This bill amends the Building Construction Act in Nebraska to introduce provisions for virtual inspections for certain building permits. Specifically, it allows state agencies, counties, cities, or villages to permit virtual inspections by authorized inspectors for residential buildings that are less than three stories tall and under 10,000 square feet, provided that the individual requesting the permit submits a list of onsite personnel and the inspection is conducted live. Additionally, for nonstructural inspections, video or photo documentation may be used for reinspection purposes.

The bill also mandates that any inspection records, which include pass or fail results and reasons for any failures, must be made available to the public if the structure associated with the permit is still standing at the time of the request for these records. The original section of the law is repealed to accommodate these changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 71-6401