Emergency substitution of materials—Authorization by city council.
Omaha Municipal Code § 44-11
in effectSec. 44-11. - Emergency substitution of materials—Authorization by city council.
During an emergency, when it becomes difficult or impossible to procure materials, appliances, equipment, apparatus or other things specified under the terms of any provision of this Code or ordinance of the city, as being necessary either in construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of any building or other structure, or in equipping any such building or other structure for its intended use, the city council, under such conditions, may modify, by resolution, any or all of such requirements and permit the use of substitute materials or methods, under such restrictions and provisions as to them may seem suitable and proper under the circumstances, and the city council may at any subsequent time, when in their judgment such emergency no longer exists, cancel and rescind any further action under any such resolution.
(Code 1980, § 44-11)
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=OMMUCOCHGEORVOII_CH44EL_ARTIINGE_S44-11EMSUMAUTCOFetched: 10/28/2026