Nevada Revised Statutes Section 461.170 - Public Health and Safety

Adoption of building and construction codes and standards; regulations of Division; local requirements.

1. Unless the Division has adopted a more recent edition pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2, the following codes and standards, in the form most recently published before January 1, 1999, are hereby adopted for the purposes of this chapter:

(a) The Uniform Housing Code;

(b) The Uniform Building Code, as adopted by the International Conference of Building Officials;

(c) The Uniform Plumbing Code, as adopted by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials;

(d) The Uniform Mechanical Code, as adopted by the International Conference of Building Officials and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials;

(e) The National Electrical Code, as adopted by the National Fire Protection Association;

(f) The Uniform Building Code, Dangerous Building, as adopted by the International Conference of Building Officials;

(g) The Uniform Building Code Standards, as adopted by the International Conference of Building Officials; and

(h) The American National Standards Institute Standard No. A117.1.

2. The Division may:

(a) Adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and the codes and standards adopted by this section.

(b) Adopt, by regulation, the most recent edition of the codes and standards specified in subsection 1.

(c) Revise the regulations to conform substantially to any amendments to the codes and standards.

3. If approved in writing by the Division, a local enforcement agency may impose requirements that are more stringent than the codes, standards and regulations adopted under this section.

Last modified: February 26, 2006