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Nevada AB 241 (2025) — By-Right Multifamily on Commercial-Zoned Land (NV)

Tracked preemption from the Nevada overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
2025-10-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:NV
Other Nevada preemptions
Nevada SB 394 (2025) — 120-Day Decision Shot-Clock (≥100k Counties)Nevada AB 540 (2025) — Clark County Ministerial Review Near Transit (NRS 278.02527)NRS 278.02095 — Accessory Dwelling Unit Mandate (Cities in ≥100k Counties)NRS 244.3358 — Short-Term Rental Ordinance Mandate (Clark County)NRS 278.02083 — Manufactured Housing in Single-Family DistrictsTruckee Meadows Regional Planning Agency Conformance (Washoe County)Nellis AFB / Creech AFB / Naval Air Station Fallon — AICUZ + FAA Part 77Tahoe Regional Planning Compact — Bistate Land-Use Authority
Primary-source summary
AB 241 / Ch. 174 (2025) — By-right multifamily on commercial-zoned land

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

AND
  • parcel.base_zone_category ∈ {commercial, mu, office, retail}
  • parcel.inside_tahoe_compact_area == False
  • parcel.inside_airport_overlay == False

Preempted fields

3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[category=commercial].allowed_usesaddmultifamily_residentialMultifamily residential permitted by-right on any commercially-zoned parcel
base_districts[category=commercial].allowed_usesaddmixed_use_residential
review_typewaive_discretionary—Ministerial review required — no discretionary approval permissible

Citation

Authority source
Nevada AB 241 (83rd Session, 2025); Chapter 174, Statutes of Nevada 2025
§ Chapter 174, Statutes of Nevada 2025 §§ 1–5
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12262/Overview

Research notes

Most aggressive statewide housing preemption Nevada has enacted. Effective 2025-10-01 with a March 1, 2026 local-ordinance conformance deadline; § 5 of the enrolled bill voids inconsistent local ordinances by operation of law as of that date. Carve-outs (explicit in the bill): parcels inside the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact boundary (TRPA Code of Ordinances continues to govern) and parcels in airport-influence or airport-overlay zones (federal AICUZ / FAA Part 77 deference). Functions as Nevada's analog to FL Live Local Act and OR HB 2001. Federal-conflict check enabled because airport-overlay and BLM-adjacent commercial parcels intersect federal regimes.