Nev. Admin. Code § 477.912 - Buildings owned by State: Inspection reports
1. For
the purposes of
NRS
477.035, the State Fire Marshal will:
(a) Classify a state-owned or state-occupied
building as a Class I building if the building meets one or more of the
following criteria:
(1) The building is used
for sleeping purposes. Such buildings include, without limitation, a prison,
conservation camp, residence for a park ranger, dormitories for students of a
college or university, and the Governor's Mansion.
(2) The building is critical to the
continuous operation of the State. Such buildings include, without limitation,
the Capitol Building in Carson City, the Legislative Building in Carson City,
the Supreme Court Building in Carson City, the Grant Sawyer Building in Las
Vegas, and the group of buildings in Las Vegas and Carson City which provide
central locations for the state agencies that are responsible for emergency
operations.
(3) The building is of
high value to the infrastructure of the State. Such buildings include, without
limitation, the headquarters of the Department of Motor Vehicles, the
headquarters of the Department of Transportation, and any building used by the
Division of Enterprise Information Technology Services of the Department of
Administration for processing data.
(4) The building is used for the storage,
handling or processing of large quantities of hazardous materials. Such
buildings include, without limitation, the University of Nevada School of
Medicine, the buildings used by the Department of Transportation to produce
signs, and any building which qualifies as occupancy classification of H as set
forth in the building and fire codes and standards adopted by reference in NAC
477.281.
(5) The building is of
significant historical value to the State. Such buildings include, without
limitation, the former United States Mint Building in Carson City.
(b) Classify a state-owned or
state-occupied building as a Class II building if the building meets one or
more of the following criteria:
(1) The
building is a state office building that is open to the general public and does
not meet the criteria for a Class I or Class III building.
(2) The building is used by the Department of
Transportation for maintenance and does not meet the criteria for a Class I or
Class III building.
(3) The
building is a structure of a college or university and does not meet the
criteria for a Class I or Class III building.
(c) Classify a state-owned or state-occupied
building as a Class III building if the building meets one or more of the
following criteria:
(1) The building is not
open to the general public for any reason, including, without limitation,
because the building is closed or has been vacated for disposal, demolition or
rehabilitation, and does not meet the criteria for a Class I
building.
(2) The building is
located in a remote area, poses a low level of hazards to fire and life safety
and does not meet the criteria for a Class I building.
Such buildings include, without limitation, isolated buildings used by the Department of Transportation for the storage of salt or sand and any building used by the Division of State Parks of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, other than any building which meets the criteria for a Class I building.
(d) Inspect or cause the inspection of each
Class I building once each fiscal year.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, inspect or cause the inspection of each Class II building once
every 2 fiscal years.
(f) Except
as otherwise provided in subsection 2, inspect or cause the inspection of each
Class III building once every 4 fiscal years.
2. The State Fire Marshal may inspect a
state-owned or state-occupied building more often than the schedule set forth
in subsection 1 if the State Fire Marshal determines that it is in the best
interest of the State to do so.
3.
A local authority having jurisdiction that inspects a state-owned or
state-occupied building shall submit a copy of the inspection report to the
State Fire Marshal Division within 10 working days after the
inspection.
Notes
NRS 477.030
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