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City of Wayne - Building Inspection and Planning Department

Yes — a permit is required to replace a roof in Wayne, NE, issued by City of Wayne - Building Inspection and Planning Department. Applications are made through the Building Inspector's office in City Hall at 513 Main Street, open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; the department also keeps an office at 306 Pearl Street, and the number for both permits and inspections is 402-375-1733. The City states what an application needs: "A building permit application, completed either by the contractor or the owner, a drawing detailing the project, a site plan if the project is new or if an addition is being added. The estimated value of the project, as this will determine the amount of the permit fee. The contractor, electrician, plumber, architect, and/or engineer involved in the project. A proposed completion date of the project as permits become null and void if the work or construction is not commenced within 180 days or if the work is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after work has begun." Allow time: "A minimum of ten (10) working days is required for plan review and permit issuance." Once approved, the fee is paid, the permit card is posted at the job site and one set of approved plans is kept there so the originals cannot be altered after approval. Some applications go further than the City - "Certain applications will need the prior approval of the State Electrical Inspector and the State Fire Marshall. The Building Official will inform you of this when you submit your application" - and the City's Notice to Contractors adds that plans approved by those state offices must be retained on the job. BUDGET FOR A CASH DEPOSIT AS WELL AS THE FEE. Under a deposit schedule the City Council approved on November 5, 2019 as Resolution No. 2019-66, effective the same day, and which the City prints in its permit packet, the Building Permit Cash Deposit is "On a project valued at $100,000 or less $500.00" and "On a project valued over $100,001 $1,000.00". The packet states that "The cash deposit shall be forfeited to the City if the contractor fails to call the Building Official to request the required inspections as noted on the building permit card", that on forfeiture "a new cash deposit of the same amount shall be required before construction can continue", that "The building permit cash deposit shall not be waived", and that the deposit is returned to the owner or contractor as stated on the application "within ten (10) business days after issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy". Under the original Resolution No. 2007-86 "the penalty for no building permit shall be two times the building permit fee". Initial plan review is free; the packet adds that "Any subsequent plan review (for changes, additions, revisions) shall be subject to a non-refundable charge of $35 for the first hour of review and $25 per hour thereafter, plus any expenses incurred". The City's Notice to Contractors adds two rules that decide whether an inspection happens at all: "This office will not conduct an inspection unless the Building Permit card is posted at the construction site or made available at the time of inspection (for both Residential and Commercial)", and "Approved plans MUST be retained on the job and this card KEPT POSTED until final inspection has been made." Fee schedules for permits are set by the City Council under Sections 150.15(D) and 150.17(B), which insert the Council's building permit fees into the codified permit fee sections and keep a copy on file at the City Clerk's office. The City's own guidance on whether a given job needs a permit is to ask first: "before you begin pounding nails, contact the Building Inspector's office to see if you need a permit.".

Jurisdiction
City of Wayne, Nebraska
Jurisdiction type
city
Address
306 Pearl Street, Wayne, NE 68787
Contact
  • url: https://www.cityofwayne.org/76/Building-Planning
  • phone: 402-375-1733
Roofing permit required
Required
Contractor registration required
Required
Registration details
  • state_level: STATEWIDE AND UNAVOIDABLE. Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-2104(1), in the Contractor Registration Act: "Before performing any construction work in Nebraska, a contractor shall be registered with the department." The department is the Nebraska Department of Labor. A roofer sits well inside the definitions rather than at their edge: "Construction" means "work on real property and annexations, including new work, additions, alterations, reconstruction, installations, and repairs" (48-2103(2)), and "Contractor" means a person or firm "engaged in the business of the construction, alteration, repairing, dismantling, or demolition of buildings ... and every other type of structure" (48-2103(3)). There are two exemptions, both in 48-2104(1): work on one's own property, and "any person who earns less than five thousand dollars annually for construction services." Registration is with the State, not with the City, and it is what the boolean on this record turns on.
  • city_level: NO SEPARATE CITY ROOFING REGISTRATION WAS ESTABLISHED, AND THE TRADES WAYNE DOES REGISTER ARE NAMED. The City registers and lists two trades and publishes the current roster for them: its Licenses and Permits page carries "2026 Licensed Electricians and Plumbers" and states that the individuals and companies named there "are licensed to do electrical and plumbing work in the City of Wayne." The City Code backs that up on both trades - Section 150.16 carries the electrical code together with an electricians' registration scheme and an occupation tax levied "for electricians and apprentices", and Section 150.18(B) carries a plumbers' registration scheme under which "No person shall hereafter engage in or work at the business of a master plumber or journeyman plumber in the city until he or she shall have registered as a master plumber or journeyman plumber," with renewal each December 31, revocation powers in the Council and a separate occupation tax. Chapter 150 sets up no equivalent registration, bond or listing for roofing or general contractors, and the same Licenses and Permits page sends a general applicant to the department rather than to a registration desk: "For a building permit, contact the Building and Planning Department." That is not a statement by the City that a roofer needs nothing local, and Wayne also levies occupation taxes on some businesses under Chapter 110 of its code. Confirm with the Building Inspector on 402-375-1733 before the first job in town whether anything beyond the state registration and the building permit is expected of a roofing contractor.
Permit process note
Applications are made through the Building Inspector's office in City Hall at 513 Main Street, open 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; the department also keeps an office at 306 Pearl Street, and the number for both permits and inspections is 402-375-1733. The City states what an application needs: "A building permit application, completed either by the contractor or the owner, a drawing detailing the project, a site plan if the project is new or if an addition is being added. The estimated value of the project, as this will determine the amount of the permit fee. The contractor, electrician, plumber, architect, and/or engineer involved in the project. A proposed completion date of the project as permits become null and void if the work or construction is not commenced within 180 days or if the work is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after work has begun." Allow time: "A minimum of ten (10) working days is required for plan review and permit issuance." Once approved, the fee is paid, the permit card is posted at the job site and one set of approved plans is kept there so the originals cannot be altered after approval. Some applications go further than the City - "Certain applications will need the prior approval of the State Electrical Inspector and the State Fire Marshall. The Building Official will inform you of this when you submit your application" - and the City's Notice to Contractors adds that plans approved by those state offices must be retained on the job. BUDGET FOR A CASH DEPOSIT AS WELL AS THE FEE. Under a deposit schedule the City Council approved on November 5, 2019 as Resolution No. 2019-66, effective the same day, and which the City prints in its permit packet, the Building Permit Cash Deposit is "On a project valued at $100,000 or less $500.00" and "On a project valued over $100,001 $1,000.00". The packet states that "The cash deposit shall be forfeited to the City if the contractor fails to call the Building Official to request the required inspections as noted on the building permit card", that on forfeiture "a new cash deposit of the same amount shall be required before construction can continue", that "The building permit cash deposit shall not be waived", and that the deposit is returned to the owner or contractor as stated on the application "within ten (10) business days after issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy". Under the original Resolution No. 2007-86 "the penalty for no building permit shall be two times the building permit fee". Initial plan review is free; the packet adds that "Any subsequent plan review (for changes, additions, revisions) shall be subject to a non-refundable charge of $35 for the first hour of review and $25 per hour thereafter, plus any expenses incurred". The City's Notice to Contractors adds two rules that decide whether an inspection happens at all: "This office will not conduct an inspection unless the Building Permit card is posted at the construction site or made available at the time of inspection (for both Residential and Commercial)", and "Approved plans MUST be retained on the job and this card KEPT POSTED until final inspection has been made." Fee schedules for permits are set by the City Council under Sections 150.15(D) and 150.17(B), which insert the Council's building permit fees into the codified permit fee sections and keep a copy on file at the City Clerk's office. The City's own guidance on whether a given job needs a permit is to ask first: "before you begin pounding nails, contact the Building Inspector's office to see if you need a permit."
Adopted code
Wayne adopts its codes by reference in Chapter 150 of the City Code, which the City publishes in full on its own website and states was last updated August 5, 2026 with Ordinance 2026-6. Section 150.17(A) adopts "the 2018 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings," as the one- and two-family dwelling code of the City, "with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in paragraph (B) of this section," and states that its provisions "shall be controlling throughout the city and throughout its zoning jurisdiction." That is the code a house reroof is built under. Section 150.15(A) adopts the 2018 International Building Code on the same terms for buildings generally, Section 150.18(A) the 2018 International Plumbing Code, and Sections 150.16, 150.31 and 150.32 the electrical, property maintenance and energy codes. The codified ordinance trail under Section 150.17 runs Ord. 2000-15, Ord. 2007-24, Ord. 2010-30, Ord. 2017-29, Ord. 2021-8 (passed 6-1-2021) and Ord. 2023-5 (passed 4-4-2023). The City's Building Codes page states the same thing in plainer words - "The City Council, with passage of Ordinance 2021-8, adopted the 2018 versions of the building codes from the International Code Council" - and adds that a copy of the codes is kept in the Building Inspector's office at 306 Pearl Street and a second copy at the Wayne Public Library. The department says the same in its own NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS inside the building permit packet: "The City of Wayne is currently using the 2018 International Building Code, 2018 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2018 International Plumbing Code, 2018 International Mechanical Code, 2018 International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, and 2017 National Electrical Code." ONE INCONSISTENCY IN THE CITY'S OWN PUBLISHED GUIDANCE, WORTH KNOWING BEFORE YOU QUOTE A SECTION NUMBER. The City's Frequently Asked Questions page still answers the question "When is a building permit required?" with: "Building permits are required as per Section 105.1 of the 2009 International Building Code (adopted by Ordinance 2007-24). The Building Official will make a final determination as to whether or not a permit will be needed." Ordinance 2007-24 is one of the earlier links in the codified chain, and the codified chapter itself now names the 2018 editions. This record does not decide which text governs a given question; the codified Chapter 150 is the enacted instrument, and the Building Inspector on 402-375-1733 is the person who settles a section-number dispute.
Drip edge
Required — A drip edge is required, by the residential code Wayne has adopted rather than by a local amendment. Section 150.17(A) of the City Code adopts the 2018 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings as the City's one- and two-family dwelling code and states that it controls throughout the city and its zoning jurisdiction; the City's own amendment list in Section 150.17(B), read here in full, amends nothing in that code's roof-assembly chapter, so its asphalt-shingle drip-edge provision - Section R905.2.8.5 in that edition - applies as published. The operative text of that section sits behind the International Code Council's paywall; this record does not restate it and does not put dimensions, material gauges or fastening spacings on it. Get the requirement itself from the adopted code, a copy of which the City keeps in the Building Inspector's office at 306 Pearl Street and at the Wayne Public Library for public inspection, or from the Building Inspector on 402-375-1733. About drip edge
Mid-roof inspection
Not required — No mid-roof or roof-covering inspection appears among the inspections Wayne publishes. Answering "What necessary inspections are performed?", the City states: "Marked on the Building Permit Card will be the inspections required for that particular job. The inspections listed are: footing, building rough-in, building final construction, electrical rough-in, electrical final, plumbing rough-in, warm air heating rough-in, warm air heating final, warm air heating air conditioner, State Fire Marshall rough-in, and State Fire Marshall final. Not all of the inspections listed are required for each building permit. The Building Official will determine what inspections are conducted." None of those eleven is a roof stage, and the City's amendments to the residential code in Section 150.17(B) add no inspection of its own. Two practical rules still reach a reroof. Inspections need advance notice - the City states that "All inspections, especially footing inspections, are required to give a 24-hour advance notice to the Building Official," booked on 402-375-1733 during business hours - and the permit card is the record: "located on the permit card is a place for the inspector to sign-off for approval or disapproval." The card itself must be posted at the job site and one set of approved plans kept there throughout. Because the Building Official decides which inspections a given permit carries, confirm at issuance whether a roof-covering look is being asked for on your job rather than assuming from this list that none will be.
Impact-resistant roofing
Not required — Wayne imposes no impact-rating requirement on roof coverings. Chapter 150 of the City Code - the whole of it, from Section 150.01 through Section 150.99, including the City's amendment lists for the building code in Section 150.15(D), the residential code in Section 150.17(B), the plumbing code in Section 150.18 and the property maintenance and energy code sections - contains no UL 2218, Class 4, Class IV or FM 4473 requirement, and no impact-resistance provision of any kind for roof coverings. Nebraska imposes none either: the state's building code framework sets an edition floor rather than roofing content, and no statewide impact-rating mandate reaches a Wayne reroof. An insurance carrier may still price a Class 4 covering differently, and some carriers in hail country offer a discount for one, but that is a matter between the owner and the insurer and not a building requirement in Wayne.
Repair permit threshold
Plan on a permit for a reroof in Wayne, and read the City's own exemption list to see why. The building permit packet the City hands out reproduces the residential permit rule as Wayne applies it - "Section R105.1 Required. Any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by this code, or to cause any such work to be performed, shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit." Wayne has not left the exemption side to the model code: Section 150.17(B) of the City Code amends Section R105.2 Work exempt from permit to read, in full, that permits shall not be required for one-story detached accessory structures of not more than 64 square feet of floor area; fences not over 8 feet high; retaining walls not over 4 feet high measured from the top of finished grade to top of wall; water tanks supported directly upon grade within stated capacity and proportion limits; sidewalks and driveways not more than 30 inches above adjacent grade and not over any basement or story below; "Painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, counter tops and similar finish work"; prefabricated above-ground swimming pools; swings and other playground equipment accessory to a one- or two-family dwelling; "Window awnings supported by an exterior wall"; and like-for-like window replacement where no structural alteration is required. Roof covering work appears nowhere on that list, and no size, layer-count or dollar floor is published anywhere in Chapter 150 that would take a reroof out of the permit requirement. The City also warns on the face of the amendment that "Exemption from the permit requirements of this code shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of this code or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction." On the commercial track Section 150.15(C) adds a further step - "The Building Inspector shall determine when a building permit is required pursuant to this section" - with an appeal of that determination going to the City Administrator. Two timing rules bite on a small job: the City states that "A minimum of ten (10) working days is required for plan review and permit issuance," and permits become null and void if work is not commenced within 180 days or is suspended or abandoned for 180 days after it has begun.
Wind design criteria
Wayne fills in the residential code's climatic and geographic design table itself. Section 150.17(B) of the City Code amends "Table R301.2(1): CLIMATIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DESIGN CRITERIA" to "Insert the following design criteria information" and gives, as printed: Roof Snow Load 30 lbs. per square foot; Ground Snow Load 25 lbs. per square foot; Wind Speed 115 mph; Seismic Design Category B; Subject to Damage from Weathering, Severe; Subject to Damage from Frost Line Depth, 42 inches; Subject to Damage from Termite, Moderate to Heavy; Subject to Damage from Decay, None to Slight; Winter Design Temp 4 Degrees; and Flood Hazards, Not Available. TWO THINGS TO CHECK BEFORE YOU DESIGN TO THOSE NUMBERS. First, the City's entry is labelled only "Wind Speed" and does not state the basis - the table in the adopted edition of the residential code carries the wind column on a stated basis, and a 115 mph figure means a different thing depending on whether it is read as an ultimate design wind speed or as a nominal three-second gust. Do not convert between the two; ask the Building Inspector on 402-375-1733 which basis the office applies. Second, Wayne lists a roof snow load of 30 psf ABOVE a ground snow load of 25 psf, which is the reverse of the usual relationship between the two, so take the roof figure as the City's own stated design load rather than deriving one from the ground value. The City's inserted table has no entry for ice barrier underlayment and none for air freezing index or mean annual temperature, so those cells of the table are not answered by Wayne's ordinance and are the ones to raise with the Building Inspector.
Roof layer limit / recover
Wayne states no layer cap of its own. Section 150.17(A) of the City Code adopts the 2018 International Residential Code as the City's one- and two-family dwelling code, and the City's own list of additions, insertions and changes to that code in Section 150.17(B) - read here in full, from the amendment to Section R101.1 through the adoption of Appendix G - amends no part of the residential code's roof-assembly chapter. The chapter of Wayne's code that governs the point is therefore the adopted edition's own reroofing provisions, applied unmodified. That operative text sits behind the International Code Council's paywall and this record does not restate it or put a number on it. Before pricing an overlay in Wayne, ask the Building Inspector on 402-375-1733 for the reroofing rule as the office applies it, and expect the answer to turn on the condition of the existing covering and on how many layers are already up. Note that Wayne's neighbours in eastern Nebraska do not all land in the same place on this question - the City of Blair, for one, publishes a full tear-off answer for asphalt shingles - so a rule a crew learned on another job in the region is not a safe guide here.
Deck & sheathing requirements
No Wayne-specific roof-deck or sheathing rule is published. Section 150.17(A) adopts the 2018 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Section 150.17(B) sets out the City's amendments to it; read in full, those amendments touch the administrative sections, the design-criteria table, fire and smoke-alarm provisions, stairs and handrails, foundations and footings, floor framing, the energy chapter, mechanical, fuel gas and plumbing sections, and Appendices F and G, and they do not amend the residential code's roof-assembly chapter or its roof-sheathing provisions. So the adopted edition's own deck and sheathing requirements apply unmodified; their operative text is behind the International Code Council's paywall and is not restated here. Two City-written rules that a roofer will meet on the same job are worth knowing because they are NOT deck rules and should not be read as such. Wayne amends the floor-framing sections - Section R502.3 Allowable joist spans is rewritten to point at Table R502.3.1(2), Section R502.3.1 Sleeping areas and attic joists is deleted, and Section R301.5 Table R301.5 is amended to raise all 30 pound live loads to 40 pounds - and it inserts "Section 903.1. Roof extension. Insert: 12 inches." That last line is an amendment to the 2018 International Plumbing Code adopted in Section 150.18, not to the roof covering; it fixes the height a vent pipe must extend above the roof, and it is easy to mistake for a roofing provision because of its heading.
Sales & use tax
7.0% combined (.07) = Nebraska state rate 5.5% + City of Wayne local-option rate 1.5%, effective July 1, 2026, per the Nebraska Department of Revenue's Local Sales and Use Tax Rates schedule, which lists Wayne with a local rate of 1.5% and a total rate of 7.0% (.07). Wayne County levies no county sales tax; the schedule carries a County Sales and Use Tax Rate section naming only Dakota County, at 0.5%, and that county rate applies only outside a municipality that imposes its own local tax. Nebraska's local sales tax is state-administered rather than collected by the city, and no separate construction or use tax is taken at building-permit issuance in Wayne. The cash sums the City does take at permit issuance are deposits, not taxes - see the permit process entry.

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Do you need a permit to replace a roof in Wayne, NE?

Required. Plan on a permit for a reroof in Wayne, and read the City's own exemption list to see why. The building permit packet the City hands out reproduces the residential permit rule as Wayne applies it - "Section R105.1 Required. Any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by this code, or to cause any such work to be performed, shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit." Wayne has not left the exemption side to the model code: Section 150.17(B) of the City Code amends Section R105.2 Work exempt from permit to read, in full, that permits shall not be required for one-story detached accessory structures of not more than 64 square feet of floor area; fences not over 8 feet high; retaining walls not over 4 feet high measured from the top of finished grade to top of wall; water tanks supported directly upon grade within stated capacity and proportion limits; sidewalks and driveways not more than 30 inches above adjacent grade and not over any basement or story below; "Painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, counter tops and similar finish work"; prefabricated above-ground swimming pools; swings and other playground equipment accessory to a one- or two-family dwelling; "Window awnings supported by an exterior wall"; and like-for-like window replacement where no structural alteration is required. Roof covering work appears nowhere on that list, and no size, layer-count or dollar floor is published anywhere in Chapter 150 that would take a reroof out of the permit requirement. The City also warns on the face of the amendment that "Exemption from the permit requirements of this code shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of this code or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction." On the commercial track Section 150.15(C) adds a further step - "The Building Inspector shall determine when a building permit is required pursuant to this section" - with an appeal of that determination going to the City Administrator. Two timing rules bite on a small job: the City states that "A minimum of ten (10) working days is required for plan review and permit issuance," and permits become null and void if work is not commenced within 180 days or is suspended or abandoned for 180 days after it has begun.

Is drip edge required?

Required — A drip edge is required, by the residential code Wayne has adopted rather than by a local amendment. Section 150.17(A) of the City Code adopts the 2018 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings as the City's one- and two-family dwelling code and states that it controls throughout the city and its zoning jurisdiction; the City's own amendment list in Section 150.17(B), read here in full, amends nothing in that code's roof-assembly chapter, so its asphalt-shingle drip-edge provision - Section R905.2.8.5 in that edition - applies as published. The operative text of that section sits behind the International Code Council's paywall; this record does not restate it and does not put dimensions, material gauges or fastening spacings on it. Get the requirement itself from the adopted code, a copy of which the City keeps in the Building Inspector's office at 306 Pearl Street and at the Wayne Public Library for public inspection, or from the Building Inspector on 402-375-1733..

Is a mid-roof inspection required?

Not required — No mid-roof or roof-covering inspection appears among the inspections Wayne publishes. Answering "What necessary inspections are performed?", the City states: "Marked on the Building Permit Card will be the inspections required for that particular job. The inspections listed are: footing, building rough-in, building final construction, electrical rough-in, electrical final, plumbing rough-in, warm air heating rough-in, warm air heating final, warm air heating air conditioner, State Fire Marshall rough-in, and State Fire Marshall final. Not all of the inspections listed are required for each building permit. The Building Official will determine what inspections are conducted." None of those eleven is a roof stage, and the City's amendments to the residential code in Section 150.17(B) add no inspection of its own. Two practical rules still reach a reroof. Inspections need advance notice - the City states that "All inspections, especially footing inspections, are required to give a 24-hour advance notice to the Building Official," booked on 402-375-1733 during business hours - and the permit card is the record: "located on the permit card is a place for the inspector to sign-off for approval or disapproval." The card itself must be posted at the job site and one set of approved plans kept there throughout. Because the Building Official decides which inspections a given permit carries, confirm at issuance whether a roof-covering look is being asked for on your job rather than assuming from this list that none will be..

Do roofing contractors need a license or registration in Wayne, NE?

Required.

What building code does Wayne, NE use?

Wayne adopts its codes by reference in Chapter 150 of the City Code, which the City publishes in full on its own website and states was last updated August 5, 2026 with Ordinance 2026-6. Section 150.17(A) adopts "the 2018 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings," as the one- and two-family dwelling code of the City, "with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed in paragraph (B) of this section," and states that its provisions "shall be controlling throughout the city and throughout its zoning jurisdiction." That is the code a house reroof is built under. Section 150.15(A) adopts the 2018 International Building Code on the same terms for buildings generally, Section 150.18(A) the 2018 International Plumbing Code, and Sections 150.16, 150.31 and 150.32 the electrical, property maintenance and energy codes. The codified ordinance trail under Section 150.17 runs Ord. 2000-15, Ord. 2007-24, Ord. 2010-30, Ord. 2017-29, Ord. 2021-8 (passed 6-1-2021) and Ord. 2023-5 (passed 4-4-2023). The City's Building Codes page states the same thing in plainer words - "The City Council, with passage of Ordinance 2021-8, adopted the 2018 versions of the building codes from the International Code Council" - and adds that a copy of the codes is kept in the Building Inspector's office at 306 Pearl Street and a second copy at the Wayne Public Library. The department says the same in its own NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS inside the building permit packet: "The City of Wayne is currently using the 2018 International Building Code, 2018 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2018 International Plumbing Code, 2018 International Mechanical Code, 2018 International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, and 2017 National Electrical Code." ONE INCONSISTENCY IN THE CITY'S OWN PUBLISHED GUIDANCE, WORTH KNOWING BEFORE YOU QUOTE A SECTION NUMBER. The City's Frequently Asked Questions page still answers the question "When is a building permit required?" with: "Building permits are required as per Section 105.1 of the 2009 International Building Code (adopted by Ordinance 2007-24). The Building Official will make a final determination as to whether or not a permit will be needed." Ordinance 2007-24 is one of the earlier links in the codified chain, and the codified chapter itself now names the 2018 editions. This record does not decide which text governs a given question; the codified Chapter 150 is the enacted instrument, and the Building Inspector on 402-375-1733 is the person who settles a section-number dispute.