PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS

Omaha Municipal Code ch. 40, art. II, div. 3

in effect

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-106 Permit required.

Sec. 40-106. - Permit required. (a) The installation, alteration, repair or replacement of any air conditioning/air distribution system or equipment or exhaust system or equipment shall not be undertaken within the jurisdiction of the city without a permit issued by the permits and inspections division prior to said work. (b) Except as allowed by section 40-107, only the holder of a master ACAD contractor license or a master ACAD (residential) contractor license may apply for a permit for ACAD work. In order to apply for a permit, the applicant must be a full time employee of the company providing the bonds and insurance per section 40-32. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-107 Work by homeowners.

Sec. 40-107. - Work by homeowners. (a) Any homeowner doing air conditioning/air distribution work in a single-family dwelling which he owns and in which he resides shall notify the permits and inspections division of the nature of the work he/she intends to do and pay an inspection fee equal to the permit fees listed herein. The work must be inspected and approved by the permits and inspections division. He/she will not be required to have a license provided acceptable proof of ownership and residence is provided. (b) The applicant shall live in the house the permit is applied for and it must be his/her postal address. The house for which the permit is being applied for must be a single-family dwelling. The permits and inspections division will supply a suitable form on which proof of ownership and residence shall be submitted. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-108 Application for permit to be signed by license holder.

Sec. 40-108. - Application for permit to be signed by license holder. Each application for an installation permit required by this article shall be signed by the license holder responsible for the job. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-109 Fees generally.

Sec. 40-109. - Fees generally. Before any permit shall be issued under the provisions of this article, the applicant therefor shall pay a fee computed as follows: Domestic—Residential A/C UNITS AND HEAT PUMPS 1 st Unit | $50.00 2 nd Unit | $40.00 3 rd Unit | 430.00 4 th Unit | $20.00 More than 4 Units | $15.00 Each FURNACES AND AIR HANDLERS 1 st Unit | $50.00 2 nd Unit | $40.00 3 rd Unit | $30.00 4 th Unit | $20.00 More than 4 Units | $15.00 Each DUCTWORK | $20.00 EXHAUST FANS | $20.00 (Total) ELECTRONIC AIR FILTERS | $30.00 (Total) HUMIDIFIERS 1 st Unit | $15.00 More than one Unit | $25.00 (Total) REPLACEMENT Heating Only | $50.00 Cooling Only | $50.00 Heating and Cooling | $75.00 REPAIRS AND/OR ALTERATIONS $0—$750.00 | No Fee Over $750.00 | $55.00 Industrial and commercial. This schedule is based on the installation value per building of the heating, air distribution, ventilating and exhaust systems to be installed, which installation value shall include the cost of all labor, material and equipment installed into the project: Installation Value | Fee $0.00 to $5,000.00 | $56.65 $5,001.00 to $10,000.00 | $108.15 $10,001.00 to $20,000.00 | $180.25 $20,001.00 to $50,000.00 | $319.30 $50,001.00 to $99,999.00 | $530.45 $100,000.00 to $1,000,000.00 | $5.30/1,000.00 Over $1,000,000.00 | $5,304.50 Reinspections. In case the air conditioning/air distribution inspector is required to make more than one trip from his/her office for the purpose of inspecting any work on account of violation of rules, wrong address, or any other irregularities caused by the contractor or any of his/her employees, the following charges will be made and paid before the certificate of inspection is issued: First additional trip: No charge. Second additional trip and each additional trip thereafter: $50.00 (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38289, § 1, 11-18-08; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-110 Quadruple fees for commencing work without permit.

Sec. 40-110. - Quadruple fees for commencing work without permit. If any work coming under the provisions of this article is started without first obtaining a permit as provided in this article, the person doing such work shall be in violation of this code, and a fee quadruple the amount due under this article, or $100.00, whichever is greater, shall be imposed for the required permit in addition to any other penalty which may be imposed for the violation of this code. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-111 Exclusions from permit requirement.

Sec. 40-111. - Exclusions from permit requirement. A permit shall not be required under the provisions of this article for the installation or construction of the following items: (a) Window air conditioning units of two and one-half hp or less that are not connected to ductwork. (b) Minor repairs such as cleaning, adjusting and replacement of minor parts. (c) Repairs that do not include changing ductwork, plenums or adding registers, grilles or diffusers. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-112 Issuance of permits restricted.

Sec. 40-112. - Issuance of permits restricted. (a) A licensed contractor may only secure permits for the person named on the bond filed by such licensed contractor. The licensed contractor cannot secure permits individually and for a firm or corporation. (b) No permit shall be issued to a licensed contractor for work other than his/her own, and installed by other than such licensed contractor's employees. (c) Before a permit can be issued, the licensed contractor must have an established usual place of business. (d) All trucks used by the licensed contractor in business must have the firm name noted thereon. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-113 Responsibility for work.

Sec. 40-113. - Responsibility for work. When a licensed contractor obtains a permit required by the provisions of this article, it is the responsibility of such licensed contractor that the work be completed in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-114 Request for inspection.

Sec. 40-114. - Request for inspection. It is the responsibility of the licensed contractor to notify the permits and inspection division when the jobs are ready for inspections. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-115 Approval of work required prior to connection or use of fuel or power.

Sec. 40-115. - Approval of work required prior to connection or use of fuel or power. Fuel or power shall not be supplied or turned on until defects have been corrected and the system has been approved by the permits and inspections division. The permits and inspections division may, on inspection and approval, grant permission for operation on a temporary basis. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-116 Temporary operation of equipment.

Sec. 40-116. - Temporary operation of equipment. Temporary operation of equipment coming under this article shall only be allowed in an unoccupied building where heat is necessary during construction work. Such operation shall cease before occupancy unless final inspection has been made. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-117 Inspection required.

Sec. 40-117. - Inspection required. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any air conditioning/air distribution or ventilating system installed, altered or repaired until such systems have been inspected and approved by the permits and inspections division. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-118 Covering work prior to inspection.

Sec. 40-118. - Covering work prior to inspection. Upon the completion of the framing of a building or structure and when the erection of all structural or component parts of a building or structure has been completed, and before any air conditioning/air distribution system, ventilating or exhaust system is covered with insulation, lath, wall board, wall paneling or other interior finish materials, the licensed contractor shall contact the permits and inspections division for a rough-in inspection of the air conditioning/air distribution, ventilating and exhaust system to determine whether all requirements relative to air conditioning/air distribution ventilating and exhaust systems rough-in work has been installed to comply with the provisions of this article. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-119 Removal of covering placed prior to inspection.

Sec. 40-119. - Removal of covering placed prior to inspection. The permits and inspections division shall have the authority to cause to be removed, at the licensed contractor's or builder's expense, all covering which has been placed over any air conditioning/air distribution or rough-in work without having first obtained the inspection and approval thereof as herein before required. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-120 Disapproval of work.

Sec. 40-120. - Disapproval of work. Should it be found upon examination of the air conditioning/air distribution rough-in work in any building or part of a building that the same or part of the same does not comply with the terms of this article, the permits and inspections division shall attach to such work a tag or label stating that the work has been inspected and is not approved; and such air conditioning/air distribution or rough-in work must not be covered until approval of same has been obtained. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-121 Failure to attach tag to unapproved work.

Sec. 40-121. - Failure to attach tag to unapproved work. Failure on the part of the permits and inspections division to attach a non-acceptance tag or label to work not acceptable shall not be construed as an acceptance by the permits and inspections division of such defective work. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-122 Approval of work.

Sec. 40-122. - Approval of work. If it is found upon inspection that all provisions of this article have been complied with, the permits and inspections division shall affix to such work a tag or label stating that the work has been inspected and approved and may be covered. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-123 Annual review of building requirements.

Sec. 40-123. - Annual review of building requirements. The board and the superintendent of the permits and inspections division shall periodically review the minimum requirements set forth above, and the board shall recommend such changes as are necessary to keep the building requirements current. (Ord. No. 36424, § 1, 10-21-03; Ord. No. 38605, § 1, 12-8-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-124 Prohibited sales.

Sec. 40-124. - Prohibited sales. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise transfer for valuable consideration to any person within the city or its three-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction, any air conditioning or air distribution equipment or materials that are intended by the purchaser to be installed within the city or its three-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction, except to the following persons: (1) The holder of a master ACAD contractor license or a master ACAD contractor (residential) license issued under this article, or an authorized agent of such holder, or (2) A homeowner who possesses and presents to the seller a valid permit from the city providing for the installation of the equipment or materials on the property on which he or she resides. (b) For purposes of this section, "air conditioning or air distribution equipment or materials" shall mean any of the equipment or materials listed in section 40-109. (c) The violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of $500.00, or by a fine in such amount and imprisonment not to exceed six months. (Ord. No. 38764, § 1, 7-13-10)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-125 Expiration of permit.

Sec. 40-125. - Expiration of permit. If the work for which a permit has been issued under the provisions of this division is not begun within six months from the date of issuance of such permit, the approval of such work shall be deemed to have expired by limitation. (Ord. No. 44671, § 1, 5-5-26)

Omaha Municipal Code § 40-126 Fee refunds.

Sec. 40-126. - Fee refunds. Refund requests for fees paid shall be regulated by section 43-95. (Ord. No. 44671, § 2, 5-5-26)

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