AGENDA

CITY OF OMAHA BOARD OF

EXAMINERS FOR ENGINEERS

TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022

PUBLIC MEETING – 12:00 PM

12TH FLOOR – ROOM 1210

OMAHA/DOUGLAS CIVIC CENTER

1819 FARNAM STREET

Approval of Meeting Minutes

Report from Chief Mechanical Inspector

Executive Session to Grade:

March Stationary Engineer Exam

February Hoisting and Portable Exam

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 ext. 2062.

The Board of Examiners for Engineers reserves the right to amend the above agenda.  The Board of Examiners for Engineers agenda and other information regarding the Board of Examiners for Engineers and Planning Department are available on the Internet at

https://planning.cityofomaha.org/boards/board-of-examiners-for-engineers.

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 1110, 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 Board Secretary at 402-444-5150 ext. 2062.  If an alternative (audio version) to this agenda is necessary, please notify the Board Secretary at 402-444-5150 ext. 2062, 72 hours in advance.

Thomas E. Phipps

Administrator

City of Omaha Board of

Examiners for Engineers

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AGENDA

CITY OF OMAHA ZONING

BOARD OF APPEALS

THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022

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 Sections 55-126 & 55-715 – Variance to the required rear yard setback from 35’ to 2’, to the front yard setback from 50’ to 21’, to the maximum impervious coverage from 30% to 34.3%, and to the required street yard landscaping depth from 30’ to 5’ to allow for the construction of a new single-family home; 525 Fairacres Rd

Waiver of Section 55-166 – Variance to the required rear yard setback from 25’ to 5’ to allow for the construction of a new home addition and attached garage; 1610 S 35th St

NEW CASES:

Waiver of Sections 55-716 & 55-740(f)(4) – Variance to the minimum required perimeter parking lot landscaping width adjacent to residential districts from 10’ to 0’ and to the minimum bufferyard requirement between the GO and R5 districts from 20’ to 0’ to allow for a lot line adjustment; Southeast of 54th & Leavenowrth Streets

Waiver of Sections 55-734 – Variance to the required number of off-street parking stalls from 40 to 32 to allow for a pharmacy and restaurant; 5203, 5213 & 5166 Leavenworth St.

Waiver of Sections 55-146 – Variance to the required street side yard setback from 20’ to 15’ and to the required rear yard setback from 25’ to 21’ to allow for the construction of a new garage addition; 1526 S 93rd St

Waiver of Sections 55-186 & 55-742 – Variance to the maximum impervious coverage from 50% to 56% and to allow parking in the front yard setback to allow for a new attached garage, concrete parking area, and basketball court at a single-family residence; 2221 S 60th St

Waiver of Sections 55-734 – Variance to the off-street parking requirement from 84 to 67 stalls to allow for the renovation of the existing commercial building into a Body and Fender repair services business; Southeast of 19th & Leavenworth Streets

Waiver of Sections 55-186 – Variance to the required interior side yard setback from 5’ to 3’ to allow for the installation of a new heat pump system; 5007 Cuming St

Waiver of Sections 55-126 – Variance to the front yard setback from 50’ to 36.5’ to allow for the construction of a new garage addition; 22005 Westwind Dr

Waiver of Sections 55-742 – Variance to the parking regulations to allow parking in the front yard setback for a single-family residence; 2646 Harrison St

Waiver of Sections 55-166 – Variance to the required rear yard setback from 25’ to 18’ 5” and to the required interior side yard setback from 7’ to 5’ 8” to allow for the construction of a new, covered deck; 5232 Jones St

Waiver of Sections 55-786(e)(3) – Variance to the residential fence regulations to allow for a 6’ tall privacy fence within the street side yard setback; 7219 N 160th Ave

Waiver of Sections 55-782(f) – Variance to the front yard setback on a double-frontage lot from 35’ to 25’ to allow for the construction of a new detached garage; 3106 S 3rd St

Waiver of Sections 55-186 – Variance to the maximum impervious coverage percentage from 50% to 70% and to the minimum street yard landscaping from 60% to 13% to allow for the construction of a new home addition; 219 Cedar St

Waiver of Sections 55-126 – Variance to the required interior side yard setback from 25’ to 15’ to allow for the construction of a new home addition; 320 N 68th St

Waiver of Sections 55-206 – Variance to the required interior side yard setback from 5’ to 2’6” and to the required rear yard setback from 25’ to 5’6” to allow for an extension of a detached garage; 5213 S 48th Ave

Waiver of Sections 55-166 & 55-830 – Variance to the maximum building height from 35’ to 47’8”, to the maximum height for a wall sign from 16’ to 22’8”, to the maximum square footage per wall sign from 32 sq. ft. to 41 sq. ft., and to the maximum sign budget from 32 sq. ft. to 96 sq. ft; 5100 S 93rd 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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CITY OF OMAHA

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice of Duty of all property owners, agents, occupants or persons in possession of property to cut weeds, grass and worthless vegetation and not to litter or to cause or allow litter, including vehicular litter, to be deposited thereon or to allow such litter to remain on such property other than in proper receptacles provided thereof; further notice of duty of all property owners not to park or store any vehicle or machine on residential property in violation of any Municipal Law, State Statute, or Federal Law.

Notice is hereby given that Chapter 18, of the Omaha Municipal Code requires owners, agents, occupants or persons in possession or control of any lot or ground, or part thereof, in the City to cut and clear such property together with one-half (1/2) of the streets and alleys abutting thereon of all weeds, grass and worthless vegetation which has reached the height of twelve (12) inches or more.

Such weeds, grass and worthless vegetation must be cut as close to the ground level as possible and shall be so maintained that the same do not extend twelve (12) inches or more above the ground at any time and such cutting shall be raked and removed from such premises.

Notice is also hereby given that Charter 18, of the Omaha Municipal Code as amended requires owners, agents, occupants or persons in possession or control of any lot or ground, or part thereof, in the City of Omaha not to litter or to cause or allow litter (as defined in said Ordinance) to be deposited thereon or to allow to remain on such property, other than in proper receptacles provided therefore.

Notice is further given that it shall be unlawful for a person who owns or who is in control any property to fail or refuse to keep such property free of litter, to prevent litter from being carried or deposited by the elements beyond such property or to allow litter to remain on such property.

Notice is further given that it shall be unlawful for any person who owns or is in control Of any property to place, cause to be placed, or allow to remain on his property any

Vehicular litter or any vehicle or vehicles or parts thereof which are as set forth in Section 18-21 of said Ordinance, provided, however, that said Section shall not apply to any vehicle which qualifies as an historic or special interest vehicle as defined in Sections 60.311.15 through 60.311.20 Revised Statues of Nebraska, 1943, as amended, or to any

Vehicle which is kept in the operation of a business pursuant to any Municipal Ordinance or is kept within a garage.

Notice is further given that it shall be unlawful for any person to park or store any vehicle, machine, or parts thereof in violation of the Municipal Code, State Statutes or Federal Law. Notice is further given that whenever the City and through its authorized Representative determines that any litter as defined in Section 18-21 or other condition prohibited by the Chapter 18 of the Omaha Municipal Code, causes imminent danger to public health, safety or welfare, it may remove such litter or remedy such conditions, at the expense of the owner of the land on which such litter is found.

Furthermore, if the owners agents, occupants or persons in possession or control of any such property shall fail to so cut and clear said property as above described, the City may cause such weeds, grass and worthless vegetation to be cut or sprayed or such litter to be removed or any combination thereof, and assess the actual cost thereof in amounts as determined by Resolution of the City Council during the month of April each year upon the property in the same manner as special assessments and shall have the right to continue cutting such weeds at anytime after the dates provided until new growth of the following year.

Furthermore, in addition to the payment of the actual cost as provided in section 18-28 and the penalty for violations provided in section 18-30 hereof, any person, firm or corporation who fails to cut weeds, grass and worthless vegetation, or to remove litter, or both, as required by this Chapter shall be subject to the following penalties:

For the first violation a penalty in the sum of Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) will apply. For the second violation at the same location a penalty in the sum of One Hundred-Fifty Dollars ($150.00) will apply. For the third or more violation a penalty in the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) will apply unless, if within 24 months of two prior violations, a penalty in the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) will apply.

In the event any person, firm, or corporation fails to pay the cost of the penalty as above provided, the City may assess the same upon the property in the same manner as special assessments or the City may sue any such person or persons in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of the penalty due and payable under the terms and provisions of this Chapter and may recover a judgment against such person or persons for the amount so due, together with interest.

In addition to the penalties above set forth, any person who violates any of the provisions of Chapter 18, of the Omaha Municipal Code is deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine in any sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or to be imprisoned not to exceed six (6) months in jail or any combination of such fine and imprisonment for each offense in the discretion of the Court.

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