CITY OF OMAHA

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

406 WOOLWORTH
AVENUE TOWNHOMES

REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PLAN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Omaha, Nebraska, will meet and hold a public hearing on July 20, 2021, beginning at 2:00 PM in Legislative Chambers, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68183 for the purpose of hearing testimony for:

406 Woolworth Avenue Townhomes Redevelopment Project Plan.

Location: 406 Woolworth Avenue

The redevelopment project plan proposes to retain an existing single family home with the remainder of the site cleared to allow for construction of a five unit rowhome.

The Planning Board recommended approval of this Redevelopment Project Plan at the June 2, 2021 public hearing.

The Redevelopment Project Plan authorizes the City’s participation in the redevelopment of this project site through the allocation of TIF in an amount up to $167,623.00, plus accrued interest. TIF loan proceeds will be used to offset eligible expenses such as acquisition, site preparation, architectural and engineering costs, and other public improvements as required. The total estimated project costs are $1,117,483.00, but are subject to change as final costs come in.

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

Anyone interested in this matter should be in attendance. 

Elizabeth Butler, CMC

City Clerk, City of Omaha

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 AT (402) 444-5552 IF ARRANGEMENTS NEED TO BE MADE.

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CITY OF OMAHA

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

WARHORSE CASINO OMAHA

REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PLAN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Omaha, Nebraska, will meet and hold a public hearing on July 20, 2021, beginning at 2:00 PM in Legislative Chambers, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68183 for the purpose of hearing testimony for:

Warhorse Casino Omaha
Redevelopment Project Plan.

Location: 6303 Q Street

The redevelopment project plan proposes the comprehensive renovation of the existing building. It will also be expanded substantially by additional new construction. The renovated expanded facility will become a casino, racing and entertainment complex.

The Planning Board recommended approval of this Redevelopment Project Plan at the June 2, 2021 public hearing.

The Redevelopment Project Plan authorizes the City’s participation in the redevelopment of this project site through the allocation of TIF in an amount up to $17,500,000.00, plus accrued interest. TIF loan proceeds will be used to offset eligible expenses such as improvements to Q Street, site work, architectural and engineering costs, and other offsite public improvements in the right of way, as required. The total estimated project costs are $220,626,359.00, but are subject to change as final costs come in.

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

Anyone interested in this matter should be in attendance. 

Elizabeth Butler, CMC

City Clerk, City of Omaha

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 AT (402) 444-5552 IF ARRANGEMENTS NEED TO BE MADE.

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CITY OF OMAHA

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

O’KEEFE LOFTS

REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT PLAN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Omaha, Nebraska, will meet and hold a public hearing on July 20, 2021, beginning at 2:00 PM in Legislative Chambers, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68183 for the purpose of hearing testimony for:

O’Keefe Lofts
Redevelopment Project Plan.

Location: 1402 Jones Street

The redevelopment project plan proposes to repurpose an office building with historical character in the Central Business District of Omaha for use as first floor retail space with 19 for sale residential condominium units on the upper floors.

The Planning Board recommended approval of this Redevelopment Project Plan at the June 2, 2021 public hearing.

The Redevelopment Project Plan authorizes the City’s participation in the redevelopment of this project site through the allocation of TIF in an amount up to $1,700,000.00, plus accrued interest. TIF loan proceeds will be used to offset eligible expenses such as acquisition, building rehabilitation, construction, architectural and engineering costs, and other public improvements as required. The total estimated project costs are $11,666,593.00, but are subject to change as final costs come in.

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

Anyone interested in this matter should be in attendance. 

Elizabeth Butler, CMC

City Clerk, City of Omaha

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 AT (402) 444-5552 IF ARRANGEMENTS NEED TO BE MADE.

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REVISED

CITY OF OMAHA

FINAL PUBLIC NOTICE

The City of Omaha has applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding through Nebraska Emergency Management Agency.

Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal actions must be reviewed and evaluated for feasible alternatives and for social, economic, historic, environmental, legal, and safety considerations. Under Executive Order (EO) 11988 and EO 11990, FEMA is required to consider alternatives, and to provide a public notice of any proposed actions in or affecting floodplains or wetlands. EO 12898 also requires FEMA to provide the opportunity for public participation in the planning process and to consider potential impacts to minority and low-income populations. This notice may also fulfill requirements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).

Funding for the proposed project will be conditional upon compliance with all applicable federal, tribal, state, and local laws, regulations, floodplain standards, permit requirements and conditions.

Sub-Applicant: City of Omaha

Project Title:

Copper Creek Sewer Interceptor Relocation

Location: City of Bellevue, Sarpy County

Aerial Cross over:

(41.176399°, -95.997024°)

Interceptor:

Start (41.168848°, -95.993782°) to End (41.177407°, -95.996915°)

Year Built: 1972

Special Flood Hazard Area Zone:

Work is located in a Floodway. Confirmation of location in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) was determined by the Sarpy County Flood Insurance Rate Map, Panel Number: 31153C0090H, dated 5/3/2010. The proposed work conforms to all applicable State of Nebraska and local floodplain regulations. There is a potential for the facility to be impacted by future flooding events due to its location within the floodway. The proposed work will not take place in wetlands per the United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory and will have little potential to impact or affect wetland values.

Proposed Work and Purpose:

EXISTING FACILITY:

a.) Cross Over – The existing aerial crossing over Copper Creek is located at (41.176399°, -95.997024°), it is a 90-inch steel pipe, approximately 50-feet of it is exposed. The current crossing is submerged during floods and is subject to backflow and damage from debris. There are signs of damage on the pipe due to debris collisions.

b.) Interceptor Pipe – The existing interceptor pipe is 3,000 ft long and was built within the levee prism, underneath the Keystone Trail. The existing interceptor located below the surface is a reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) that was designed with a 3-inch sacrificial concrete layer.

Closed-circuit television (CCTV) investigations showed significant signs of deterioration and corrosion. The interceptor is close to reaching its service life expectancy of 50 years (built in 1972) and its current condition is a reflection of its age.

REPAIR TO FACILITY:

a.) Cross Over – The existing pedestrian bridge over the aerial pipe would be temporarily removed during construction in order to remove the existing aerial pipe.

The new crossing of Copper Creek will be relocated approximately 200 ft upstream from the current crossing at (41.176685°, -95.996271°). The approach selected at the new Copper Creek Crossing is to construct a multi-barrel, inverted siphon in addition to relocating the interceptor outside of the levee.

b.) Interceptor Pipe – Applicant proposes to relocate the interceptor to a location outside of the levee prism to protect it from levee failure. It will be approximately 3,350 LF and 75 ft adjacent/parallel to the levee/existing interceptor location. The existing section of the interceptor would be filled with flowable fill and no longer be in use. The applicant plans on bypass pumping for approximately 18 days. Depth of excavation is approximately 14 ft deep, 3,350 ft long, and 50 ft wide for the interceptor. To access the areas of work with the necessary construction equipment and vehicles, the concrete and asphalt paths may be utilized as well as the parking lot area nearest to the levees. The parking lot may also serve as an area to stage and store materials and equipment during construction. Areas that are disturbed by the constructed improvements will be restored to their existing conditions. It is anticipated that adjacent agricultural land may incur some crop damage and/or delays in farming from the construction activities and will request compensation in advance.

Project Alternatives:

Alternative #2. Above ground aerial crossing

A second feasible alternative is relocating and constructing an aerial crossing instead of a siphon; however, since the section is restricted by existing inverts and a slope at a minimum standard, the aerial crossing would still be constructed below the 50-year flood event.

Alternative # 3. Lining the existing interceptor

Danger from debris collisions and flooding at the Copper Creek crossing still remains.

Alternative # 4. No alternative

Interceptor is almost 50 years old and continues to corrode. Danger from debris collisions and flooding at Copper Creek crossing still remains. Risk to levee and due to levee remains.

Comment Period:

Comments are solicited from the public; local, state or federal agencies, and other interested parties in order to consider and evaluate the impacts of the proposed project. The comments should be made in writing and addressed to the following email: kate.stojsavljevic@fema.dhs.gov. Please send comments with the subject line [DR-4420-NE-00024-Copper Creek 11988 COMMENT].

All comments are due by no later than 15 days of the posted date of this notice.

POSTED ON: July 1, 2021

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CITY OF OMAHA

PUBLIC HEARING AND ADMINISTRATIVE MEETING

LANDMARKS HERITAGE

PRESERVATION COMMISSION

     WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2021

1:30 P.M.   MEETING

12th FLOOR – ROOM 1210

OMAHA/DOUGLAS CIVIC CENTER

1819 FARNAM STREET

Certificate of Approval – Rehabilitation of fire-damaged house and conversation to a single-family residence; 3308 Lincoln Boulevard

Certificate of Approval – Construction of a new garage; 3515 Hawthorne Street

Certificate of Approval – Rehabilitation and addition to a local landmark; 4629 Dodge Street

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 Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission reserves the right to amend the above agenda.  The Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission and other information regarding the Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission and Planning Department are available on the Internet at

https://planning.cityofomaha.org/boards/landmarks-commission.

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 Board Secretary at (402) 444-5150 x2061.  If an alternative (audio version) to this agenda is necessary, please notify the Board Secretary at (402) 444-5150 x2061, 72 hours in advance.

Shelley McCafferty

Preservation Administrator

Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission

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CITY OF OMAHA

AGENDA

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021

PRE-MEETING/CASE REVIEW

11:00 A.M.

11th FLOOR

CENTRAL CONFERENCE ROOM

1:00 P.M. - PUBLIC HEARING

LEVEL LC – LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER

OMAHA/DOUGLAS CIVIC CENTER

1819 FARNAM STREET

 

LAYOVER CASES:

Waiver of Section 55-186 – Variance to the required rear yard setback from 25’ to 19’ to allow for a new deck; 14723 Sahler Street

Waiver of Section 55-186 – Variance to the required rear yard setback from 25’ to 11’ to allow for an above ground pool and deck; 6115 South 157th Street

Waiver of Section 55-716 – Variance to the bufferyard requirements from 30’ with screening to 13’8” with screening to allow for the construction of a new drive thru; 8727 Maple Street

Waiver of Section 55-126 – Variance to the required front yard setback from 50’ to 36’; to the required interior side yard setback from 25’ to 10’ and to the required rear yard setback from 35’ to 32’ to allow for the construction of a single-family house; 22601 Hascall Street

NEW CASES:

Waiver of Section 55-740(e) – Variance to the hard-surface driveway requirement to allow a gravel driveway to a new, detached garage; 14048 White Deer Lane

Waiver of Section 55-206 – Variance to the required front yard setback from 35’ to 1’3” to allow for new stairs and deck; 1322 North 45th Street

Waiver of Section 55-715 & 55-742(e) – Variance to allow off-street parking for a single-family use within the required front yard and to the minimum depth of street yard landscaping from 25’ to 20’; 3218 South 118th Street

Waiver of Section 55-740(e) – Variance to the hard-surface driveway requirement to allow a garage door wider than 6’; 1515 South 218th Street

Waiver of Section 55-126 – Variance to the required front yard setback from 50’ to 40’ and to the required interior side yard setback from 25’ to 10’ to allow for the construction of a single-family home; 23716 P Street

Waiver of Section 55-786 – Variance to the residential fence regulations to allow a 6’ tall, privacy fence in the street side yard setback; 17215 U Street

Waiver of Section 55-786 – Variance to the residential fence regulations to allow a 6’ tall, greater than 50% open fence in the front yard setback; 3825 North 30th Street

Waiver of Section 55-146 & 55-782(b) – Variance to the required rear yard setback from 25’ to 22’ to allow for a new house addition and from 15’ to 8’ for a new patio; 12496 Woodcrest Drive

Waiver of Section 55-126 – Variance to the maximum impervious coverage from 30% to 37% to allow a house addition; 319 South 93rd Avenue

Waiver of Section 55-126 – Variance to the required rear yard setback from 35’ to 25’ to allow for a deck and ramp; 9515 West Dodge Road

Waiver of Section 55-786– Variance to the residential fence regulations to allow a 6’, greater than 50% open fence in the front yard setback; 2523 North 79th Street

Waiver of Section 55-126 – Variance to the required interior side yard setback from 25’ to 10’ and 0’; and to the required rear yard setback from 35’ to 13’ and 0’ to allow for a new pool house and patio/sports court; 918 South 113th Street

Waiver of Section 55-734 – Variance to the required off-street parking stalls from 92 to 25 to allow a restaurant; 3504 Center Street

Waiver of Section 55-206 – Variance to the required front yard setback from 35’ to 25’ and to the required rear yard setback from 25’ to 22’ to allow for the construction of two single-family houses; 2604, 2606 & 2608 North 33rd Street

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.

Geoff Solomonson

Zoning Board of Appeals Administrator

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