Requirements for agreement or ordinance granting franchise for installation and operation. An ordinance or agreement authorized pursuant to NRS 705.695:
1. Must provide standards for construction and may incorporate existing uniform codes.
2. May include requirements for licensing and zoning, and any other restrictions upon the construction and operation of a monorail.
3. Must include provisions:
(a) Addressing the compatibility of a proposed monorail for connection with a system of transportation operated on a public fixed guideway.
(b) Requiring the owner or operator and any private entity that desires to connect its system of transportation with a monorail to cooperate in such a manner as to provide for the compatibility of passenger stations for such a connection pursuant to terms and conditions that:
(1) Address the effect of that compatibility on the plans of the owner for his capital investment and provide for a reasonable and equitable allocation of that investment;
(2) Provide for a reasonable and equitable allocation of the costs to operate and maintain the monorail; and
(3) Mitigate any other effects on the owner or operator resulting from the provision of that compatibility.
Last modified: February 26, 2006