File #: 23-1112   
Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/2/2023 In control: Clark County Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 8/15/2023 Final action:
Title: Introduce an ordinance to amend Title 22 by deleting the exception in Chapter 22.05.010 in its entirety and amending the Southern Nevada Amendments to Section R313 of the 2018 International Residential Code; and providing for other matters properly relating thereto; and set a public hearing. (For possible action)
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. 2018 IRC Ordinance for Residential Sprinklers

CLARK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

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Petitioner:

James Gerren, Director Building Department

Recommendation: 

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Introduce an ordinance to amend Title 22 by deleting the exception in Chapter 22.05.010 in its entirety and amending the Southern Nevada Amendments to Section R313 of the 2018 International Residential Code; and providing for other matters properly relating thereto; and set a public hearing.  (For possible action)

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BACKGROUND: 

The proposed ordinance will amend Title 22, Chapter 22.05 of the Clark County Code by deleting the exception in subsection 22.05.010 and amend the Southern Nevada Amendments to Section R313 of the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), the net effect of which will be to require the installation of automatic residential fire sprinkler systems in new townhouses and new one- and two-family dwellings.  The proposed ordinance is required for coordination and consistency with the Clark County Fire Chief's proposed ordinance to modify Title 13, Chapter 13.04 of the Clark County Code to require automatic residential fire sprinkler systems in new townhouses and new one- and two-family dwellings regardless of living space area.

Amending Title 22, Chapter 22.05 and the Southern Nevada amendments to the 2018 IRC will improve the level of safety provided in newly constructed townhouses and one- and two-family dwellings in Clark County, and bring the County into compliance with national standards.

The tentative effective date of the proposed changes is March 5, 2024.

Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners introduce the ordinance to amend Title 22, Chapter 22.05, of the Clark County Code and set a public hearing to be scheduled for September 5, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.

The District Attorney’s Office has reviewed and approved as to form.