(A) The following standard building codes are adopted for the purposes of establishing rules and regulations for the construction, alteration, removal, demolition, equipment, use, occupancy, location, and maintenance of buildings and structures, including permits and penalties.
(1) International Building Code.
(a) Adoption. The International Building Code, 2018 Edition, including Appendix F, published by the International Code Council is hereby adopted by reference. Reference to “International Building Code” throughout the municipal code shall mean this code.
(b) International Building Code; portions excluded. IBC sections 101.4.1, 101.4.2, 101.4.3, 101.4.4, 101.4.5, 101.4.6, 101.4.7, 105.1.1, 105.1.2, 105.2. 107, 109, 110, 1112, 113, 115, 116, 3103, and Chapters 13, 27, 28, 29, and 30 of the International Building Code are excluded and not adopted by this municipal code.
(2) International Residential Code.
(a) Adoption. The International Residential Code One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2018 Edition, published by the International Code Council is hereby adopted by reference. Reference to the International Residential Code throughout the municipal code shall mean this code.
(b) International Residential Code, portions excluded. IRC sections 105.2, 107, 112, 113, 309.5, 313, Chapter 2904 “Fire Sprinkler System,” and Chapters 11 through 42, which are the energy, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical sections of the 2018 International Residential Code are excluded from the Building Code and are not considered as adopted by this municipal code.
(3) The International Energy Conservation Code, 2009 Edition, adopted by the Nebraska legislature as the “Nebraska Energy Code.”
(B) The International Building Code, International Residential Code One- and Two-Family Dwellings, and the International Energy Conservation Code, 2009 Edition, are described collectively as “the Building Code.” Except for those portions specifically excluded or modified by this or other sections of the municipal code, the Building Code is adopted in this section by reference and shall be controlling with respect to the construction of all buildings and structures within the corporate limits of the city and within the area with respect to which the city has exercised its zoning jurisdiction under Chapter 150. One copy of each Code shall be on file in the City Clerk’s office.
(Prior Code, § 150.001) (Ord. 1432, passed 8-20-1990; Ord. 1750, passed 1-12-2004; Ord. 1925, passed 11-8-2010; Ord. 2086, passed 2-10-2020)