The provisions of this chapter shall serve as the administrative, organizational and enforcement rules and regulations for the technical codes, which regulate the site preparation, construction, alteration, moving, enlargement, replacement, demolition, repair, use and occupancy of buildings, structures, signs, amusement and transportation systems, and building service equipment.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term “equipment” or “systems” shall apply to any equipment or system regulated by the adopted technical codes. Where, in any specific case, different sections of the technical codes specify different materials, methods of construction, or other requirements, the most restrictive shall govern. Whenever the technical codes make reference to an Appendix chapter, the Appendix chapter shall not apply unless specifically adopted by Clark County. Where differences occur between provisions of this chapter and the technical codes and standards, the provisions of this chapter shall apply.
Exception: This chapter does not apply to the following:
(A) Facilities or installations within the jurisdiction which are owned and operated by a jurisdiction which invokes pre-emptive power such as the state of Nevada or the federal government.
(B) Buildings, structures, or service equipment and installations directly used in utility generation or distribution which are installed on properly recorded easements belonging to water, gas, power, telephone, or other utility companies which are pre-emptively regulated and governed by the Nevada Public Service Commission, state of Nevada charter, or other public franchise. This does not include site preparation, block walls, fences or habitable public areas such as offices, meeting rooms, and service counters. The building official checks for substantial compliance with the technical codes, but reviews and inspections performed by the building official pursuant to this chapter do not create any guarantee or warranty that buildings, structures or service equipment have been constructed in accordance with all provisions of the technical codes. (Ord. 3618 § 2, 2008)