Omaha
City of Omaha Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division
In short
City of Omaha Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division issues 3 permits we publish for Omaha, last verified 2026-09-11. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Code Operational Permit — Place of Assemblyonly if it applies to you | City of Omaha Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division | $125–$175 per permit, banded by occupant capacity — 0-100 persons $125.00; 101 or more persons $175.00 | not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-09-11 |
| Fire Code Operational Permit — Repair Garages and Motor Fuel-Dispensing Facilities | City of Omaha Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division | $125 operational permit fee | not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-09-11 |
| Daycare and Childcare Facility Fire Inspection Fee | City of Omaha Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division | $80–$100 per inspection, banded by client count — 1-8 clients $80.00; 9-12 clients $90.00; 13 or more clients $100.00; a day care reinspection is $125.00 | not stated in the published fee schedule — charged per inspection (including any reinspection) rather than on a fixed renewal cycle | 2026-09-11 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Fire Code Operational Permit — Place of Assembly
As published on the Omaha Fire Department's Fire Prevention Permit and Fee Schedule page, the Fire Prevention Division prices its operational and construction permits by named activity or hazard category (adopting the International Fire Code as OMC Chapter 46) rather than charging every commercial business a blanket annual inspection fee. A restaurant, bar, or a larger fitness studio with a gathering space that qualifies as a 'place of assembly' under the Fire Code triggers this permit, at $125.00 for 0-100 persons or $175.00 for 101 or more; under that schedule, a small retail store, salon or office that does not fall into an assembly, hazardous-materials, hot-work or similar named category is not charged a fee. The same schedule lists a $125.00 Fire Prevention Compliance Notification reinspection fee.
Fire Code Operational Permit — Repair Garages and Motor Fuel-Dispensing Facilities
An auto-repair-specific line item in the Fire Prevention Division's own operational permit table: the Omaha Fire Department's Fire Prevention Permit and Fee Schedule page lists Repair garages and motor fuel-dispensing facilities (item 105.6.39) at $125.00. A shop that also stores flammable/combustible liquids or performs hot-work operations (welding, cutting) could separately trigger the same schedule's $125.00 Flammable and combustible liquids or Hot work operations categories, but the Repair garages category is the one written for the industry itself.
Daycare and Childcare Facility Fire Inspection Fee
A city-specific fire-safety inspection fee alongside Nebraska DHHS's own Child Care License (recorded at the state layer): the Omaha Fire Department's Fire Prevention Permit and Fee Schedule page lists Day care inspections (item 105.7.18) at $80.00 for 1-8 clients, $90.00 for 9-12 and $100.00 for 13 or more, with a $125.00 day care reinspection. The same schedule prices a $75.00 inspection for foster care homes and banded inspection fees for healthcare facilities and hospitals, so this is part of a broader local inspection-fee structure rather than an isolated line item. Zoning is a separate step: OMC §55-46 classes state-licensed day care for ten or fewer individuals as day care services (limited) and for 11 or more as day care services (general). In the residential districts, limited day care is a permitted use throughout, while general day care needs a special use permit from the City Council in the DR, R1-R5 and R-WRN districts and a conditional use permit in the R6 and MH districts (it is a permitted use in R7 and R8); OMC §55-890 sets those application fees at $560.00 for a special use permit and $300.00 for a conditional use permit, each plus the technology and training fee. The Current Planning Division (402-444-5150 x2063) states that zoning approval for a daycare or childcare center consists of obtaining a Certificate of Occupancy inspection.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Omaha
- Phone
- (402) 444-5711
- Website
- www.omaha-fire.org/
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Current Planning — states that a standard zoning verification letter is provided for a $54 processing fee including the 8% Technology and Training fee, what the letter covers, that it does not satisfy zoning approval for a daycare/childcare center (a Certificate of Occupancy inspection does), the request process (up to ten business days), and that zoning can be verified online or through the Planner Help Desk (402-444-5150)City of Omaha Planning Department, Current Planning Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Fire Prevention Permit and Fee Schedule — the full International Fire Code-numbered operational and construction permit fee table, including Places of assembly ($125.00 for 0-100 persons, $175.00 for 101+), Repair garages and motor fuel-dispensing facilities ($125.00), Day care inspections ($80.00/$90.00/$100.00, reinspection $125.00), Foster care homes ($75.00), Healthcare and hospital inspections, Liquor license ($125.00/$175.00) and Fire Prevention Compliance Notification reinspection ($125.00)City of Omaha Fire Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-08
- Omaha Municipal Code §55-46 (Civic use types) — defines day care services (limited) as the state-licensed care of ten or fewer individuals and day care services (general) as the state-licensed care of 11 or moreCity of Omaha (Omaha Municipal Code, via Municode) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Omaha Municipal Code §55-890 (Application fee schedules) — lists the confirmation of zoning letter at $50.00 and the temporary use permit at $50.00, and provides that the Chapter 24 technology and training fee is payable on topCity of Omaha (Omaha Municipal Code, via Municode) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Omaha Municipal Code Chapter 55, Article VI (Residential Districts) — district use lists: day care (limited) a permitted use in every residential district; day care (general) a special permit use in the DR, R1-R5 and R-WRN districts, a conditional use in R6 and MH, and a permitted use in R7 and R8City of Omaha (Omaha Municipal Code, via Municode) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
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