Roofing in Ogallala, Nebraska

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Ogallala Municipal Code Chapter 150 adopts the 2018 editions of the International Building and Residential Codes by two parallel sections, both read in full. Section 150.15(A): "To provide certain minimum standards, provisions, and requirements for safe and stable design, methods of construction, and uses of materials in buildings hereafter erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, relocated, and converted, the 2018 Edition of the International Building Code... is hereby incorporated by reference in addition to all amendments as though printed in full herein." Section 150.19(A)/(B) does the same for "the 2018 Edition of the International Residential Code," then lists what is NOT adopted: "Part III Chapter 3 Section R 309.5 and Section 313 Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems. Part VIII Chapters 34 through 41 Electrical (inclusive). Chapter 3 Section 302.13 Floors, Gen. F.P. Chapter 26 General Plumbing Requirements." None of those four exclusions reaches Chapter 8 (Roof-Ceiling Construction) or Chapter 9 (Roof Assemblies), and the ordinance amends nothing else in the residential code - the whole of Chapter 150.15 through 150.19 was read to confirm it. Section 150.19(B) also inserts the City's own filled-in Table R301.2(1) directly into the ordinance text (see wind_design_criteria). The City also adopts the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (150.16), the National Electrical Code per the Nebraska State Electrical Act (150.17), and the 2000 edition of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code (150.18). The City's own Building Permit Application confirms the same package in summary: "The City of Ogallala uses and enforces the 2018 International Building Code (2018 IBC), 2018 Residential Building Code (2018 IRC) and the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code (2021 UPC)."

Permit and licence forms are printed from the City's "Apply for a Permit" page. The Construction Permit application is a combined document: page one carries the requirements summary and an inspection checklist the applicant signs, and the following pages are the Permit Application itself, covering Building, Sewer Service, Right of Way, Plumbing, Water Service, Gas Piping, Building Moving, Mobile Home Placement, and Special Parking as checkbox categories, plus an "Other" box. Under Municipal Code 150.01(A)(1), an applicant files a written application with the City Clerk; the Planning and Zoning Administrator checks the application, plans and specifications against the code before authorizing the Clerk to issue the permit. The City Building Inspector and Zoning Administrator is Brandon Scott, reachable at 308-284-6723 ext. 215 or [email protected]. City Hall is at 411 East 2nd Street. A 24-hour notice is recommended for inspections; none are made on weekends or City holidays, and after-hours inspections are at the Building Inspector's discretion. The cost of a permit doubles if work commences before the permit is issued.