318.263 - Petition: Contents.

318.263  Petition: Contents.  The petition must:

      1.  Set forth a general description of the proposed boundaries of the district or of the territory proposed to be included within the district, with such certainty as to enable an owner of property to determine whether his or her property is within the district.

      2.  State that the persons signing the petition assent to the inclusion of the property in the district and that 75 percent or more of the owners in fee of the real property in the territory proposed to be included in the district have signed the petition.

      3.  State that the property sought to be included is not within the boundaries of any other district, town, municipality or public utility which provides the same service as the district into which petitioners seek to be included.

      4.  State that the petitioners acknowledge that:

      (a) After the date of inclusion of the real property in the district, it is subject to all of the taxes and charges imposed by the district and is liable for its proportionate share of existing general obligation bonded indebtedness of the district;

      (b) The property is not liable for any taxes or charges levied or assessed before its inclusion in the district;

      (c) Entry of the property into the district may not be subject to or contingent upon the payment or assumption of any penalty, toll or charge, other than any reasonable annexation charge which the board may fix and uniformly assess and the tolls and charges which are uniformly made, assessed or levied for the entire district; and

      (d) Any charge imposed must be computed in a manner that does not impose a new charge on the members of the district and must not penalize the members of the territory to be annexed.

      5.  Be acknowledged in the same manner required for a conveyance of land.

      (Added to NRS by 1989, 1598)