Omaha Municipal Code § 43-121 Building codes adopted.
Sec. 43-121. - Building codes adopted.
The following codes are hereby adopted and shall be considered the building codes for the city:
1. The International Building Code, 2018 edition, chapters 2-12, 14-26, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 35 inclusive;
2. Appendix C, Group U Agriculture Buildings;
3. Appendix E, Supplemental Accessibility Requirements;
4. The International Residential Code, 2018 edition, Chapters 2-23 inclusive, and Chapter 43 of the Omaha Municipal Code;
5. Appendix J, Existing Buildings and Structures.
6. Appendix K, "Sound Transmission", of the International Residential Code, 2018 edition;
7. Appendix Q, "Tiny Houses", of the International Residential Code, 2018 edition;
8. Appendix S, "Strawbale Construction", 2018 edition;
9 The International Energy Conservation Code, 2018 edition, Chapters 2-6 of the Commercial Provisions inclusive; and,
10. The International Existing Building Code, 2018 edition, Chapters 2-16 inclusive.
Specifically not adopted are Chapter 1 and Appendix Chapters A, B, D, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M of the International Building Code, 2018 edition. Also not adopted are Chapters 1 and 24-42 inclusive and Appendix Chapters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, R, and T of the International Residential Code, 2018 edition. Also not adopted are Chapter 1 [CE], Appendix CA, and the residential provisions of the International Energy Conservation Code, 2018 edition. Also not adopted are Chapter 1 and Appendix Chapters A, B, and C of the International Existing Building Code, 2018 edition.
The International Residential Code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair and demolition of detached one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses not more than three stories above-grade in height with a separate means of egress and their accessory structures. The International Building Code shall apply to the construction, alteration, enlargement, replacement or repair of all other buildings and structures, and any new construction required as a result of moving any other building. The International Existing Building Code shall apply to the repair, alteration, change of occupancy and addition to existing buildings.
Sections of these codes are modified, amended or deleted elsewhere in this article. One copy of the International Building Code, the International Residential Code, the International Energy Conservation Code, and the International Existing Building Code are to be retained on file with the city clerk. These codes shall be in effect within the limits of the city and its three-mile jurisdictional limits.
(Ord. No. 33582, § 1(43-121), 6-27-95; Ord. No. 35988, § 17, 7-9-02; Ord. No. 37852, § 1, 9-18-07; Ord. No. 38005, § 6, 2-12-08; Ord. No. 38166, § 1, 7-15-08; Ord. No. 41512, § 17, 7-10-18; Ord. No. 42104, § 1, 1-14-20; Ord. No. 42558, § 1, 5-25-21)