Sagebrush Ltd. v. Carson City

OPINION

By the Court,

Mowbray, J.:

Appellants contend that NRS 278.335(1), which requires local governments to forward copies of tentative subdivision maps to various state agencies for review, creates a duty on the part of respondents toward appellants, the violation of which is negligence per se. We disagree, and therefore affirm the judgment of the district court.

THE FACTS

Carson Tahoe Ventures, appellants’ predecessor in interest, submitted a tentative map for the so-called Lahontan Subdivision to the Carson City Planning Commission on February 1, 1978. Appellants subsequently acquired the…