As used in NRS 477.100 to 477.170, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “authority” means: 1. The State Fire Marshal in a county other than one whose population is 100,000 or more or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality; 2. Unless the county has enacted an ordinance designating the persons who constitute the […]
After May 15, 1981, the governing body of a local government may not adopt an ordinance requiring changes to existing structures to enhance the safety of occupants from fire if the ordinance is: 1. Less stringent than this chapter; or 2. More stringent than this chapter unless the governing body has sought and obtained approval […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the owner or operator of any building, except a single-family detached dwelling, shall: (a) Equip every exit corridor and other means of exit with emergency lighting of a type approved by the authority which permits the safe evacuation of the building. (b) Except as otherwise provided by […]
The owner or operator of every hotel or motel of three stories or more which contains 20 or more guest rooms, apartment building or condominium of three stories or more with 15 or more dwelling units, or any office building of three stories or more shall equip the building with fire alarms in compliance with […]
1. The owner or operator of every hotel or motel which contains at least six guest rooms, or apartment building with at least three dwelling units, shall equip each room primarily used for sleeping in a hotel or motel and each dwelling unit in an apartment building with a smoke detector, the placement of which […]
The owner or operator of every hotel, motel, office, apartment building or condominium where human occupancy is permitted on floors which are more than 55 feet above the lowest level of ground accessible to vehicles of a fire department, shall: 1. Equip each exit corridor of the building with fire sprinklers as required by regulations […]
1. The owner or operator of every building or portion of a building used for public assembly: (a) Which has a room or rooms which have a total floor area of more than 5,000 square feet and which are used for public assembly, within a building with a total floor area of 12,000 square feet […]
The owner or operator of a building shall not construct a facility for or permit helicopters to land on top of the building unless the authority approves this landing. The authority shall base its decision upon the physical construction of the remainder of the building and the relative risks to human safety from permitting or […]
