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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › General Provisions › Section 408.650 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC to 408.698, inclusive, unless the context
				  otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 408.651 to 408.668,
				  inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.5473,
					 408.548
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › General Provisions › Section 408.651 - "Apparent successful proposer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Apparent successful proposer" means the proposer whose
				  proposal for a transportation facility is determined by the Department, on the
				  basis of the criteria set forth in the request for proposals, to be the highest
				  ranked proposal of those proposals submitted and with whom the Department
				  undertakes to negotiate and enter into a contract for the project.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.5473,
					 408.548
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › General Provisions › Section 408.652 - "Competitive range" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Competitive range" means a list of the highest ranked
				  proposals, after the Department evaluates and ranks each proposal against every
				  other proposal using the criteria for evaluation set forth in the Department's
				  request for proposals.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.5473,
					 408.548
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › General Provisions › Section 408.654 - "Financial close" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Financial close" means the stage in an agreement or
				  transaction where the applicable financing documents have been executed and all
				  conditions to the commitment or disbursement of funds have been satisfied or
				  waived.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.5473,
					 408.548
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › General Provisions › Section 408.656 - "Project" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Project" means the planning, development, construction,
				  financing, improvement, maintenance or operation, or any combination thereof,
				  of a transportation facility, as defined by the Department pursuant to a
				  request for qualifications, a request for proposals or both, issued by the
				  Department in response to a solicited proposal or unsolicited proposal.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.5473,
					 408.548
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › General Provisions › Section 408.658 - "Proposal" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Proposal" means a written plan submitted to the Department
				  by a person to plan, develop, construct, finance, improve, maintain or operate,
				  or any combination thereof, a transportation facility.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.5473,
					 408.548
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › General Provisions › Section 408.660 - "Proposer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Proposer" means a person who submits a solicited proposal or
				  an unsolicited proposal to the Department.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.5473,
					 408.548
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › General Provisions › Section 408.662 - "Qualification submittal" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Qualification submittal" means a response to a request for
				  qualifications.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.5473,
					 408.548
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › General Provisions › Section 408.664 - "Shortlist" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Shortlist" means to include a person on a list of persons
				  who have submitted qualification submittals that, based on an evaluation of
				  their qualification submittals, are identified by the Department as eligible to
				  respond to the request for proposals for a project.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.5473,
					 408.548
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › General Provisions › Section 408.666 - "Solicited proposal" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Solicited proposal" means a proposal that is solicited by
				  the Department in response to an unsolicited proposal and is submitted pursuant
				  to the provisions of
				  NRS
				  408.548 and NAC 408.650 to 408.698,
				  inclusive.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.5473,
					 408.548
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › General Provisions › Section 408.668 - "Unsolicited proposal" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Unsolicited proposal" means a proposal that is not solicited
				  by the Department and is submitted pursuant to
				  NRS
				  408.5475 and NAC 408.650 to 408.698,
				  inclusive.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.5473,
					 408.548
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Proposals for Transportation Facilities › Section 408.672 - Qualifications for award of contract

Current through June 11, 2024
To qualify for an award of a contract for a transportation
				  facility pursuant to NAC 408.694, a proposer must:
1. Demonstrate that the proposer can procure
				and maintain a performance bond and a payment bond or another type of
				performance security that the Department may require;
2. Demonstrate that the proposer can obtain
				general liability insurance and errors and omissions insurance that the
				Department may require; and
3.
				Ensure, by the date that the contract is awarded, that the proposer and any
				contractor, subcontractor or consultant of the proposer possesses any license
				or certificate required of his or her profession pursuant to the laws of this
				State.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.548
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Proposals for Transportation Facilities › Section 408.674 - Request for qualifications; qualification submittals; shortlisting

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department may, but is not required
				to, shortlist a person for projects by issuing a request for
				qualifications.
2. If the
				Department issues a request for qualifications, the request for qualifications
				must set forth the following:
(a) The criteria
				that the Department will use to shortlist a person who submits a qualification
				submittal. Such criteria may include, without limitation:
(1) The capabilities, experience, facilities
				or techniques of the person;
(2)
				How the person's capabilities, experience, facilities or techniques, or a
				combination thereof, help achieve the objectives of the project;
(3) Whether the person's qualifications,
				capabilities, experience, facilities or techniques, or a combination thereof,
				are critical to achieving the objectives of the project; and
(4) Any other criteria the Department
				determines are appropriate for the particular project.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Proposals for Transportation Facilities › Section 408.676 - Information required in unsolicited and solicited proposals

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each unsolicited proposal must contain
				sufficient information for the Department to evaluate:
(a) The feasibility of the proposed
				transportation facility;
(b) The
				ability of the proposer, the proposal and the transportation facility to meet
				the objectives and goals of the Department for the proposed transportation
				facility; and
(c) The capabilities
				of the proposer to provide the necessary services and perform the scope of work
				required by the proposed transportation facility.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Proposals for Transportation Facilities › Section 408.678 - Fee for processing, review and evaluation of unsolicited proposals

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person who submits an unsolicited
				proposal must, at the same time as submitting the proposal, submit a fee for
				the processing, review and evaluation of the proposal pursuant to
				NRS
				408.5483.
2. The fee required pursuant to this section
				will be set by the Department. The Department will determine a reasonable fee
				for the processing, review and evaluation of an unsolicited proposal depending
				on the typical complexity and cost of a transportation facility and the
				estimated costs of the Department to review an unsolicited proposal.
3. The Department will publish the fee for
				submitting an unsolicited proposal on its website at the Internet address
http://www.nevadadot.com
or any
				successor website used by the Department to advertise projects. A proposer must
				pay the fee that is published on the date that the proposer submits the
				unsolicited proposal.
4. The
				Department may review and modify the fee for submitting an unsolicited proposal
				as the Department deems appropriate.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.548,
					 408.5483
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Proposals for Transportation Facilities › Section 408.680 - Unsolicited proposal: Authority of Department to issue request for qualifications or request for proposals

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the
				Department receives an unsolicited proposal which complies with the
				requirements of
				NRS
				408.5475 and NAC 408.650 to 408.698,
				inclusive, and the Department determines pursuant to
				NRS
				408.5483 that the unsolicited proposal
				identifies a transportation facility that serves a public purpose, the
				Department may:
(a) Issue a request for
				qualifications pursuant to NAC 408.674; or
(b) Issue a request for proposals pursuant to
				NRS
				408.548 and NAC 408.650 to 408.698,
				inclusive.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Proposals for Transportation Facilities › Section 408.682 - Unsolicited proposal: No appeal rights for proposer

Current through June 11, 2024
A person who submits an unsolicited proposal that is modified
				  or rejected by the Department pursuant to NAC 408.650 to 408.698, inclusive,
				  has no appeal rights. The acceptance or use of all or part of an unsolicited
				  proposal occurs at the discretion of the Department and is not a right.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.548
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Proposals for Transportation Facilities › Section 408.684 - Request for qualifications and request for proposals: Notice requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
				subsection, if the Department issues a request for qualifications pursuant to
				NAC 408.674 or a request for proposals pursuant to NAC 408.680, the Department
				will publish notice of its request for at least 15 days after the Department
				issues its request in either a newspaper of general circulation in this State
				or on the Department's website at the Internet address
http://www.nevadadot.com
or any
				successor website used by the Department to advertise projects. The Department
				is not required to publish a notice pursuant to this subsection if the
				Department issues a request for proposals to persons who have been
				shortlisted.
2. A published notice
				of a request for qualifications or a published notice of request for proposals
				must include, without limitation:
(a) A
				description of the proposed project, which may include modifications to a
				project drawn from an unsolicited proposal;
(b) A statement indicating how a person who
				submits a qualification submittal or a proposer can obtain any available
				information from the Department concerning the request for qualifications or
				request for proposals, as applicable, including, without limitation:
(1) The location where the information may be
				obtained;
(2) The days and times
				the information may be accessible for inspection; and
(3) The type of information that may be
				available, including the information described in subsection 3;
(c) The general evaluation method
				the Department will use for the project; and
(d) The date and time on which qualification
				submittals or a proposal must be submitted to the Department. The Department
				will set such date at least 30 days after the date that notice of the request
				is first published pursuant to subsection 1.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Proposals for Transportation Facilities › Section 408.686 - Evaluation of proposals: Authority and duties of Department

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department will conduct an evaluation
				of a proposal consistent with the criteria for evaluation set forth in the
				Department's request for proposals. The evaluation may include a review of:
(a) The technical aspects of the proposal,
				including, without limitation, the proposer's approach to performing the scope
				of services required by the project;
(b) The financial aspects of the proposal,
				including, without limitation, the price of the project and any financial plan
				or financial models of the proposer; and
(c) Any other criteria the Department
				determines are appropriate for the particular project.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Proposals for Transportation Facilities › Section 408.688 - Request for best and final offers: Authority and duties of Department

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Department may issue a request for
				best and final offers if the Department determines that:
(a) No proposal received by the Department:
(1) Is responsive to the request;
(2) Serves a public purpose; or
(3) Satisfactorily achieves the goals and
				needs of the project for any reason, including, without limitation, the
				proposals received:
(I) Are not cost
				effective;
(II) Exceed budget
				amounts or cost estimates; or
(III)
				Identify technical or scope ambiguities in the request for proposals;
				and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Proposals for Transportation Facilities › Section 408.690 - Partial reimbursement for costs of proposal: Conditions and limitations

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
				section, the Department and its agents, officers or employees are not liable
				for reimbursing any proposer for the costs incurred by the proposer in
				developing or negotiating a proposal.
2. The Department may partially reimburse the
				unsuccessful proposers who submitted a responsive proposal, or any other person
				as set forth in the request for proposals, if partial reimbursement was
				provided for in the request for proposals pursuant to paragraph (e) of
				subsection 3 of NAC 408.684.
3. The
				amount of such reimbursement must not exceed, for each unsuccessful proposer or
				other person:
(a) Three percent of the total
				capital cost of the project, as estimated by the Department, if construction is
				part of the scope of the project; or
(b) Three percent of the total project cost,
				as estimated by the Department.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Contracts for Transportation Facilities › Section 408.692 - Negotiation of contract: Authority and duties of Department; hearing requirement

Current through June 11, 2024
1. After
				determining the apparent successful proposer pursuant to NAC 408.686 or
				408.688, the Department will attempt to negotiate a contract for the
				transportation facility with the apparent successful proposer.
2. If the Department cannot negotiate a
				satisfactory contract, as determined by the Department, with the apparent
				successful proposer, the Department may suspend or end negotiations with that
				proposer by notifying the proposer in writing of the Department's decision to
				suspend or end negotiations.
3. If
				the Department suspends or ends negotiations with the apparent successful
				proposer, the Department may initiate negotiations with the proposer who was
				ranked as the next best proposer during the evaluation process. The Department
				may repeat the process of suspending or ending negotiations and beginning a
				negotiation with the next successful proposer until the Department can reach a
				satisfactory contract or until the Department has attempted to negotiate with
				every proposer which the Department ranked during the evaluation
				process.
4. If the Department
				successfully negotiates a contract with a proposer, the Department will hold a
				public hearing to:
(a) Review and ratify the
				selection of the proposer and the contract. Ratification of a contract requires
				approval by the Department and execution of the contract by the Chair of the
				Board.
(b) Make available to the
				public a summary setting forth the criteria used by the Department to select
				the successful proposer and the ranking of the proposers who submitted
				proposals and best and final offers, if applicable. The Department will not
				release to a third party, or otherwise make public, any financial information
				submitted by a proposer.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Contracts for Transportation Facilities › Section 408.694 - Requirements relating to awarded contracts

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A contract
				awarded by the Department for a transportation facility must:
(a) Comply with the provisions of
				NRS
				338.020 to
				338.090,
				inclusive;
(b) Contain the
				provisions required pursuant to
				NRS
				408.5483; and
(c) Specify an amount that is the maximum
				amount the Department will pay for the performance of all the work required by
				the contract, excluding any amount related to costs, charges, compensation or
				fees that may be incurred as a result of termination of the contract or such
				events, conditions or circumstances as authorized by the contract.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Contracts for Transportation Facilities › Section 408.696 - Authority of Department upon executed contract: Authorization of licensing, permits, approvals or participation of other entities; oversight and review by Department

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department may authorize a successful proposer with whom
				  the Department executes a contract to seek licensing, permits, approvals or the
				  participation of other governmental or private entities to complete the
				  project, subject to such oversight and review by the Department as the contract
				  or any other separate agreement for services provides.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.5473
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES › Administrative Proceedings › Section 408.698 - Public meetings, hearings and other proceedings

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department will conduct any public meeting, hearing or
				  other proceeding required by the provisions of
				  NRS
				  408.5471 to
				  408.549,
				  inclusive, or NAC 408.650 to 408.698, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R172-09, eff. 4-20-2010
NRS
					 408.100,
					 408.215,
					 408.5473
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.700 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC to 408.830, inclusive, unless the context
				  otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 408.701 to 408.740,
				  inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86; A by R134-98,
				  12-17-2001
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.701 - "Attraction" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Attraction" means a service or activity provided by a
				  business primarily for tourists that may include, without limitation,
				  entertainment and cultural, historical, recreational and educational
				  activities.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R134-98, eff. 12-17-2001
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.702 - "Business sign" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Business sign" means any separately affixed trade name
				  mounted on a panel.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.704 - "Department" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Department" means the Department of Transportation.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.706 - "Director" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Director" means the Director of the Department.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.708 - "District engineer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"District engineer" means the supervisor or head of a
				  district office of the Department.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.710 - "Exiting terminal" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Exiting terminal" means any roadway by which traffic may
				  leave the main traveled way of an expressway or freeway in order to reach the
				  general system of roads.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.712 - "Expressway" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Expressway" means a divided arterial highway for through
				  traffic with full or partial control of access and generally with grade
				  separations at major intersections.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.714 - "Freeway" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Freeway" means an expressway with full control of
				  access.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.716 - "Highway" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Highway" means a public way for purposes of vehicular
				  travel, including the entire area within the right-of-way.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.718 - "Interchange" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Interchange" means a system of interconnecting roadways, in
				  conjunction with one or more grade separations, for the movement of traffic
				  between two or more roadways on different levels.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.720 - "Intersection" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Intersection" means the general area where two or more
				  roadways join or cross.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.722 - "Main traveled way" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Main traveled way" means that portion of a roadway used for
				  the movement of traffic, but does not include a frontage road, entering and
				  exiting terminals and areas for parking.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.724 - "Panel" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Panel" means a rectangular board or sheet which contains the
				  legend "ATTRACTION," "GAS," "FOOD," "LODGING" or "CAMPING," each of which may
				  contain directional information, one or more business signs or any combination
				  thereof. A panel is commonly referred to as a sign panel or sign
				  assembly.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86; A by R134-98,
				  12-17-2001
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.726 - "Qualified business" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Qualified business" means a business furnishing an
				  attraction, gas, food, lodging or service for camping to the traveling
				  public.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86; A by R134-98,
				  12-17-2001
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.728 - "Responsible operator" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Responsible operator" means a person who owns or manages a
				  qualified business who has the authority to apply for the placement of a
				  business sign.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.730 - "Roadway" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Roadway" means the portion of a highway, including
				  shoulders, for vehicular use and, for a divided highway, is that portion
				  provided for traffic moving in one direction.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.732 - "Rural area" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Rural area" means an area of the State whose population is
				  20,000 or less.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.734 - "Trade name" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Trade name" means a name, distinctive symbol, trademark or
				  brand name used to identify a qualified business.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.736 - "Traffic Engineer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Traffic Engineer" means the Chief Traffic Engineer of the
				  Department.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.738 - "Trailblazer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Trailblazer" means a small panel placed on a crossroad to
				  assist the traveling public in locating the qualified business.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.740 - "Visible" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Visible" means capable of being seen without visual aid by a
				  person of normal visual acuity.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › General Provisions › Section 408.742 - Applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in NAC 408.774 to 408.792,
				  inclusive, NAC 408.700 to 408.830, inclusive, apply to the interstate and the
				  state highway system.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86; A by R134-98,
				  12-17-2001
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Panels › Section 408.744 - Installation and location

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Panels must be
				installed primarily in rural areas where services to motorists are available,
				but if the Department determines that the terrain or relocation of a business
				indicates a need for panels in an urban area in order to direct properly the
				traveling public, panels may be installed within that area.
2. Panels must be located so as to take
				advantage of natural terrain, to minimize the impact on the scenic environment
				and to avoid visual conflict with other signs along the roadway.
3. Not more than four panels may be installed
				along an approach to an exiting terminal.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86; A by R134-98,
				  12-17-2001
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Panels › Section 408.746 - Order of placement

Current through June 11, 2024
The panels for each type of available service or activity
				  from qualified businesses must be placed on the main traveled way so that the
				  traveling motorists, while proceeding in the direction of traffic, encounter
				  the panels in the following order, starting from the panel farthest from the
				  exiting terminal:
1.
				Attraction;
2. Camping;
3. Lodging;
4. Food; and
5. Gasoline.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86; A by R134-98,
				  12-17-2001
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Panels › Section 408.748 - Contents; limit on number of business signs displayed; possible urban area limitation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in this section, a single panel for each type of service or
				activity offered by a business for an attraction, camping, lodging, food or
				gasoline must be erected in advance of an interchange or intersection in each
				direction of traffic. A combination of not more than three types of services or
				activities may be placed on a single panel, if space is available. Any such
				combination must be approved by the Traffic Engineer.
2. Not more than six business signs may be
				displayed on a panel.
3. The
				Department may limit the number of panels that may be erected at an interchange
				in an urban area to one panel to ensure that the installation of panels in the
				area complies with the requirements for spacing prescribed in the Department's
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86; A by R134-98,
				  12-17-2001
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Business Signs: Type of Service and Qualifications of Service › Section 408.750 - Types of services or activities for which business signs may be displayed on panel

Current through June 11, 2024
The type of service or activity for which a business sign may
				  be displayed on a panel is limited to providing an attraction, gasoline, food,
				  lodging or space for camping. Each type of service or activity must satisfy the
				  applicable criteria set forth in NAC 408.751 to 408.758, inclusive, to qualify
				  for a business sign.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86; A by R134-98,
				  12-17-2001
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Business Signs: Type of Service and Qualifications of Service › Section 408.751 - Qualifications of service: Providing attraction

Current through June 11, 2024
If the type of service or activity of a qualified business is
				  providing an attraction, the qualified business must:
1. Be open to all persons regardless of age,
				race, religion, color, sex or national origin;
2. Comply with all federal, state and local
				statutes, regulations and ordinances pertaining to health, sanitation,
				accessibility and safety at public accommodations;
3. Provide adequate parking; and
4. Be located not more than 3 miles from an
				exiting terminal.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation by R134-98, eff. 12-17-2001
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Business Signs: Type of Service and Qualifications of Service › Section 408.752 - Qualifications of service: Selling gasoline

Current through June 11, 2024
If the type of service is selling gasoline, it must:
1. Provide services for vehicles, including
				fuel, oil, repair of tires and water;
2. Have restrooms and drinking
				water;
3. Be in continuous
				operation for at least 12 hours per day for 7 days a week;
4. Provide telephone service; and
5. Be licensed, where required, as a service
				or facility for selling gasoline.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Business Signs: Type of Service and Qualifications of Service › Section 408.754 - Qualifications of service: Providing food

Current through June 11, 2024
If the type of service is providing food, it must:
1. Be licensed, where required, as a service
				or facility where food is served;
2. Be in continuous operation for the daily
				serving of noon and evening meals for 7 days a week;
3. Provide telephone service; and
4. Be in the primary business of providing
				prepared meals.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Business Signs: Type of Service and Qualifications of Service › Section 408.756 - Qualifications of service: Providing lodging

Current through June 11, 2024
If the type of service is providing lodging, it must:
1. Be licensed, where required, as a service
				or facility for lodging;
2. Have
				adequate sleeping accommodations; and
3. Provide telephone service.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Business Signs: Type of Service and Qualifications of Service › Section 408.758 - Qualifications of service: Providing space for camping

Current through June 11, 2024
If the type of service is providing space for camping, it
				  must:
1. Be licensed, where required,
				as a service or facility for camping;
2. Have adequate parking;
3. Have drinking water; and
4. Have modern sanitary facilities.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Business Signs: Type of Service and Qualifications of Service › Section 408.760 - Location of qualified business

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in NAC 408.751 and 408.800, a
				  qualified business must be located within 1 mile of an interchange or
				  intersection, measured by the distance from the center point of the interchange
				  or intersection to the nearest point of convergence of the driveway of the
				  business with a highway.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86; A by R134-98,
				  12-17-2001
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Business Signs: Type of Service and Qualifications of Service › Section 408.762 - Supplemental panels

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a qualified
				business is not visible from any part of the exiting terminal, a supplemental
				panel must be placed on the exiting terminal at such location as will serve
				best the motoring public and will be compatible with traffic safety.
2. If a qualified business is visible from
				any part of the exiting terminal, a supplemental panel may be placed on the
				exiting terminal at such location as will serve best the motoring public and
				diminish hazards to traffic or to minimize confusion because of the complexity
				of a particular interchange.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86; A by R134-98,
				  12-17-2001
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Design and Contents of Panels, Business Signs and Trailblazers › Section 408.764 - Panels: Design of borders and size

Current through June 11, 2024
A panel must have a blue background with a white border which
				  is reflectorizing. The size of the panel must not exceed the minimum size
				  necessary to accommodate the maximum number of allowable business signs using
				  the specifications in NAC 408.766 to 408.792, inclusive. For matters not
				  specified, the panel must comply with the Department's
Manual on
				  Uniform Traffic Control Devices
.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Design and Contents of Panels, Business Signs and Trailblazers › Section 408.766 - Design of business signs

Current through June 11, 2024
A business sign must have a blue background with a white
				  legend and a white border. The principal legend must be at least equal in
				  height to the directional legend on the panel. If only a trade name is used on
				  a business sign, the border may be omitted. The business sign must be
				  reproduced in the color and shape consistent with customary use. Any internal
				  legend must be proportionately sized to the principal legend on the
				  panel.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Design and Contents of Panels, Business Signs and Trailblazers › Section 408.768 - Design of panels: Directional arrows and legends; restriction; spaces between business signs

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Directional
				arrows and directional legends used on a panel must reflectorize and must be
				white.
2. Any trade name resembling
				an official device for controlling traffic must not be placed on a
				panel.
3. The spaces between
				business signs on a panel must not exceed 8 inches in height and 12 inches in
				width.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Design and Contents of Panels, Business Signs and Trailblazers › Section 408.770 - Required contents of panels and supplemental panels

Current through June 11, 2024
Panels and supplemental panels must bear the legend
				  "ATTRACTION," "GAS," "FOOD," "LODGING" or "CAMPING," as applicable, and one or
				  more horizontal rows of business signs, with a directional arrow as
				  appropriate.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86; A by R134-98,
				  12-17-2001
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Design and Contents of Panels, Business Signs and Trailblazers › Section 408.772 - Trailblazers: Placement and lettering

Current through June 11, 2024
A trailblazer may be installed at the intersection of state
				  highways or at the intersection of a state highway and a county road or city
				  street if the trailblazer can be placed on the state highway's right-of-way.
				  The lettering on a trailblazer must conform to the requirements of the
				  Department's
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
				  Devices
.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Interstate Highway System and Freeways › Section 408.774 - Provisions applicable to interstate highway system and freeways

Current through June 11, 2024
In addition to the other requirements in NAC 408.700 to
				  408.830, inclusive, the requirements in NAC 408.776 to 408.788, inclusive,
				  apply to the interstate highway system and freeways.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Interstate Highway System and Freeways › Section 408.776 - Location of panel

Current through June 11, 2024
Each panel must be erected between the previous intersection
				  or interchange and no less than 800 feet in advance of the exiting terminal at
				  the interchange or the intersection from which the services of a qualified
				  business are available. There must be at least 800 feet between each
				  panel.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 408 - Highways, Roads and Transportation Facilities › INFORMATIONAL AND DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR TOURISTS › Interstate Highway System and Freeways › Section 408.778 - Restrictions on location of panel

Current through June 11, 2024
A panel must not be erected at an interchange or intersection
				  where the motorist cannot conveniently reenter the freeway and continue in the
				  same direction of travel, at interchanges between a freeway and an expressway
				  or at an interchange between freeways. If there is a business loop, the panel
				  may be placed at the interchange or intersection closest to the qualified
				  business. If the business is at a point halfway between an intersection or an
				  interchange, the responsible operator may select the intersection or
				  interchange for the placement of the business sign.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Transportation, eff. 9-16-86
NRS
					 408.215,
					 408.557,
					 410.400