1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, a proposed division of land is subject to the provisions of NRS 278.471 to 278.4725, inclusive, if each proposed lot is at least: (a) One-sixteenth of a section as described by a government land office survey; or (b) Forty acres in area, including roads and easements. 2. The governing body of a city, the board of county commissioners with respect to the unincorporated area, may by ordinance elect to make NRS 278.471 to 278.4725, inclusive, apply to each proposed division of land where each proposed lot is at least: (a) One-sixty-fourth of a section as described by a government land office survey; or (b) Ten acres in area, including roads and easements. 3. A proposed division of land into lots or parcels, each of which contains not less than one section or 640 acres, is not subject to NRS 278.471 to 278.4725, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1504)
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