Douglas County legal - 29534

On 11/15/2022, the East Fork Fire Protection

District Board of Directors INTRODUCED the

following resolution:

RESOLUTION NO. 2022R-007

TITLE: RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD

OF DIRECTORS OF THE EAST FORK

FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TO

ESTABLISH REGULATIONS ADOPTING

THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE AND

ALL MODEL CODES AS ADOPTED BY THE

NEVADA STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S DIVISION

THROUGH NAC 477 AND AS AMENDED BY

THE DISTRICT

WHEREAS, the East Fork Fire Protection

District is governed by NRS 474.010 through

NRS 474.450; and,

WHEREAS, NRS 474.007 provides that the

activities of a county fire protection district are

separate from the activities of the county and

any other political subdivision in this State; and,

WHEREAS, NRS 474.160, general powers

and duties, states that the Board of Directors

shall manage and conduct the business and

affairs of the county fire protection district,

adopt and enforce all rules and regulation

necessary for the administration of the District

and for the furnishing of fire protection thereto,

which may include regulations relating to fire

prevention and fire protection; and,

WHEREAS, the Nevada State Fire Marshal’s

Division has delegated fire and life safety

functions to the District through an Interlocal

Agreement; and,

WHEREAS, the Interlocal Agreement allows

the District to adopt regulations that meet or

are more stringent than those model codes

adopted under NAC 477, with amendments;

and,

WHEREAS, the District has a legal and

binding obligation to carry out the delegated

authorities granted by the Nevada State Fire

Marshal’s Division within the boundaries of the

District; and,

WHEREAS, the Board desires to adopt the

regulations identified as Exhibit A attached

hereto, including all amendments thereto; and,

WHEREAS, the Nevada State Fire Marshal

has offered official approval of the regulations

documented in Exhibit B attached hereto;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,

that the Board of Directors of the East

Fork Fire Protection District hereby adopts

regulations adopting the International Fire

Code and all model codes as adopted by

the Nevada State Fire Marshal Division and

Nevada Administrative Code 477 including

those approved amendments by the District,

effective upon passage.

The resolution will be presented for adoption

before the East Fork Fire Protection District

Board of Directors on December 20, 2022.

A Public Hearing will be conducted at that time.

Copies of the regulations to be adopted are

on file with the Clerk of the Board and are

available for public use and examination.

Pub Date: December 10, 2022

Ad # 29534