NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AREA (CRA) AND EXTREMELY BLIGHTED AREA (EBA) DESIGNATION

Notice is hereby given that the Omaha City Council has set Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. as the date of Public Hearing on the Resolution approving the extremely blighted area designation for the following areas: Mason Street on the north; The Union Pacific Rail Line on the east; Interstate Highway I-80 on the south; and The Field Club Recreational Trail on the west.

The proposed CRA and EBA is comprised of three U.S. Census Block Groups, as follows: Block Group 2 of Census Tract 33, and Block Groups 2 and 3 of Census Tract 34.02. A portion of Census Tract 33 included in the area is already designated as both a CRA and EBA, and will be recertified as part of the CRA and EBA designations.

The subject area qualifies for designation as a CRA, in accordance with Nebraska Community Development Law, for the following reasons:

• Poorly defined street layout

• Older infrastructure in poor condition

• Obsolescence of structures – buildings having a median age of more than 84 years, exceeding the threshold of a 40 year average age, and having overall building conditions that are generally below city wide average conditions

• Having a overall average per capita income of approximately $21,480 which is lower than the overall City per capita income of $36,749

• Having an overall average unemployment rate of approximately 6.65 percent, which is greater than the threshold 3.95 percent rate (which is 120% of the statewide unemployment rate of 3.29 percent)

The subject area qualifies for designation as an EBA, in accordance with the Nebraska Community Development Law, for the following reasons:

• Having an overall average unemployment rate of approximately 6.65 percent, which exceeds the threshold of 6.68 percent

• Having an overall average poverty rate of approximately 20.8 percent, which exceeds the threshold of 20.1 percent

The subject area meets the criteria established by the Nebraska Community Development Law for designation as both a CRA and an EBA. Approval of the CRA designation will allow the use of the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) program within the designated area. Approval of the EBA designation will allow for a 20 year term for the use of TIF for qualifying projects, provide owner-occupant homebuyers a Nebraska state income tax credit, and will give developers of affordable housing projects an additional consideration when applying for programs that assist with such projects.

The Planning Board recommended approval of this Redevelopment Project Plan at the October 4, 2023 public hearing.

A copy of said plan is available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office.

The Public Hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Omaha on January 9, 2024, in the Legislative Chambers, Omaha/Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska.

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, REQUESTS WILL REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 72 HOURS ADVANCE NOTICE.

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

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AGENDA

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2023

PRE-MEETING/CASE REVIEW-11:00 A.M.

11th FLOOR

CENTRAL CONFERENCE ROOM

1:00 P.M. - PUBLIC HEARING

LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER – LC LEVEL

OMAHA/DOUGLAS CIVIC CENTER

1819 FARNAM STREET

LAYOVER CASES:

Waiver of Section 55-186 – Variance to the required rear yard setback from 25’ to 16’ and 5’ to allow for the construction of a slide, pool house, and basketball court; 1407 Elk Ridge Dr.

NEW CASES:

Waiver of Section 55-715 & 55-742(b)(2) – Variance to the required minimum depth from 15’ to 0’ and to the parking regulations to allow parking in the front yard setback for a previously constructed driveway addition to remain; 4463 S. 61st Ave.

Waiver of Section 55-830 – Variance to the maximum sign budget from 32 sq. ft. to 80 sq. ft. and to the maximum sign area for a wall sign from 32 sq. ft. to 40 sq. ft. to allow for a new signage plan for an existing school; 8202 N. 31st St.

Waiver of Section 55-126 – Variance to the required interior side yard setback from 25’ to 11’ to allow for the construction of a garage and home addition; 6125 Country Club Rd.

Waiver of Section 55-786(e) – Variance to the residential fence regulations to allow a 6’ tall, greater than 50% open fence in the street side yard setback; 3011 Dupont St.

Waiver of Section 55-734 – Variance to the required number of off-street parking stalls from 2 to 1 to allow for the construction of nine single-family homes; 4918 & 4936 Nebraska Ave. and 4917, 4923, 4929, 4935, 4941, 4947, & 4953 Curtis Ave.

Waiver of Section 55-786(e) – Variance to the residential fence regulations to allow a previously constructed 4’ tall, less than 50% open fence in the front yard and street side yard setbacks to remain as-is; 3610 P St.

Waiver of Section 55-166 – Variance to the required rear yard setback from 25’ to 7.5’ to allow for the replacement of an existing, rear yard deck; 1301 S. 35th Ave.

Waiver of Section 55-146 – Variance to the required street side yard setback from 20’ to 9.5’ and to the front yard setback from 40’ to 37.5’ to allow for the construction of a second-story home addition; 14246 William Cir.

Waiver of Section 55-146 & 55-715 – Variance to the required front yard setback from 40’ to 31.5’; to the interior side yard setback from 10’ to 7.5’; and to the minimum depth from 25’ to 10’ to allow for the construction of a two-story home addition with attached covered porch/carport and redeveloped driveway; 2149 S. 113th Ave.

Waiver of Section 55-734 – Variance to the number of off-street parking stalls from 90 to 29; 2920 N. 118th St.

Waiver of Section 55-126 & 55-740(e) – Variance to the required interior side yard setback from 25’ to 15.5’ and to the hard-surface driveway requirement to allow for the construction of a detached garage with a garage door wider than 6’ on the side of the garage; 22108 Riverside Dr.

Waiver of Section 55-742(b)(2) & 55-715 – Variance to the parking regulations to allow parking in the front yard setback in a residential district and to the minimum depth from 25’ to 20’ to allow for the construction of a driveway addition; 10750 W. Center Rd.

Waiver of Section 55-146 – Variance to the maximum impervious coverage from 40% to 49% to allow for the construction of a solid roof over an existing wood deck; 12911 Jackson St.

Waiver of Section 55-186 – Variance to the required front yard setback from 25’ to 23’ to allow for the construction of a front porch addition and reconfiguration of a front stoop; 17303 Dayton Cir.

Waiver of Section 55-206 & 55-207 – Variance to the minimum lot width for a Two-Family Residential use from 60’ to 45’; to the minimum lot area for a Two-Family Residential use from 8,000 sq. ft. to 5,940 sq. ft.; and to the rear yard setback from 25’ to 9’8” to allow for the conversion of an existing accessory structure into a dwelling unit; 6128 Pierce St.

Waiver of Section 55-716 – Variance to the required bufferyard between R4 and R6 Districts from 20’ to 15’ to allow for the construction of a multi-family development; Northeast of 192nd & Jones Streets

Waiver of Section 55-742(b)(2) & 55-715 – Variance to the parking regulations to allow parking in the front yard setback in a residential district and to the minimum street yard landscaping from 60% to 51% to allow a previously constructed driveway addition to remain; 4335 Shirley St.

Waiver of Section 55-146 – Variance to the maximum impervious coverage from 40% to 58% to allow for the construction of a building and parking addition for an existing high school; 8715 Pacific St.

Waiver of Section 55-734 – Variance to the required number of parking stalls on the site from 17 to 0; 5213 Leavenworth St.

NOTE:  All requests for sign language interpreters (signers) will require a minimum of 48 hours advance notice.  If necessary, contact the Board Secretary at (402) 444-5150 x2061.

The Zoning Board of Appeals reserves the right to amend the above agenda.  The Zoning Board of Appeals agenda and other information regarding the Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Department are available on the Internet at http://www.cityofomaha.org/planning.  The agendas available on the Internet are subject to change and are for convenience purposes only.  A copy of the official agenda, kept continually current, shall be available for public inspection at the office of the Omaha Planning Department, 1819 Farnam Street, Suite 1100, Omaha, Nebraska, during normal business hours.

Prior to the hearing, the applicant may schedule a time to review the City’s case file during normal business hours by contacting the Planning Department at (402) 444-5150 ext. 2051.  If an alternative (audio version) to this agenda is necessary, please notify the Board Secretary at (402) 444-5150 ext. 2061, 72 hours in advance.

Jake Placzek

Zoning Board of Appeals Administrator

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