NAC477.283. Changes to codes adopted by reference: International Fire Code; International Building Code; International Wildland-Urban Interface Code.

     1. The following changes are made to the 2006 edition of the International Fire Code as adopted by reference in NAC 477.281:

     (a) “International Mechanical Code” is deleted and replaced with “2006 Uniform Mechanical Code.”

     (b) “International Plumbing Code” is deleted and replaced with “2006 Uniform Plumbing Code.”

     (c) “High-rise 75 feet (22,860 mm)” is deleted and replaced with “high-rise 55 feet (16,764 mm).”

     (d) Section 105.6.20 is revised by adding a new paragraph to read as follows: “When a permit is required to be obtained for hazardous material, the Nevada Combined Agency Hazardous Material Facility Report must be completed and the appropriate fees paid.”

     (e) Section 108 is deleted.

     (f) To section 202, under “Occupancy Classification,” the Group I-1 heading, is added: “All portions of a care facility which houses patients or residents which is classified by the State Board of Health as ‘Category 2,’ and which has an occupant load of more than 10 residents, is classified as an ‘I-1’ occupancy classification.”

     (g) In section 202, under “Day Care Facilities,” the Group I-4 heading, “five” is deleted and replaced with “six.”

     (h) In section 202, under “Child Care Facility,” the Group I-4 heading, “five” is deleted and replaced with “six.”

     (i) Section 202 R-1 is revised by adding “Brothel” to the list.

     (j) In section 202 R-3, regarding child care facilities, “five” is deleted and replaced with “six.”

     (k) Section 308.3.1 is deleted.

     (l) Section 308.3.1.1 is deleted.

     (m) In section 407.5, “shall” is deleted and replaced with “may.”

     (n) Section 508.3 is revised by adding a second paragraph to read as follows: “Subject to the approval of the fire authority, if the fire flow is not available for adequate fire protection, an approved automatic fire sprinkler system must be installed throughout the building or buildings. The sprinkler system must meet the requirements of the appropriate N.F.P.A. standard. The provisions of this paragraph do not apply if a fire sprinkler system is otherwise required by this chapter or the adopted codes.”

     (o) Section 903.2.1.2 is revised by adding a new paragraph to read as follows: “Occupancies containing a casino, regardless of occupancy classification, must be designed and built with a sprinkler system classified as an ordinary Hazard Group 2.”

     (p) Section 903.2.7 is revised by adding a second paragraph to read as follows: “An R-1 or R-2 occupancy that has more than two stories must have an N.F.P.A. 13, 2010 edition, system installed. An R-1 or R-2 occupancy that has two stories or less must have an N.F.P.A. 13, 2010 edition, system or an N.F.P.A. 13R, 2010 edition, system installed.”

     (q) Section 903.2.10 is revised by adding a new paragraph to read as follows: “A building that is more than two stories in height, including any height added by usable floor space, must have automatic sprinkler systems installed throughout.”

     (r) Section 903.3.1.2 is revised to read as follows: “Where allowed, an R-1 or R-2 building that has two stories or less must have automatic sprinkler systems installed throughout in accordance with N.F.P.A. 13, 2010 edition, or N.F.P.A. 13R, 2010 edition. An R-1 or R-2 building that has more than two stories must have automatic sprinkler systems installed throughout in accordance with N.F.P.A. 13, 2010 edition.”

     (s) Section 903.2 is revised by adding a new paragraph to read as follows: “In all occupancies except group R-3 and U occupancies, a building that is more than two stories in height, including any height added by usable floor space, must have an automatic sprinkler system throughout. Any open parking garage and any airport control tower is exempt from installing an automatic sprinkler system.”

     (t) Section 903.2.9 Group S-2 is revised by adding a second exception to read as follows: “Any open parking garage as defined in section 406.3 of the International Building Code is exempt from installing a sprinkler system.”

     (u) Section 906.1 is revised to read as follows: “Portable fire extinguishers must be installed in all group A, B, E, F, H, I, M, R-1, R-2, R-4 and S occupancies. No exceptions will apply.”

     (v) Section 906.2 is revised by amending the following exceptions: In exceptions 2 and 2.4, “once every three years” is deleted and replaced with “annually.”

     (w) Section 907.10.1 is revised by adding the following exceptions following exception (2):

     “(3) Electrical rooms and mechanical rooms that are not normally occupied and are less than 400 square feet.

     (4) Janitor closets.

     (5) Storage rooms that are less than 400 square feet.

     (6) Elevator cabs.

     (7) Individual work areas or offices and private toilets serving individual work areas or offices.

     (8) Individual inmate sleeping accommodations and patient sleeping rooms except as required by section 907.10.1.3.”

     (x) In section 907.10.2, “75 dBA” is deleted and replaced with “80 dBA,” and “60 dBA” is deleted and replaced with “80 dBA.”

     (y) Section 3301.1.3 is amended to read as follows: “The possession, manufacture, storage, sale, use and handling of Class 1.3 and Class 1.4 pyrotechnics are only allowed in jurisdictions where specifically approved by local ordinance.”

     (z) To section 3801.1 is added: “In the event of a conflict between any provision in this chapter and the regulations of the Board for the Regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, the regulations of the Board take precedence.”

     (aa) In appendix B of section B105.2, “75 percent” is deleted and replaced with “50 percent.”

     2. The following changes are made to the 2006 edition of the International Building Code as adopted by reference in NAC 477.281:

     (a) Section 112 is deleted.

     (b) From section 403.1, the phrase “more than 75 feet (22,860 mm) above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access” is deleted and replaced with “more than 55 feet above the lowest level of access for a vehicle of the fire department.”

     (c) To section 403.6 is added: “Loudspeakers or horns for a fire alarm must achieve at least 80 decibels of sound in all areas within the protected property.”

     (d) To section 403.8, the following provisions are added:

          (1) “All fire and life safety-related equipment, including, without limitation, fire alarm systems, smoke management systems, status indicators and controls for air-handling systems and emergency generator status, that is contained within the fire command center must be tested at least annually by a person who is certified or licensed by the State Fire Marshal and in accordance with the applicable standards of the N.F.P.A. Systems within the fire command center must be tested in accordance with the applicable standards of the N.F.P.A. and any procedures prescribed by the system designer or equipment manufacturer of each fire command center. All equipment for the safety of life must be restored to service and tagged by a person licensed by the State Fire Marshal after being tested. Systems within the fire command center that are unable to be restored to service or are found in a disabled or impaired condition must be reported immediately to the authority having jurisdiction and to the State Fire Marshal. A log of the tests and inspections required by this section must be available for inspection by the authority having jurisdiction.”

          (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 having a width of 36 inches (914 mm) and a height of 80 inches (2032 mm).”

     (e) To section 403.12, at the end of the last sentence, is added: “or an activation of any fire alarm initiating device within the building or a failure of both the primary and backup power supplies.”

     (f) Section 903.2.2 is revised by adding a new paragraph to read as follows: “In high schools where automatic fire sprinkler systems are provided, the automatic fire sprinkler systems for the automotive and woodworking shops must be ordinary hazard group 1 automatic fire sprinkler systems.”

     (g) In section 907.2.12, “75 feet (22,860 mm)” is deleted and replaced with “55 feet (16,764 mm).”

     (h) Section 907.9.1 is revised by adding the following exceptions following exception (2):

     “(3) Electrical rooms and mechanical rooms that are not normally occupied and are less than 400 square feet.

     (4) Janitor closets.

     (5) Storage rooms that are less than 400 square feet.

     (6) Elevator cabs.

     (7) Individual work areas or offices and private toilets serving individual work areas or offices.

     (8) Individual inmate sleeping accommodations and patient sleeping rooms except as required by section 907.2.10.1.3.”

     (i) In section 907.9.2:

          (1) “70 dBA” is deleted and replaced with “80 dBA”; and

          (2) “60 dBA” is deleted and replaced with “80 dBA.”

     (j) In section 1008.1.8.7, 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 automatically unlock upon the activation of a fire alarm system or a fire sprinkler alarm and for a power failure.”

     (k) Section 1020.1.7 is deleted and replaced with: “In a building having a floor level used for human occupancy which is more than 55 feet above or below the level of access for a vehicle of the fire department, all required exit enclosures must be pressurized in accordance with this section. Pressurization must occur automatically upon activation of an approved fire alarm system. The exception and the relief venting provisions remain as written.”

     3. The following changes are made to the 2009 edition of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code as adopted by reference in NAC 477.281:

     (a) Section 106 is deleted.

     (b) In section 108.4, “Section 502” is deleted and replaced with “the.”

     (c) Section 302.3 is revised by deleting “on a three-year basis or more frequently as deemed necessary by the legislative body.”

     (d) In section 402.2.2, “Section 404” is deleted and replaced with: “the International Fire Code, 2006 edition, and the International Building Code, 2006 edition.”

     (e) In section 402.2.2, exceptions 1, “Table 503.1” is deleted.

     (f) Section 403.4 is deleted and replaced with: “All road identification signs must meet the specifications set forth in the International Fire Code, 2006 edition.”

     (g) Section 403.4.1 is deleted.

     (h) Section 404.1 is revised by deleting “provided in order to qualify as a conforming water supply for the purpose of Table 503.1 or as.”

     (i) In Chapter 5, sections 501.1 to 507.1, inclusive, are deleted.

     (j) Section 602.1 is deleted.

     (k) Section 603.2 is revised by deleting “Building or structures, constructed in compliance with the conforming defensible space category of table 503.1, shall comply with the fuel modification distance contained in table 603.2.”

     (l) Section B101.1 is deleted and replaced with: “Where required, vegetation management plans must be submitted to the code official and the State Forester Firewarden for review and approval as part of the plans required for a permit.”

     4. As used in this section, “casino” means any room in which gaming is conducted, including, without limitation, any bar, cocktail lounge or other facility housed therein as well as the area occupied by the games. The term does not include any establishment that is operated pursuant to a restricted license as defined in NRS 463.0189.

     [St. Fire Marshal, §§ 8.201-8.501, eff. 11-27-78]—(NAC A 1-19-84; 7-16-85, eff. 8-1-85; 8-22-86, eff. 9-1-86; 3-9-89; 8-24-90; 2-17-94; 5-18-94; R220-99, 9-25-2000; R062-04, 9-3-2004; R102-08, 9-18-2008; R090-10, 12-30-2011)