Nevada § 461.030 - Declaration of legislative intent

§ 461.030. Declaration of legislative intent

1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in an effort to meet the housing

needs within the State of Nevada, the private housing and construction industry has

developed mass production techniques which can substantially reduce housing construction

costs, and that the mass production of housing, consisting primarily of factory manufacture

of dwelling units or habitable rooms thereof, presents unique problems with respect

to the establishment of uniform health and safety standards and inspection procedures. 2. The Legislature further finds and declares that by minimizing the problems of standards

and inspection procedures, it is demonstrating its intention to encourage the reduction

of housing construction costs and to make housing and home ownership more feasible

for all residents of the State. 3. The Legislature further finds that industrialized types of construction have expanded

to include office buildings, schools, nursing homes, motels and buildings other than

dwellings. Modular buildings or modular components, or both, arrive at the construction site

in a closed panel condition, making inspections by the local enforcement agency difficult.

This chapter is intended to provide means for determining whether these manufactured

buildings or components, or both, meet with state and local adopted code standards

and specifications and also to encourage the advantages of new building construction

technology.