National Electric Code.
Reno Administrative Code § 14.04.125
in effectSec. 14.04.125. - National Electric Code.
(a) The 2023 Edition of the National Electrical Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., along with Exhibit A, the 2024 Northern Nevada Amendments, published by the Northern Nevada Chapter of the International Code Council: February 20, 2025 is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated herein and made a part hereof as if set forth in full.
(b) Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to sections 14.04.125.005 to 14.04.125.020, inclusive:
(1) "Apprentice electrician" means a person who is subject to a written and signed agreement of indenture as an electrical apprentice, issued pursuant to a program with an employer or with an association of employers or an organization of employees acting as agent for an employer.
(2) "Apprenticeship program" means a program of training and instruction as an apprentice electrician which is registered and approved by the state apprenticeship council in accordance with NRS chapter 610.
(3) "Journeyman" means a person who has satisfactorily completed an apprenticeship program.
(4) "State of Nevada licensed electrician" means a person who has been qualified by the State of Nevada in accordance with NAC 624.200, and has been granted and maintains an active license as a "classification C-2".
(5) "Electrical code" means the regulatory standards adopted by the City of Reno as identified in RMC section 14.04.125(a) the provisions of which provide practical safeguarding of persons and property from hazards arising from the use of electricity within this jurisdiction.
(6) "Pre-apprentice" means a person participating in a preparatory program of training and instruction prior to enrollment in an apprenticeship program.
(7) "Residential projects" mean buildings or structures or portions thereof designed primarily for living, sleeping and dwelling purposes, including but not limited to, detached one and two family dwellings, townhouses, apartments, condominiums, and similar uses not exceeding three stories in height and of Type V construction.
(Ord. No. 6297, § 1, 6-5-13; Ord. No. 6400, § 2, 5-11-16, eff. 12-1-16; Ord. No. 6491, § 1, 11-28-18; Ord. No. 6712, 6-4-25)
Source: City of Reno, Nevada, Administrative Code, City Charter and Annexation and Land Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/reno/codes/administrative_code?nodeId=PT2READCO_TIT14BUCO_CH14.04BUCO_S14.04.125NAELCOFetched: 11/1/2026