Adopted edition
IRC 2024
Effective
State · NV
Nevada building codes at a glance.
County adoption. Clark and Washoe on IRC 2024. WUI overlays for Sierra-foothill jurisdictions.
NV Nevada
IECC zones 3B, 4B, 5B · ASCE 7 design wind 90–110 mph
Adoption model
County adoption
Permits issued: Local
Coverage status
Indexed
Parcel layer + adopted-edition library + amendment overlay all live.
Climate zones (IECC)
3B · 4B · 5B
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Design wind speed
90–110 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Category II, 3-second gust at 33 ft. Fastener spec follows.
Special zones
- HVHZ (not applicable)
- WUI (applicable)
- FEMA SFHA overlays (present)
Compliance track
What's required to build here.
Clark County (Vegas) and Washoe County (Reno) drive most permits. Both on IRC 2024. WUI overlays in Carson City, Douglas, Lyon.
Statute reference: www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-278.html
Sample counties
How NV varies inside the state.
3 of the highest-volume counties in Nevada, with notes on local rules that diverge from the state floor.
§01
Clark (Las Vegas)
IRC 2024, 90 mph
§02
Washoe (Reno)
IRC 2024 + WUI
§03
Carson City
WUI overlay
County directory
All 17 counties in Nevada.
Each county page shows the adopted edition, county-level amendments, and permit-office contact.
City directory
9 cities indexed in Nevada.
City pages list local amendments, the parent county, and the local permit office.
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