GENERALLY

Omaha Municipal Code ch. 44, art. V, div. 1

in effect

Omaha Municipal Code § 44-151 National Electrical Code—Adopted.

Sec. 44-151. - National Electrical Code—Adopted. There is hereby adopted by the city, for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for electrical wiring of buildings, structures, machinery and equipment, for light and power, including permits and penalties therefor, that certain electrical code known as the National Electrical Code, including the amendments thereto, recommended by the National Fire Association of Boston, Massachusetts, being NFPA No. 70, ANSI 2023 edition thereof, except that the minimum standards set forth in the 2017 edition of the National Electrical Code shall apply for sections 230.67(A), save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended, of which not less than one has been and now is filed in the office of the city clerk; and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out in length herein. The provisions thereof shall be controlling in the electrical wiring of all building, structures, equipment and other subjects therein contained within the corporate limits and within the jurisdictional area outside the city limits. (Code 1980, § 44-151; Ord. No. 32967, § 1(44-151), 4-20-93; Ord. No. 33898, § 2, 6-4-96; Ord. No. 34922, § 11, 6-15-99; Ord. No. 35911, § 8, 4-2-02; Ord. No. 37108, § 1, 8-23-05; Ord. No. 38207, § 1, 8-19-08; Ord. No. 39033, § 1, 6-21-11; Ord. No. 40164, § 1, 10-28-14; Ord. No. 41759, § 1, 3-12-19; Ord. No. 44506, § 1, 12-9-25)

Omaha Municipal Code § 44-152 Same—Definitions.

Sec. 44-152. - Same—Definitions. In addition to the definitions set forth in section 44-10 of this chapter and in article 100 of the National Electrical Code, whenever the following words or phrases appear in the electrical code adopted by the provisions of this article, they shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them as follows: Corporate council: The city attorney. Municipality: The City of Omaha, Nebraska. (Code 1980, § 44-152)

Omaha Municipal Code § 44-153 Same—Amendments.

Sec. 44-153. - Same—Amendments. The electrical code adopted by the provisions of this article is hereby amended, altered and changed in the following respects: (a) The requirements of the National Electrical Code notwithstanding, the minimum grounding electrode conductor for all uses on alternating current systems shall be number six gauge copper. Aluminum or copper clad aluminum conductors shall not be allowed for grounding electrode conductors. (b) The requirements of the National Electrical Code notwithstanding, all new buildings or structures, and any new addition to buildings or structures shall require a concrete encased electrode as required by Article 250 of the National Electrical Code. (Code 1980, § 44-153; Ord. No. 36203, § 1, 3-25-03; Ord. No. 38207, § 2, 8-19-08; Ord. No. 38571, § 4, 11-10-09)

Omaha Municipal Code § 44-154 Additional standards adopted.

Sec. 44-154. - Additional standards adopted. The following named and enumerated manuals or pamphlets are hereby adopted by reference in this chapter, in the version most recently adopted by the city or by the Omaha Public Power District: NFPA 71, Central Station Signaling Systems; NFPA 72A, Local Protective Signaling Systems; NFPA 72B6, Auxiliary Protective Signaling Systems; NFPA 72C, Remote Station Protective Signaling Systems; NFPA 72D, Proprietary Protective Signaling Systems; NFPA 72E, Automatic Fire Detectors; NFPA 74, Household Fire Warning Systems; ANSI C-2, National Electrical Safety Code; these being the standards of the National Fire Protection Association and the American National Standards Institute for electric wiring and apparatus, of which three copies have been and are now filed in the office of the city clerk, and which shall serve as additional rules and requirements, where applicable, for electrical construction work. The provisions set forth in these regulations shall govern when requiring a higher minimum standard than set out in the National Electrical Code as adopted. (Code 1980, § 44-154; Ord. No. 34922, § 12, 6-15-99)

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_ARTVELCO_DIV1GEFetched: 10/28/2026