires, with
5 certain exception, a governing body to allow tiny houses in all zoning districts that
6 allow single-family residences. Section 7 further authorizes, with certain exception,
7 a governing body to allow tiny houses in any zoning district that does not allow
8 single-family residences. Section 2 of this bill generally defines the term tiny 9 house as a structure of a smaller square footage than what is normally permitted
10 by zoning requirements for a single-family residence and is intended for year-round
11 occupancy.
12 Section 3 of this bill sets forth certain building and inspection requirements for
13 a tiny house.
14 Section 4 of this bill requires the governing body of a city or county to adopt an
15 ordinance authorizing tiny houses to be located in a tiny house park and sets forth
16 certain requirements for tiny house parks.
17 Existing law requires a landlord of a manufactured home park to issue a receipt
18 to a tenant upon payment of rent as soon as practicable after payment but not later
19 than 5 days after the landlord receives the payment. (NRS 118B.073) Section 8 of
20 this bill: (1) authorizes a landlord to issue a receipt in a digital form with the
21 tenant s consent; and (2) requires a landlord to immediately issue a receipt for a
22 cash payment. 23 SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 278 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1 thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2, 3and 4of this act. 2
Sponsors
Last Action
From printer. To committee. (on 02/26/2021)
Related More Options For Tiny Houses In Nevada
Sen. Dallas Harris (D-Las Vegas) is the latest supporter of a housing movement that began when Henry David Thoreau rejected society and moved into a 150-square foot cabin near Walden Pond outside of Concord, Massachusetts.
Though Harris has not committed to a solitary existence in a small cabin near a pond, nor the modern-day option of applying for the popular television series Tiny House Nation, she did say that allowing more tiny homes to be built in Nevada could help address the state’s housing shortage.
“This is something I personally would choose to live in and maybe build as a permanent residence because of who I am and my own personal tastes,” Harris said during a Senate Government Affairs committee hearing on the bill SB150 on Monday. “What I’m looking to do here is to allow those who like to build one … or who would like to put it in their backyard, I would like to give them the option.”
Under Harris’ proposed bill, municipalities in counties with more than 800,000 people would have to create zoning laws for tiny houses no more than 400 square feet in size that would:
