Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Section 618.494 - "Construction project" defined

(a) A total construction cost of $10,000,000 or more, not including costs for any related highway construction project;

(b) A new building or structure which, when completed, will be 50,000 square feet or more; or

(c) A new building or structure which, when completed, will be more than 60 feet above the ground or more than 48 feet below ground level.

(a) The height of a building or structure must be determined by measuring from the ground level to the highest structural level of the building or structure, including any parapet wall, mechanical room, stair tower or elevator penthouse structure, but not including any antenna, smokestack, flagpole or similar attachment.

(b) The depth of a building or structure must be determined by measuring from the ground level to the lowest floor level of the building or structure. The lowest level of a building or structure does not include any local depression such as a sump or an elevator pit.

(c) In computing the height of a building or structure, the depth of the building or structure must not be considered, and in computing the depth of a building or structure, the height of the building must not be considered.