What building code does Omaha, NE use?
Omaha, NE currently enforces the 2018 International Building Code (Omaha Municipal Code sec. 43-121). Omaha adopts its own code editions. Home-rule Omaha adopts its own codes rather than the Nebraska state building code: the 2018 IBC/IRC/IECC(commercial)/IEBC suite via Ord. 42104 (effective 2020-01-14), the 2023 NEC via Ord. 44506 (effective 2025-12-09, consistent with Nebraska's statewide 2023 NEC), the 2024 IFC via Ord. 44584 (effective 2026-02-03), the 2012 IMC, and a city-written plumbing code in Chapter 49.
Adopted codes
| Scope | Code | Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Building | International Building Code (Omaha Municipal Code sec. 43-121) (with local amendments) | 2018 |
| Residential | International Residential Code (Omaha Municipal Code sec. 43-121) (with local amendments) | 2018 |
| Fire | International Fire Code (Omaha Municipal Code ch. 46, Ord. 44584) (with local amendments) | 2024 |
| Mechanical | International Mechanical Code (Omaha Municipal Code sec. 40-591) (with local amendments) | 2012 |
| Plumbing | Omaha Plumbing Code (city-drafted, Omaha Municipal Code Ch. 49; no UPC/IPC model code) (with local amendments) | n/a (city-written code) |
| Electrical | National Electrical Code (NFPA 70) (with local amendments) | 2023 |
| Energy | International Energy Conservation Code (commercial provisions only; residential IECC expressly not adopted) (with local amendments) | 2018 |
| Other | International Existing Building Code (Omaha Municipal Code sec. 43-121) (with local amendments) | 2018 |
Current adoptions effective 2020-01-14.
Permits: Omaha permitting office
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curl https://codes.submittal.app/api/v1/cities/omaha.jsonConfidence: high · Verified against official sources:
- https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OMMUCOCHGEORVOII_CH43BU_ARTIIBUCO_DIV1AD_S43-121BUCOAD
- https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OMMUCOCHGEORVOII_CH44EL_ARTVELCO
- https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OMMUCOCHGEORVOII_CH46FICO
- https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OMMUCOCHGEORVOII_CH40MECO_ARTIXMECOAM
- https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OMMUCOCHGEORVOII_CH49PL
- https://electrical.nebraska.gov/state-act-update-2023-code-adoption
- https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=71-6403
Part of the open building-codes dataset (CC BY 4.0). See also: Nebraska statewide adoptions.