Building

History of Adopted Building Codes within Washoe County

History of Adopted Building Codes within Washoe County from 1960 through Present

Ordinance Number Adoption Date Effective Date Adopted Codes
83 03/31/1960   Building Code
84 03/31/1960   Electrical Code
85 03/31/1960   Plumbing Code
     
83 03/15/1965 Building Code
84 03/15/1965 Electrical Code
85 03/15/1965   Plumbing Code
86 03/15/1965   Warm Air Heating Code
     
130 03/15/1965   Housing Code
     
83 06/06/1966   Uniform Building Code
84 06/06/1966   Electrical Code
85 06/06/1966   Plumbing Code
86 06/06/1966   Heating and Comfort Cooling Code
130 06/06/1966   Uniform Housing Code
     
83 10/05/1970   1970 Uniform Building Code
84 10/05/1970   1968 National Electrical Code
85 10/05/1970   1970 Uniform Plumbing Code
86 10/05/1970   1970 Uniform Mechanical Code
84 02/15/1972 02/04/1972 1971 National Electrical Code
     
324 08/05/1976   1976 Edition Plumbing and Swimming Pool Code
351 09/27/1977 10/12/1977 1977 Uniform Building Code
355 10/25/1977 11/09/1977 1976 Uniform Mechanical Code
     
471 07/08/1980 07/23/1980 1979 Various Uniform Building Codes
     
568 05/10/1983 05/25/1983 1982 Uniform Mechanical Code
569 05/10/1983 05/25/1983 1982 Uniform Building Code, Uniform Housing Code, and Uniform Abatement of Dangerous Building Code
       
589 12/13/1983 12/27/1983 1982 Uniform Plumbing Swimming Pool, Spa, Hot Tub & Solar Energy Codes
     
627 10/16/1984 10/29/1984 1984 National Electrical Code
       
707 11/13/1986 11/20/1986 1985 Uniform Codes
     
748 07/15/1988 07/22/1988 1987 National Electrical Code
     
780 11/14/1989 11/27/1989 1988 Uniform Building Code
      1988 Uniform Plumbing Code
      1988 Uniform Mechanical Code
      1988 Uniform Housing Code
      1988 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
      1988 Uniform Solar Energy Code
      1988 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code
      Regulations for Addressing
      1987 National Electrical Code
      1985 Nevada Energy Code
       
944 01/09/1996 01/26/1996 1994 Uniform Building Code
      1994 Uniform Plumbing Code
      1994 Uniform Mechanical Code
      1994 Uniform Housing Code
      1994 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
      1994 Uniform Solar Energy Code
      1994 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code
      Regulations for Addressing
      1993 National Electrical Code
      1986 Nevada Energy Code
     
1081 11/16/1999 01/01/2000 1997 Uniform Building Code
      1997 Uniform Plumbing Code
      1997 Uniform Mechanical Code
      1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
      1997 Uniform Solar Energy Code
      1997 Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code
      Regulations for Addressing
      1996 National Electrical Code
      1986 Nevada Energy Code
       
1173 09/24/2002 10/04/2002 1997 Uniform Code for Building Conservation
     
1202 05/27/2003 06/06/2003 1995 Model Energy Code
      2002 National Electrical Code
     
1263 03/18/2005 07/01/2005 2003 International Building Code
      2003 Uniform Plumbing Code
      2003 Uniform Mechanical Code
      2003 International Existing Building Code
      Regulations for Addressing
      2005 National Electrical Code
      2003 International Energy Conservation Code
      2003 International Residential Code
      NFPA 58, 54 and 96
     
1355 12/11/2007 03/10/2008 2006 International Building Code
      2006 International Residential Code
      2006 International Existing Building Code
      2006 International Energy Conservation Code
      2006 Uniform Plumbing Code
      2006 Uniform Mechanical Code
      2005 National Electrical Code
      National Fire Protection Association 58 and 54
      2007 Northern Nevada Amendments
     
1487 06/12/2012 07/01/2012 2009 International Energy Conservation Code
      2011 Northern Nevada Amendments
     
1510 05/14/2013 09/01/2013 2012 International Building Code
      2012 International Residential Code
      2012 International Existing Building Code
      2012 International Fuel Gas Code
      2012 International Green Construction Code
      2012 Internatinoal Mechanical Code
      2012 International Wildland Urban Interface Code (Chapter 5)
      2012 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code
      2012 Uniform Plumbing Code
      2012 Uniform Mechanical Code
      2011 National Electrical Code
      National Fire Protection Association 54 and 58
      2012 Northern Nevada Code Amendments by the NNICC
       
1625 01/01/2019 01/01/2019 2018 International Building Code
      2018 International Residential Code
      2018 International Existing Building Code
      2018 International Fuel Gas Code
      2018 International Energy Conservation Code
      2018 Internatinoal Mechanical Code
      2018 International Wildland Urban Interface Code (Chapter 5)
      2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code
      2018 Uniform Plumbing Code
      2018 Uniform Mechanical Code
      2018 National Electrical Code
      National Fire Protection Association 54 and 58
      2017 Northern Nevada Code Amendments by the NNICC
Ordinance Number  Adoption Date  Effective Date  Currently Adopted Codes
1736 06/10/2025 07/01/2025 2024 International Building Code ("IBC First Print"), Chapters 1 through 35 and Appendices A, C, E, I, and P.
      2024 International Residential Code ("IRC First Print"), Chapters 1 through 44 and Appendices BB, BF, BG, BH, BO, CA, CB, CD.
      2024 International Existing Building Code ("IEBC First Print"), Chapters 1 through 16 and Appendices A, B, C, and E.
      2024 International Energy Conservation Code ("IECC First Print"), Chapters 1 through 6.
      2024 International Fuel Gas Code ("IFGC First Print"), Chapters 1 through 8 and Appendix A.
      2024 International Mechanical Code ("IMC First Print"), Chapters 1 through 15.
      2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code ("IWUIC First Print"), Chapter 5.
      2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code ("ISPSC"), Chapters 1 through 11.
      2024 Uniform Plumbing Code ("UPC First Print"), Chapters 1 through 17 and Appendices A, B, D, E, I, and L.
       2024 Uniform Mechanical Code ("UMC First Print"), Chapters 1 through 18.
       2023 National Electrical Code ("NEC First Print").
      2024 National Fire Protection Association ("NFPA") 54 and 2024 NFPA 58.
      2024 Northern Nevada Amendments by the Northern Nevada Chapter of the

 

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