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Land Use Code
Published on: 3/29/2012 12:00 AM

This Code of the County of Nevada, State of California, is entitled the Land Use Code. It is the third of three separate and distinct codes, which contain the Ordinances of the County of Nevada as of December 31, 1971. The other two codes are entitled Administrative Code and General Code.

Sections are numbered according to the code, chapter and article. Thus, Section G-III 2.1 refers to the First Section of the Third Chapter in the General Code under Article Two.
 
                   CONTENTS OF THE LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CODE
 
Land Use Code Chap. I, General Provisions
     Article 1:  General
     Article 2:  Zoning Districts
     Article 3: Specific Land Uses
     Article 4:  Site Development Standards
     Article 5:  Administrative Enforcement
     Article 6:  Definitions
Land Use Code Chap. III, Airport Zoning
     Article 1:  Loma Rica Airport
     Article 2: Truckee Tahoe Airport
     Article 3: Nevada County Air Park
     Article 1:  Subdivisions
     Article 2:  Procedures
     Article 3:  Regulations
     Article 1: General                                                          Article 6:  Permit Fees                                      Article 12: Repealed
          A: Repealed                                                             Article 7:  Repealed                                           Article 13: Repealed
     Article 2:   Appendix                                                     Article 8:  Plumbing Code Amendments         Article 14: Repealed
     Article 3:   Building Code Amendments                     Article 9:  Mechanical Code Amendments     Article 15: Repealed
     Article 4:   Residential Code Amendments               Article 10: Repealed                                          Article 16: Owner/ Rural
     Article 5:  Fire Safety                                                   Article 11: Swimming Pool/Spa                        Article 17:  Ag Grading
                                                                                                                                                                          Article 18:  Electrical
Land Use Code Chap. VI, Sewage Disposal                                                                                             Article 19: Grading
     Article 1:  General                                     Article 4:  Wastewater                     Article 6:  Waterless Toilets
     Article 2:  Repealed                                  Article 5:  Graywater                                 
     Article 2:  Naming Streets
     Article 1:  Recreation Mitigation Fees
     Article 2:  Fire Protection Fees
     Article 3:  Road Development Fees
     Article 4:  Protest, Litigation, Refunds
     Article 5:  Electrical Service
     Article 2:  Water Wells
     Article 3:  Surface Water Treatment
     Article 4:  Availability for Land Division
     Article 5: Appeals
     Article 6:  Enforcement