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John,
This should help to a degree. From reading this, it
appears that local jurisdictions can or may adopt a code. In most cases,
if the local jurisdictions don't adopt a code, the stae code ofr in this case
"bill 171" will apply. The reference also gives the code
sections.
Nevada State Legislature
Legislative Building, 401 South Carson Street,
Room 101
Carson City, NV 89710
Ref. Code mandate: AB171, Straw Bale
Guidelines 1995
Mike Schneider, an Assemblyman from Las Vegas, Nevada introduced Assembly
Bill (AB)171. It became a law in 1995, the intent of which is to ensure
that local code jurisdictions in Nevada develop building codes that allow
straw-bale construction.
"*
A.B. 171"
Assembly Bill No. 171--Committee on Labor and
Manage
ment
(Requested by
Assemblyman
Giunchigliani)
February 3,
1995
_____________
Referred to Committee on Government
Affairs
SUMMARY--Authorizes use of straw and solar energy
under building codes.
(BDR 22-382)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance:
No.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics is new; matter in bra
ckets
[ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to construction; requiring
local building codes to
permit
the use of straw and solar energy to the extent
feasible in the local climate;
and providing other matters
properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE
AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS
278.580 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
278.580
1. Subject to the limitation set forth in NRS
244.368, the governing
body of any city or county may adopt
a building code, specifying the design,
soundness and
materials of structures, and may adopt rules, ordinances and
regulations for the enforcement of the building code.
2. The
governing body may also fix a reasonable schedule
of fees for the issuance
of building permits. A schedule of
fees so fixed does not apply to the State
of Nevada and its
political subdivisions.
3. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the state
and its political subdivisions shall
comply with all zoning
regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, except
for the
expansion of any activity existing on April 23, 1971.\
4. A local governing body shall permit the use of straw
in the
construction of a structure and the use of solar
energy for the heating of a
structure or of water, to the
extent the local climate
allows.\\
SANCO Enterprises, LLC Paul Salas, General Manager P.O. Box
45741 Rio Rancho, NM 87174 (505) 238-1485 chansey@earthlink.net
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 11:33
AM
Subject: SB: Fw: SB code for Nevada
???
Dearest Desert Baleheads,
We have a link on our site to the Nevada bale
code that seems to be, well, lets say the code is lost somewhere in the
legislative soup. Does anyone have a correct link, or at least the
current gossip about the Great State of Nevada?
John
----- Original Message -----
From:
Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 11:25 PM
Subject: SB code for Nevada ???
In reference to your link on SB codes in Nevada:
http://www.skillful-means.com/strawbale/codes.htm
Nevada Code mandate:
AB171, Straw Bale Guidelines from State
Legislature, Rm 101, Legislative Bldg., 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV
89710 ...
Reply from my client:
Here's what's happened so far. Lisa and I went to the state legislature and
looked up your reference -- AB171, Straw Bale Guidelines from State
Legislature, Rm 101, Legislative Bldg., 401 S. Carson Street, Carson City, NV
89710. When I asked for AB 171 she gave me a stray animal bill from the 2001
legislative session titled AB 171. It seems the bill number, 171, simply
refers to what order a certain legislative bill appears for a vote. One
seventy-one occurs over and over with each legislative year. Then, I
said I was looking for building codes pertaining to straw bale construction.
The only thing she could find was a bill that spoke primarily to commercial
building companies on using straw bales for government buldings (state,
county, municipal, etc.). There was nothing on straw bale codes for
residential construction. We spend probably 40 or 45 minutes looking and that
was the only thing on record.
Any ideas on finding residential SB codes for Nevada ???
Bob Alexander
RFA@la-tierra.com
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