SPECIFIC FEE EXEMPTIONS

Omaha Municipal Code ch. 10, art. IX

in effect

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-261 Civil service employees.

Sec. 10-261. - Civil service employees. Any employee of the city under civil service status, who must be licensed under any provision of this Code or ordinance of the city as a journeyman, master tradesman, or operator in any trade, work, or profession, which is identified with the nature of his employment with the city, shall have each of his licenses or permits issued by the city or renewed on any renewal date on which he is such an employee of the city without payment of any required fee and without the filing of a specific bond or bonds required for such tradesman, work, operator, or profession; however, such employee shall comply with all other provisions of this Code and ordinances, rules and regulations affecting the requisite qualifications for issuance of such license or permit. (Code 1980, § 10-261)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-262 Community disaster.

Sec. 10-262. - Community disaster. When it shall appear to the city council that any fire, flood, tornado or other event or series of events shall cause such extensive damage to the homes and property of the residents of the city, the council may pass a resolution whereby all persons whose property has been so damaged may obtain the requisite permits for the repair or reconstruction of property so damaged, and all such persons shall be exempt from the payment of fees fixed by this Code for permits issued or inspections made by the city; provided that such permits shall apply only to repair or restoration of property actually damaged by the events of the community disaster, and shall be within such limitation as the city council may impose by the passage of the herein mentioned resolution. (Code 1980, § 10-262; Ord. No. 33782, § 2, 1-9-96)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-263 School District of Omaha.

Sec. 10-263. - School District of Omaha. The School District of Omaha, in the county, is hereby exempted from the payment of fees fixed by this Code for permits issued or inspections made by the city. (Code 1980, § 10-263; Ord. No. 33782, § 3, 1-9-96)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-263.1 School District 10.

Sec. 10-263.1. - School District 10. School District 10, more commonly known as the Elkhorn School District, of the county is hereby exempted from the payment of fees fixed by this Code for permits issued or inspections made by the city. (Ord. No. 39313, § 1, 5-1-12)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-264 Board of Regents, University of Nebraska.

Sec. 10-264. - Board of Regents, University of Nebraska. The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, a corporation, is hereby exempt from the payment of fees fixed by this Code for permits issued or inspections made by the city upon any property which is within the corporate limits of the city or within the area without the corporate limits of the city but subject to the jurisdiction of the city. (Code 1980, § 10-264; Ord. No. 33782, § 4, 1-9-96)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-265 Metropolitan Technical Community College.

Sec. 10-265. - Metropolitan Technical Community College. That portion of the Metropolitan Technical Community College area in the state which is within the corporate limits of the city or within the area without the corporate limits of the city but subject to the jurisdiction of the city is hereby exempt from the payment of fees fixed by this Code for permits issued or inspections made by the city. (Code 1980, § 10-265; Ord. No. 33782, § 5, 1-9-96)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-266 School District 66.

Sec. 10-266. - School District 66. School District 66 of the county is hereby exempted from the payment of fees fixed by this Code for permits issued or inspections made by the city. (Code 1980, § 10-266; Ord. No. 33782, § 6, 1-9-96)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-267 School District of Millard.

Sec. 10-267. - School District of Millard. That portion of the School District of Millard in the county which is within the corporate limits of the city or within the area without the corporate limits of the city subject to the jurisdiction of the city is hereby exempt from the payment of fees fixed by this Code for permits issued or inspections made by the city. (Code 1980, § 10-267; Ord. No. 33782, § 7, 1-9-96)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-268 School District 54.

Sec. 10-268. - School District 54. School District 54 of the county which is within the corporate limits of the city or within the area without the corporate limits of the city subject to the jurisdiction of the city is hereby exempt from the payment of fees fixed by this Code for permits issued or inspections made by the city. (Code 1980, § 10-268; Ord. No. 33782, § 8, 1-9-96)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-269 State School for the Deaf.

Sec. 10-269. - State School for the Deaf. The Nebraska State School for the Deaf in the county is hereby exempted from the payment of fees fixed by this Code for permits issued or inspections made by the city. (Code 1980, § 10-269; Ord. No. 33782, § 9, 1-9-96)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-270 Parochial and denominational schools.

Sec. 10-270. - Parochial and denominational schools. All parochial and denominational schools operated and conducted by any bona fide religious organization within the corporate limits of the city or within the area without the corporate limits of the city but subject to the jurisdiction of the city are exempted from the payment of fees fixed by this Code for permits issued or inspections made by the city. (Code 1980, § 10-270; Ord. No. 33782, § 10, 1-9-96)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-271 Housing authority.

Sec. 10-271. - Housing authority. The housing authority of the city, a corporation, is hereby exempt from the payment of fees fixed for permits issued or inspections made by the city upon any property which is within the corporate limits of the city or within the area without the corporate limits of the city subject to the jurisdiction of the city. (Code 1980, § 10-271; Ord. No. 33782, § 11, 1-9-96)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-271.5 Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission.

Sec. 10-271.5. - Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission. The Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission, apolitical subdivision, is hereby exempt from the payment of fees fixed for permits issued or inspections made by the city upon any property which is within the corporate limits of the city or within the area without the corporate limits of the city subject to the jurisdiction of the city. (Ord. No. 42336, § 1, 10-6-20)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-272 City departments.

Sec. 10-272. - City departments. (a) All departments, commissions, bureaus, and other branches of the municipal government of the city, including the public library and the health department, are hereby exempted from the payment of fees fixed for permits issued or inspections made by the city; provided that this section shall not exempt any person performing work or providing material for the city under a contract from the payment of the said fees for permits or inspections by the permits and inspections division, unless the contract shall have been awarded pursuant to a call for bids in which the payment of fees shall be expressly waived, or, in case the contract shall not have been entered into pursuant to competitive bidding, unless the negotiations between the contractor and the city shall exclude the payment of fees and the written contract so provides. (b) Nothing contained in subsection (a) of this section shall be construed as exempting any department, division, commission, bureau, or other branch of the municipal government of the city, including the public library and the health department, from securing all permits and undergoing all inspections required by this Code issued or made by the permits and inspections division. (c) Nothing contained in subsection (a) of this section shall be construed to apply to other municipal, quasi-municipal, or public service corporations or any governmental subdivision other than the city. (Code 1980, § 10-272; Ord. No. 33782, § 12, 1-9-96)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-273 County government.

Sec. 10-273. - County government. (a) All departments, commissions, bureaus, and other branches of the government of the county are hereby exempted from the payment of fees fixed for permits issued or inspections made by the city; provided that this section shall not exempt any person performing work or providing material for the county under a contract from the payment of the said fees for permits or inspections by the permits and inspections division, unless the contract shall have been awarded pursuant to a call for bids in which the payment of fees shall be expressly waived, or, in case the contract shall not have been entered into pursuant to competitive bidding, unless the negotiations between the contractor and the county shall exclude the payment of fees and the written contract so provides. (b) Nothing contained in paragraph (a) shall be construed as exempting the county or any department, division, commission, bureau, or other branch of the government thereof from securing all permits and undergoing all inspections required by this Code issued or made by the permits and inspections division. (c) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to apply to other municipal, quasi-municipal, or public service corporations or any governmental subdivision other than the county. (Code 1980, § 10-273; Ord. No. 33782, § 13, 1-9-96)

Omaha Municipal Code § 10-274 Airport authority.

Sec. 10-274. - Airport authority. The airport authority of the city, a public corporation, is hereby exempted from the payment of fees fixed for permits issued or inspections made by the city upon any property which is within the corporate limits of the city or within the area without the corporate limits of the city which is subject to the jurisdiction of the city. (Code 1980, § 10-274; Ord. No. 33782, § 14, 1-9-96)

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_CH10FI_ARTIXSPFEEXFetched: 10/28/2026