CONSTRUCTION PERMIT

Omaha Municipal Code ch. 34, art. VI, div. 2

in effect

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-321 Conformance with official plans and specifications.

Sec. 34-321. - Conformance with official plans and specifications. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or repair any sidewalk upon any part of the streets of the city in any manner or of any other material than that provided for in the plans and specifications prepared by the public works director and approved by the city council under the provisions of this article. It shall be the duty of the public works director to tear up and remove any sidewalk hereafter constructed or repaired not in conformity with such plans and specifications. (Code 1980, § 34-321)

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-322 Permit required; application; specifications to be printed on back of permit.

Sec. 34-322. - Permit required; application; specifications to be printed on back of permit. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or repair any sidewalk upon any part of the streets of the city without first having secured a permit so to do from the city public works director. The application for such permit shall be upon written or printed blanks furnished by the public works director and shall state the character of the sidewalk proposed to be constructed or repaired, and its width and location, together with the name of the contractor or party who is to construct or repair the same and the name of the owner of the lot or ground in front of which such sidewalk is to be constructed or repaired. The permit shall contain, on the back, the specifications governing the construction of the kind of sidewalk to be built. (Code 1980, § 34-322)

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-323 Line and grade stakes.

Sec. 34-323. - Line and grade stakes. The public works department shall stake out the lines and grades for all sidewalks hereafter to be constructed or repaired, said work to be done without cost to the property owner, and it shall be unlawful for any person to construct or repair any sidewalk under a permit in any manner other than stated on such permit. It shall be unlawful for any person to change the stakes set by the public works department to indicate the location or elevations of any sidewalk for which application for a permit to construct or repair has been made. (Code 1980, § 34-323)

Source: City of Omaha, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIMUCO_CH34STOTPUWA_ARTVISI_DIV2COPEFetched: 10/28/2026