Legal Opinion
Kay v. Nunez
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided November 22, 2006No. 44090PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1102OPINION
By the Court,
Hardesty, J.:
In this appeal, we clarify the procedure by which a district court reviews local zoning and land use planning decisions. By statute, an aggrieved party’s challenge to zoning and planning decisions must now be presented by a petition for judicial review, rather than by a petition for a writ of mandamus.
Further, we decide whether the Clark County Board of Commissioners could properly enact zoning ordinances that allow the Clark County Planning Commission to waive certain otherwise required development standards. The Board is not constrained by a statute that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Round Hill General Improvement District v. NewmanNevada Supreme Court · 1981
- Harris Associates v. Clark County School DistrictNevada Supreme Court · 2003
- Building & Construction Trades Council of Northern Nevada v. State Ex Rel. Public Works BoardNevada Supreme Court · 1992
- DR Partners v. Board of County CommissionersNevada Supreme Court · 2000
- Coast Hotels & Casinos, Inc. v. Nevada State Labor CommissionNevada Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- City of Reno v. Building & Construction Trades CouncilNevada Supreme Court · 2011
- Holiday Retirement Corp. v. State Division of Industrial RelationsNevada Supreme Court · 2012
- Bielar v. Washoe Health Systems, Inc.Nevada Supreme Court · 2013
- City of Reno v. Citizens for Cold SpringsNevada Supreme Court · 2010
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