SPECIFIC MOVING PERMITS

Omaha Municipal Code ch. 43, art. VI, div. 3

in effect

Omaha Municipal Code § 43-229 Required.

Sec. 43-229. - Required. Before a house moving contractor moves any building or other structure onto, along or across any public street or alley or on public ground in the city, he/she shall first obtain a specific permit. (Ord. No. 33582, § 1(43-229), 6-27-95)

Omaha Municipal Code § 43-230 Type B buildings.

Sec. 43-230. - Type B buildings. Specific permits for moving a type B building shall be obtained from the permits and inspection division by the owner thereof or his authorized representative. (Ord. No. 33582, § 1(43-230), 6-27-95)

Omaha Municipal Code § 43-231 Application.

Sec. 43-231. - Application. An application for a specific permit to move any building or structure shall be filed with the permits and inspection division before any work of any nature is done preliminary to moving of any building or structure. Said application shall be on a form prescribed by the permits and inspection division and shall be accompanied with the following information: (a) A surveyor's certificate for the lot to receive the building or structure to be moved. (b) Two plot plans drawn to scale, showing the new location of the building on the lot. (c) Two sets of complete architectural plans when required by the permits and inspection division as necessary for appropriate evaluation of the application. (d) One photograph, of a size not less than three inches by five inches, of the building or structure to be moved; provided that, when the permits and inspection division determines it necessary for a proper evaluation of the application, there shall also be furnished a set of commercial photographs showing front elevations of the lot to which the building or structure is to be moved and the lots on either side thereof, together with the nearest structure or building on either side of the lot to which the building or structure is to be moved. (Ord. No. 33582, § 1(43-231), 6-27-95)

Omaha Municipal Code § 43-232 Fees.

Sec. 43-232. - Fees. (a) The fee for moving a building or structure over public streets or public places, any place within the city or its jurisdiction, shall be based on a rate equal to 70 percent of the fee to construct a similar new structure. (b) The fee for moving a building or structure only on private property within the city or its jurisdiction shall be based on a rate equal to 40 percent of the fee to construct a similar new structure. (c) The building permit fee for the foundation which is to receive the structure shall be as defined in section 43-91 of this Code based on the estimated cost of the foundation. (Ord. No. 33582, § 1(43-232), 6-27-95)

Omaha Municipal Code § 43-233 Notice of hearing; standards for issuance.

Sec. 43-233. - Notice of hearing; standards for issuance. (a) No permit for moving a building or structure shall be issued until notice of the application has been given to the owners of property adjoining the property upon which the building or structure is to be moved, to the owners of utilities, and to all governmental agencies of the city, and an opportunity has been given the parties to be heard upon the application. The permits and inspection division shall place a notice upon the lot to which the applicant proposes to move the building or structure, showing the date and time of the hearing on the application and appropriate information, notifying interested persons of the pending application. The notice shall be posted at least five days prior to the hearing date. (b) No specific permit shall be issued for moving a building or structure without giving consideration to the following circumstances and conditions: (1) The traffic hazards involved. (2) The structural conditions of streets, alleys, boulevards and public property proposed to be used. (3) The condition and appearance of the building or structure to be moved and any injurious effects upon the neighborhood to which it is to be moved. (4) Architectural similarity and dissimilarity with other existing buildings or structures in the neighborhood to which it is to be moved. (5) Whether the building or structure to be moved is substandard to the buildings and structures in the neighborhood to which it is to be moved. (6) The external appearance and functional plan of the building or structure to be moved for harmony with the surroundings in which it is to be placed. (7) Impact on trees along the route of the move. (Ord. No. 33582, § 1(43-233), 6-27-95)

Omaha Municipal Code § 43-234 Denial.

Sec. 43-234. - Denial. No specific permit for the moving of a building or structure shall be approved by the permits and inspection division if any of the following conditions exist: (a) Applicable ordinances of the city would be violated by the building or structure in its new location. (b) The applicant's equipment is unsafe and persons or property would be endangered by its use. (c) The building or structure is too large to move without endangering persons or property. (d) The building or structure is structurally unsafe or unfit for the purpose for which it is to be used. (e) There has not been compliance with the requirements for the fee, payments, bond or insurance, or other requirements of this chapter. (f) The building or structure is in such a state of deterioration or disrepair or is otherwise so structurally unsafe that it could not be moved without endangering persons or property. (g) It is proposed to move the building or structure to a location on which a similar building or structure would be in violation of the zoning ordinances and requirements of the city relating to such building or structure, unless a waiver has been granted by the appropriate board to the ordinance in question. (h) The building or structure to be moved is or has been infested with termites or other destructive insects which would endanger life or property by moving the building. (i) The building or structure to be moved is in such condition or age that it has depreciated more than 50 percent of a similar new building; however, any building or structure may be moved if it has been well maintained and is in an excellent state of preservation and meets the requirements of this Code and is approved by the permits and inspection division. (Ord. No. 33582, § 1(43-234), 6-27-95)

Omaha Municipal Code § 43-235 Expiration.

Sec. 43-235. - Expiration. When work for which a permit has been issued under the provisions of this article has not been started within six months or completed within 12 months from the date of issuance, the permit shall become null and void. No further work authorized by the permit shall be done until a new permit has been paid for and obtained unless the applicant or his agent has applied to the superintendent of permits and inspection for an extension of time and an extension has been granted. The superintendent of permits and inspection is authorized to grant extensions of time for a move permit upon being presented with convincing evidence of a practical hardship, inadvertent delay in financial arrangements, defects in legal titles, inability to obtain competent workers, or other cogent reasons beyond the control of the applicant or his agent. (Ord. No. 33582, § 1(43-235), 6-27-95)

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_CH43BU_ARTVIHOMO_DIV3SPMOPEFetched: 10/28/2026