Nevada Code § 278.812

Review of applications approved by local authorities. [Effective until the proclamation by the Governor of this State of the withdrawal by the State of California from the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact or of a finding by the Governor of this State that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has become unable to perform its duties or exercise its powers.]
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1. When an application for approval of the
development or construction of a business or recreational establishment subject
to the provisions of NRS 278.780 to 278.828 , inclusive, has been submitted to
the appropriate local authority, and the local authority has made its final
determination of approval, the application shall be referred forthwith to the
Agency for review as to environmental impact and effect. The Agency shall
consider each application on an individual basis and shall, by resolution, either
approve, approve with conditions or disapprove each application within 30 days
plus notice and publication time as provided in subsection 3. A resolution
adopted by the Agency approving the application shall be required before the
applicant may proceed with such development or construction.
2. The governing body shall adopt all
necessary ordinances, rules, regulations and policies for the determination of
environmental impact and effect, for the approval or disapproval of individual
applications and for otherwise implementing the provisions of NRS 278.780 to 278.828 , inclusive. Such ordinances, rules,
regulations and policies shall include but need not be limited to criteria for
determining the effect of each proposal upon the availability of services,
public facilities and natural resources, and the capacity of the environment to
tolerate additional development.
3. Whenever an application is referred to
the Agency for review, the Agency shall take final action upon whether to
approve, to require modification or to reject such application within 30 days
after such application is delivered to the Agency, plus the 5-day notice and
publication period required by subsection 2 of NRS 278.802 . If the Agency does not take
final action within such 30-day period plus notice and publication time, the
application shall be deemed approved.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 278.780 to 278.828 , inclusive, Agency procedures shall
be subject to the provisions of chapter 233B of NRS.

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