Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 341 - State Public Works Board › ADMINISTRATION › Section 341.045 - Standards for design; structural standards for geographic location

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Board hereby adopts by reference the
			 following publications and establishes the standards contained therein as
			 minimum standards for the design of state buildings, other than those excepted
			 in NRS
			 NRS
			 341.141:
(a)
			 The
2012 International Building Code
published by the
			 International Code Council with the following exceptions:
(1) References to the
International
			 Plumbing Code
are replaced with references to the
Uniform
			 Plumbing Code
;
(2)
			 References to the
International Electrical Code
are replaced
			 with references to the
National Electrical Code
;
(3) References to the
International
			 Mechanical Code
are replaced with references to the
Uniform
			 Mechanical Code
;
(4)
			 Section 105.1.1 is revised to read as follows:
1. In lieu of an individual permit for each
			 alteration to an already approved electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing
			 installation, the building official is authorized to issue an annual permit
			 upon application therefor to any state agency regularly employing one or more
			 qualified tradepersons in the building or structure or on the premises owned or
			 operated by the applicant for the permit.
2. In lieu of any individual permits that
			 would otherwise be required, the building official is authorized to issue an
			 annual permit upon application therefor to any state agency regularly employing
			 one or more qualified tradepersons and one or more qualified design
			 professionals in the building or structure or on the premises owned or operated
			 by the applicant for the permit. The permit may authorize its holder to:
(a) Perform light construction, including,
			 without limitation, a remodel or alteration, to an already approved building or
			 structure; or
(b) Construct a
			 building or structure with a gross area of 1,000 square feet or less for which
			 the building official has already checked the plans and which is to be
			 constructed at a site other than the site shown in the plans or at a location
			 on the site other than the location shown in the plans.
3. An annual permit issued pursuant to this
			 section to perform light construction to an already approved building or
			 structure does not authorize the holder of the permit to perform any
			 construction that:
(a) Changes the occupancy
			 classification of the building or structure;
(b) Increases the occupant load of the
			 building or structure;
(c) Modifies
			 a structural element of the building or structure;
(d) Changes an egress path in or from the
			 building or structure;
(e) Modifies
			 a fire-rated assembly within the building or structure unless the modification
			 is limited to the installation of a listed through penetration for piping or
			 conduit; or
(f) Modifies a fire
			 alarm system or fire sprinkler system within the building or
			 structure.
4. As used in
			 this section:
(a) "Journeyman" means a person
			 who:
(1) Has successfully completed a program
			 of apprenticeship in a building or construction trade that has been approved by
			 the State Apprenticeship Council or an equivalent program accepted by the State
			 Contractors' Board; or
(2) Holds a
			 journeyman's card in a building or construction trade issued by a labor
			 organization.
(b)
			 "Qualified design professional" means a person who holds:
(1) A professional license or certificate
			 issued pursuant to chapter 623, 623A or 625 of NRS that is appropriate for the
			 work to be performed; or
(2) A
			 license issued pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS in a classification or
			 subclassification that is appropriate for the work to be performed.
(c) "Qualified tradeperson" means:
(1) A journeyman in the relevant field of
			 work;
(2) A person who holds a
			 certificate issued by the International Code Council as an inspector in the
			 relevant field of work and who has at least 2 years of work experience in that
			 field;
(3) A person who holds a
			 license issued pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS in a classification or
			 subclassification that is appropriate for the work to be performed;
			 or
(4) An employee of the State or
			 an agency thereof acting within the scope of his or her employment."
(5) To section 105.3, add: "(8) The permit
			 application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable deposit of 1% of the total
			 project valuation, including materials, labor and equipment."
(6) In section 202, replace the phrase "more
			 than 75 feet" with "more than 55 feet";
(7) To section 403.4.4, add: "Loudspeakers or
			 horns for a fire alarm must achieve at least 80 decibels of sound in all areas
			 within the protected property";
(8)
			 To section 403.4.6, add the following provisions:
(1) All fire equipment and equipment for the safety of life,
				including, without limitation, a fire alarm system, smoke management system,
				status indicator and controls for an air-handling system and an indicator of
				the status of an emergency generator, contained within the fire command center
				must be tested as frequently as required by the codes and standards adopted by
				the State Fire Marshal pursuant to NAC 477.281, but in any case, not less than
				annually. The test must be performed by a person who holds a license or
				certification recognized by the authority having jurisdiction as appropriate
				for the performance of the test. Systems and equipment within the fire command
				center must be tested in accordance with the procedures set forth in the codes
				and standards adopted by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to NAC 477.281 and any
				special procedures prescribed by the designer or manufacturer of the system or
				equipment. All fire equipment and equipment for the safety of life, after
				having been tested, must be restored to service and tagged by the person who
				performed the test. The tag must conform to requirements for recording the
				maintenance of a fire alarm system set forth in NAC 477.370. If the person
				performing the test is unable to restore the equipment to service or determines
				that the equipment is disabled or in an impaired condition, he or she shall
				promptly notify the appropriate local fire department and the State Fire
				Marshal. A log of the tests required by this section must be maintained on the
				premises and available for inspection by the appropriate local fire
				department.
(2) The fire command center must be housed in a room separated
				from the building in which it is located by noncombustible construction rated
				at a minimum of 2 hours. The room used for that command center must be provided
				an exterior door.";
(9) To
			 section 403.5.3, at the end of the last sentence, add "or the activation of any
			 fire alarm system or a power failure";
(10) Section 907.5.2.3 is revised by adding
			 the following exceptions:
(4) Electrical rooms and mechanical rooms that are not normally
				occupied and are less than 400 square feet.
(5) Janitor closets.
(6) Storage rooms that are less than 400 square feet.
(7) Individual work areas or offices and private toilets
				serving individual work areas or offices.
(8)"; and
(11) In section 1008.1.9.11, exception 3 is
			 revised to read as follows: "In stairways serving buildings other than
			 high-rise buildings, doors are permitted to be locked on the side opposite the
			 egress side, provided that the doors can be opened from the egress side. Except
			 for exit discharge doors, the doors must be automatically unlocked upon the
			 activation of a fire alarm system or fire sprinkler alarm and for a power
			 failure."
This code may be obtained from the International Code Council,
				25442 Network Place, Chicago, Illinois 60673-1254, or at the Internet address
http://www.iccsafe.org/
, at a
				price of $91.50 for members and $122.00 for nonmembers.