AGENDA

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2024

PRE-MEETING/CASE REVIEW–11:00 AM

11th FLOOR

CENTRAL CONFERENCE ROOM

1:00 P.M. - PUBLIC HEARING

LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER – LEVEL LC

OMAHA/DOUGLAS CIVIC CENTER

1819 FARNAM STREET

LAYOVER CASES:

Waiver of Section 55-830 – Variance to the maximum height for a monument sign from 6’ to 12’, to the maximum square footage per monument sign from 25 sq. ft. to 92 sq. ft.; to the maximum sign budget from 32 sq. ft. to 92 sq. ft.; and to the permitted sign types in the R2 District to install electronic signage not otherwise permitted to allow for a new monument sign to serve an existing church; 11900 Pacific St.

NEW CASES:

Waiver of Section 55-784(d)(2) & 55-734 – Variance to the required setback for garages adjacent to private ways in a cluster subdivision from 25’ to 4’ and to the required number of off-street parking stalls from 32 to 16 to allow for the construction of 16 single-family (attached) units; 7154 – 7914 N. 79th Ct.

Waiver of Sections 55-186 – Variance to the required interior side yard setback from 5’ to 3.5’ and to the rear yard setback from 25’ to 5’ to allow a previously converted carport into a garage addition to remain; 4611 S. 62nd St.

Waiver of Section 55-740(e) – Variance to the hard-surfacing driveway requirement to allow for a new home and garage additionl 13650 Calhoun Rd.

Waiver of Section 55-740(e) & 55-763(e) – Variance to the hard-surface driveway requirement to allow a gravel driveway and to the minimum width for a manufactured home from 18’ to 12’ to allow for the installation of a manufactured home; 6506 Bennington Rd.

Waiver of Section 55-735(a)(1) – Variance to the required parking facility location to allow off-street parking in the front yard setback to serve a new apartment building within an existing multiple-family housing development; 3002 Paddock Rd.

Waiver of Section 55-782(b)(6)(a) – Variance to the accessory structure interior side yard setback from 3’ to 1’ to allow for the replacement of an existing shed; 4529 S. 41st St.

Waiver of Section 55-166 – Variance to the required interior side yard setback from 15’ to 6.4’ to allow for the construction of an addition to an existing school (Brownell Talbot); 400 N. Happy Hollow Blvd.

Waiver of Section 55-146 – Variance to the required street side yard setback from 20’ to 12’ and to the rear yard setback from 25’ to 3’ to allow for the construction of a detached garage with covered patio area; 1233 Mayfair Dr.

Waiver of Section 55-203 – Variance to allow a Parking structure use not otherwise permitted in the R5(35) District to allow for the construction of a detached garage with covered patio on a vacant, residentially zoned lot; 4135 Burdette St.

Waiver of Section 55-206 – Variance to the required front yard setback from 35’ to 21’ to allow for the construction of a second-story home addition; 3006 S. 9th St.

Waiver of Section 55-166 – Variance to the required interior side yard setback from 7’ to 3’ and 3.5’ and to the maximum impervious coverage from 45% to 49% to allow for the construction of a home and garage addition; 663 N. 57th Ave.

Waiver of Section 55-206 – Variance to the required front yard setback from 35’ to 5.5’ to allow for the construction of a sunroom addition and to the front yard setback from 35’ to 5’ and 24.7’ to allow for the construction of a garage addition on a double frontage lot; 2402 N. 33rd Ave.

Waiver of Section 55-146 – Variance to the required rear yard setback from 25’ to 6’; to the interior side yard setback from 10’ to 6’; to the maximum building coverage from 30% to 33.1%; and to the maximum impervious coverage from 40% to 52.6% to allow for the construction of an artist studio addition on an existing, detached garage and an entry addition and bedroom addition on an existing single-family home; 2213 S. 85th Ave.

Waiver of Section 55-126 – Variance to the required front yard setback from 50’ to 34’ and 39’ to allow for the enclosing of an existing patio and deck; 21828 Hillandale Rd.

Waiver of Section 55-786(e)(3) – Variance to the residential fence regulations to allow a 6’ tall privacy fence within the street side yard setback; 5915 S. 170th St.

Waiver of Section 55-831 – Variance to the maximum overall signage budget from 40 sq. ft. to 47 sq. ft.; to the maximum sign area of a wall sign from 20 sq. ft. to 27 sq. ft.; and to the maximum height of a wall sign from 16’ to 33’ to allow for the installation of a wall sign to serve a new apartment complex; 19050 Jackson Ct.

Waiver of Section 55-186 - Variance to the maximum impervious coverage from 50% to 53% to allow for the construction of an elementary school, during which the existing elementary school will remain on the site until construction is complete; 7802 Hascall St.

Waiver of Section 55-166 - Variance to the maximum impervious coverage from 45% to 70% to allow for the construction of an elementary school, during which the existing elementary school will remain on the site until construction is complete; 7500 Western Ave.

Waiver of Section 55-764(e)(1)(d) - Variance to the minimum 300-foot separation requirement for noncommercial day shelters from an established residential zoning district to allow for a new hospitality center (Open Door Mission); Southeast of 20th and East Locust Streets

Waiver of Sections 55-716 & 55-718(c)(2) - Variance to the required bufferyard between GI and DR districts from 60’ to 0’ and to the required tree plantings to allow for the construction of a new operations center and associated infrastructure (MUD); Southeast of Hwy 133/Blair Hight Rd. & State St.

Waiver of Section 55-186 - Variance to the maximum impervious coverage from 50% to 53.8%, to the rear yard setback from 25’ to 4’ to allow for existing pool equipment to remain, and to the required setback for a patio with no structural elements above two feet from ground level from 15’ to 3’ to allow for a previously constructed patio serving an in-ground pool to remain; 2319 N. 188th Ter.

Waiver of Section 55-928(e) - Variance to the minimum perimeter parking lot landscaping depth from 15’ to 4’ to allow for the renovation of a portion of an existing commercial building into a new convenience store; 7059 Dodge St.

Waiver of Section 55-786(e)(1) - Variance to the residential fence regulations to allow a 8’ tall privacy fence on a residentially zoned site in order to enclose a portable restroom on a neighborhood park; 16707 Spring Cir. 

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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