Nev. Admin. Code § 625.260 - Licensure as structural engineer required for certain activities; exceptions
1. Only professional engineers licensed as
structural engineers pursuant to this chapter may structurally design:
(a) A structure requiring special expertise,
including, but not limited to, a radio tower and a sign over 100 feet in
height, using the bottom of the lowest footing or the top of the pile cap as
the point of reference. Dynamic machinery and related equipment within the
scope of mechanical engineering are not included.
(b) A building more than three stories in
height.
(c) A building more than 45
feet in height, measured from the lowest point of reference to the highest
point of reference. As used in this paragraph:
(1) "Highest point of reference" means the
top of the highest structural element or the highest point of the roof or
parapet wall, not including minor single-pole antennae or lightning rods
projecting above the roof or parapet wall.
(2) "Lowest point of reference" means the
bottom of the lowest footing or the top of the pile cap .
(d) A building or other structure designated
as an essential facility and assigned the classification of Risk Category IV in
accordance with the International Building Code.
2. Any professional engineer may
design a component part of a building that is more than 45 feet in height if
the professional engineer is otherwise qualified to do so pursuant to the
particular discipline in which the professional engineer is licensed. If the
professional engineer is not licensed as a structural engineer, the design must
be reviewed by an engineer of record who is licensed as a structural
engineer.
3. A professional
engineer licensed as a civil engineer pursuant to this chapter may structurally
design a structure, including, without limitation, a bridge, unless the
structure is described in subsection 1.
4. As used in this section, "pile cap" means
a thick concrete mat which is used as part of the foundation of a building or
structure and which rests on piles.
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