2018 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 71 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
71-6406 County, city, or village; building code; adopt; amend; enforce; copy; fees.
71-6406. County, city, or village; building code; adopt; amend; enforce; copy; fees.
(1) Any county, city, or village may enact, administer, or enforce a local building or construction code if or as long as such county, city, or village:
(a) Adopts the state building code; or
(b) Adopts a building or construction code that conforms generally with the state building code.
(2) A building or construction code shall be deemed to conform generally with the state building code if it:
(a) Adopts a special or differing building standard by amending, modifying, or deleting any portion of the state building code in order to reduce unnecessary costs of construction, increase safety, durability, or efficiency, establish best building or construction practices within the county, city, or village, or address special local conditions within the county, city, or village;
(b) Adopts any supplement, new edition, appendix, or component or combination of components of the state building code;
(c) Adopts section 305 of the 2012 edition of the International Building Code without the exceptions described in subdivision (1)(a) of section 71-6403, chapter 13 of the 2012 edition of the International Building Code, chapter 11 of the 2012 edition of the International Residential Code, or section R313 of the 2012 edition of the International Residential Code;
(d) Adopts a plumbing code, an electrical code, a fire prevention code, or any other standard code as authorized under section 14-419, 15-905, 18-132, or 23-172; or
(e) Adopts a lighting and thermal efficiency ordinance, resolution, code, or standard as authorized under section 81-1618.
(3) A local building or construction code which includes a prior edition of any component or combination of components of the state building code shall not be deemed to conform generally with the state building code.
(4) A county, city, or village shall not adopt or enforce a local building or construction code other than as provided by this section.
(5) A county, city, or village which adopts or enforces a local building or construction code under this section shall regularly update its code. For purposes of this section, a code shall be deemed to be regularly updated if the most recently enacted state building code or a code that conforms generally with the state building code is adopted by the county, city, or village within two years after an update to the state building code.
(6) A county, city, or village may adopt amendments for the proper administration and enforcement of its local building or construction code including organization of enforcement, qualifications of staff members, examination of plans, inspections, appeals, permits, and fees. Any amendment adopted pursuant to this section shall be published separately from the local building or construction code.
(7) A county, city, or village which adopts one or more standard codes as part of its local building or construction code under this section shall keep at least one copy of each adopted code, or portion thereof, for use and examination by the public in the office of the clerk of the county, city, or village prior to the adoption of the code and as long as such code is in effect.
(8) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Building Construction Act, a public building of any political subdivision shall be built in accordance with the applicable local building or construction code. Fees, if any, for services which monitor a builder's application of codes shall be negotiable between the political subdivisions involved, but such fees shall not exceed the actual expenses incurred by the county, city, or village doing the monitoring.
Source
- Laws 1987, LB 227, § 6;
- Laws 1993, LB 319, § 4;
- Laws 2010, LB799, § 4;
- Laws 2011, LB546, § 3;
- Laws 2015, LB540, § 2;
- Laws 2016, LB704, § 214;
- Laws 2017, LB590, § 3.
