The master plan is a comprehensive document guiding policy and decision-making related to land use, growth and development, safety and open space conservation, and is the basis for the development of a city over a period of time. Nevada Revised Statutes requires cities and counties to “prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development” of their territory (NRS 278.150).
This document provides a blueprint for growth and development using analysis of the existing conditions, strengths, opportunities and challenges that are investigated over the next year.