“Pursuant to Chapter 34, Article VI, Division 3 of the Omaha Municipal Code, you are hereby notified that:

It shall be the duty of the occupant, as well as the duty of the owner, of any lot or land or real estate in the city to clear all ice and snow from the sidewalks adjoining the said lot, land or real estate within 24 hours after the city has declared that snow removal operation on the city’s major streets are complete. The failure or refusal of any owner or occupant to fulfill this duty and to clear all ice and snow and other obstructions from the sidewalks has been declared unlawful and may be punishable pursuant to Omaha Municipal Code Sec. 1-10. It is also unlawful for any person to place snow or ice upon any street or alley right-of-way from private driveways, sidewalks, lots, or other private property.

Pursuant to Omaha Municipal Code Sec. 34-335 the City of Omaha has the authority to clear the sidewalks of the hazard created by snow and ice. The expense the City incurs for removing snow and ice accumulations upon sidewalks may be assessed against the adjoining property, at the following rates:

Amount of Snow in inches               Cost per Lineal (running) Foot of Sidewalk to remove*

Trace (or ice) to 5.99-inches                             $3.45 per Lineal Foot (includes 15% administrative fee)

6-inches to 11.99 inches                                  $11.50 per Lineal Foot (includes 15% administrative fee)

12.00-inches or greater                                      $8.63 per Lineal Foot (includes 15% administrative fee)

*Based on a maximum standard residential sidewalk width of 5 foot. If sidewalk is greater than

5 foot wide a multiplier will be added.

Additionally, if it has been determined that a property has been in violation of Chapter 34, Article VI, Division 3 within a previous 36 month period, an additional penalty of $150.00 will be assessed for a second violation and $300.00 will be assessed for a third and each subsequent violation. The City of Omaha Public Works Department thanks the City for their cooperation in clearing the sidewalks.”

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CITY OF OMAHA

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Omaha met on October 3, 2023 and passed and approved the following ordinances:

ORDINANCE NO. 43541

AN ORDINANCE to amend the official zoning map of the City of Omaha adopted by Section 55-65 of the Omaha Municipal Code, by changing certain boundaries of the official zoning map of the City of Omaha in accordance with Section 55-886 of the Omaha Municipal Code, to rezone property located northwest of 214th and Grover Streets from GI-General Industrial District to DR-Development Reserve District.

Summary: The official zoning map adopted by Section 55-65 of the Omaha Municipal Code be, and the same hereby is, changed and amended in accordance with Section 55-886 of the Omaha Municipal Code so that: Outlot A, Trailridge Ranches, a subdivision as surveyed, platted and recorded in Douglas County, Nebraska, is hereby rezoned from GI-General Industrial District to DR-Development Reserve District.

First Reading September 19, 2023; Second Reading September 26, 2023; Third Reading, Public Hearing and Vote October 3, 2023

PASSED: October 11, 2023: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 43540

AN ORDINANCE to amend the official zoning map of the City of Omaha adopted by Section 55-65 of the Omaha Municipal Code, by changing certain boundaries of the official zoning map of the City of Omaha in accordance with Section 55-886 of the Omaha Municipal Code, to rezone property at 3301 Harney Street from R7-Medium-Density Multiple Family Residential District to TOD-2-MX-Transit Oriented Development District.

Summary: The official zoning map adopted by Section 55-65 of the Omaha Municipal Code be, and the same hereby is, changed and amended in accordance with Section 55-886 of the Omaha Municipal Code so that: Lots 1 & 2, Block 4, Reeds 5th Addition, a subdivision as surveyed, platted and recorded in Douglas County, Nebraska, are hereby rezoned R7-Medium-Density Multiple Family Residential District to TOD-2-MX-Transit Oriented Development District.

First Reading September 19, 2023; Second Reading September 26, 2023; Third Reading, Public Hearing and Vote October 3, 2023

PASSED: October 11, 2023: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 43542

AN ORDINANCE to amend Sections 55-33, 55-68, 55-207, 55-227, 55-306, 55-324, 55-346, 55-364, 55-383, 55-404, 55-423, 55-444, 55-718, 55-829 and 55-890 of the Omaha Municipal Code regarding Assisted living permitted districts, Duplex residential lot width in R5/R6 zoning, correction of an error for maximum wall sign area in AG/DR zoning, and clarification to the Townhouse residential definition, Tree planting, and other applicable fees with an application; and to provide the effective date thereof.

Summary: Same

First Reading September 19, 2023; Second Reading and Public Hearing September 26, 2023; Third Reading and Vote October 3, 2023

PASSED: October 11, 2023: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 43543

AN ORDINANCE to authorize payment to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) for professional services to perform DNA testing needed by the Omaha Police Department, for a period of up to five years from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2028, involving the payment of money from appropriations of more than one (1) fiscal year in accordance with Sections 5.16 and 5.17 of the Omaha Home Rule Charter of the City of Omaha, 1956, as amended; to provide for the payment to the University of Nebraska Medical Center approximately $240,000.00 a year, for an estimated total of $1,200,000.00; and to provide the effective date hereof.

Summary: Same

First Reading September 19, 2023; Second Reading and Public Hearing September 26, 2023; Third Reading and Vote October 3, 2023

PASSED: October 11, 2023: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

ORDINANCE NO. 43544

AN ORDINANCE (1) to approve an agreement between the City of Omaha and the Nebraska Medical Center in the amount of the amount of seven hundred and thirty-four thousand, two hundred and thirty-five dollars ($734,235); and (2) to authorize funding for such agreement from the City of Omaha’s FY 2022 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Grant, Award #15PBJA-22-GG-04731-CVIP, awarded by the Office of Justice Programs; provide funding for two (2) violence intervention specialists, one (1) educator, one (1) social worker, fringe benefits, office supplies, and indirect costs as part of the Engaging Networks within the Community of Omaha to Maintain and Promote a Safe Society (ENCOMPASS) Omaha project; involving appropriations of more than one year in conformity with Section 5.17 of the Home Rule Charter; and, providing for the effective date hereof.

Summary: Same

First Reading September 19, 2023; Second Reading and Public Hearing September 26, 2023; Third Reading and Vote October 3, 2023

PASSED: October 11, 2023: 7-0

City of Omaha

Jean Stothert, Mayor

Elizabeth Butler, City Clerk

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CITY OF OMAHA

NOTICE TO PUBLIC

The Omaha Streetcar Authority will have a Meeting at 1:30 P.M. on Monday, October 16, 2023, in the Legislative Chambers of the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street in Omaha, Nebraska, for the purpose of discussing the agenda items and briefing and discussion of public business. This meeting will have video conference capability. Proposed agenda kept continually current shall be available for public inspection in the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center at the Office of the City Clerk, but the Authority shall have the right to modify the agenda to include items of an emergency nature only at such public meeting when convened. The video conference details and an agenda for the meeting is posted on the City of Omaha website at https://www.cityofomaha.org/omaha-streetcar.

Elizabeth Butler

City Clerk

ALL REQUESTS FOR SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS (SIGNERS) WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 48 HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE.

IF ALTERNATIVE FORMATS ARE NEEDED, ALL REQUESTS WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 72 HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE.

PLEASE NOTIFY KIMBERLY HOESING AT (402) 444-5552 IF ARRANGEMENTS NEED TO BE MADE.

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