Administrative overview · FIPS 02180
Nome Census Area County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
Municipal Fallback
This profile identifies a handoff outside the county’s ordinary structural permitting lane.
Required jurisdiction check
Confirm the controlling local or state authority before filing.
The record is marked Municipal Fallback. That means the county profile should be treated as a routing brief: incorporated municipalities, a state building department, or a state fire marshal may control plan review, permits, and inspections. Contact the named agency below and verify the parcel’s jurisdiction before paying a fee or scheduling field work.
Responsible agency
City of Nome Office of Building Inspection / Code Enforcement Officer; State of Alaska Fire Marshal for non-deferred areas outside Nome
For a project in or near Nome Census Area, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
907-443-6605 (Building Inspector); 907-443-6663 (City Hall/Clerk’s Office); 907-304-3111 (additional Building Inspector number)
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
City of Nome City Hall, 102 Division Street, Nome, AK 99762; mailing address P.O. Box 281, Nome, AK 99762.
Operating hours
Building Inspector: Tuesday-Thursday, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM. City Hall hours were not separately stated on the reviewed building page.
Review expectation
Typically 5-7 days between receipt of a permit request and issuance, unless additional information is needed.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Frequently asked questions for Nome Census Area
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
This record is marked Municipal Fallback. Confirm whether a city, state agency, or other local authority controls the parcel before filing.
How should I begin an application?
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact 907-443-6605 (Building Inspector); 907-443-6663 (City Hall/Clerk’s Office); 907-304-3111 (additional Building Inspector number).
How long might review take?
Typically 5-7 days between receipt of a permit request and issuance, unless additional information is needed.
How are inspections scheduled?
Submit the permit through MyGovv; the City reviews plans, tax compliance and utility/route issues, and the owner must ensure a permit is actually issued. Contact the Building Inspector at 907-443-6605 or City Hall at 907-443-6663 for inspection arrangements. The page does not publish a detailed stage-by-stage inspection schedule.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
Inside the City of Nome, the published adopted code is the 2009 International Building Code, 2009 International Residential Code, 2009 International Mechanical Code, 2011 National Electrical Code, 2012 Uniform Plumbing Code and 2009 International Fire Code, as modified by Alaska regulations and Nome ordinances. The surrounding unorganized census area may instead be subject to the Alaska State Fire Marshal’s 2021-code-cycle fire/life-safety review where state review is required. The City page does not publish a comprehensive minor-work exemption list. Emergency repairs are allowed, but the permit process must be initiated on the next business day. The City requires permits for new construction, demolition, remodeling, specified mechanical/electrical replacements, moving structures, material excavation/fill that changes runoff, and development in special flood-hazard areas; state residential triplex-or-smaller exemptions may apply outside Nome where the State Fire Marshal has jurisdiction.