Historical Commercial Building Plans

The link below will allow you to search for, display and download historical commercial building plans issued by the City using the Digital Reel application.  The images have been converted from several different types of microfilm media and include permits issued from the early 1900's until 2014.  Permits issued between 2014 and 2023 are available using the Accela Citizen Access portal.  Plans for permits later than 2023 must be requested through Plan Review.  If you need assistance finding plans for an issued permit, please contact Planning & Development Services Plan Review at 402-441-7882.

Refer to the Digital Reel User Guide link below for instructions on viewing, downloading and printing the images.

If you prefer to have Planning & Development Services extract scanned images for you, please contact our office at 402-441-7521 for details.  There will be a fee for this service.

Commercial Building Plans on Digital Reel

View the User Guide for Digital Reel(PDF, 8MB)

Navigating to the Digital Reel application will display the following screen.  To search for a building permit in all media types, type the permit number into the Search field above the “Document Type” list or in the “Permit Number” field on the right and click the appropriate Search button.  If images exist that meet your search criteria, you will be presented with a list of images.  Click the magnifying glass icon to see a preview of the document or click on the document name to open the document for viewing.

When viewing images, you will see a toolbar at the top of the window.  Refer to pages 27-30 of the User Guide for detailed instructions on use of these buttons.