OMAHA DOUGLAS

PUBLIC BUILDING COMMISSION

NOTICE

The members of the Omaha Douglas Public Building Commission will convene a special meeting at 8:30 a.m., Thursday, September 11, 2025, in the Legislative Chamber, Room LC-4, of the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, for the purpose of adopting the following proposed budget and approving the property tax levy request.  The budget detail is available in the office of the Administrator.  An agenda for said meeting, kept continually current, and is available for public inspection in the office of the Administrator, Civic Center Suite 1205, 1819 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, but the Commission shall have the right to modify the agenda at said meeting when convened.  If a signer is needed, please call our office at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

AGENDA

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2025

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 55-834 – Variance to the required setback for a ground sign from 12’ to 0’ to allow for the installation of a monument sign to serve an office building; 4223 Center St.

NEW CASES:

Waiver of Section 55-206 – Variance to the required rear yard setback from 25’ to 21’ to allow for the construction of a wood staircase to serve a new covered porch; 916 S. 37th St.

Waiver of Section 55-836 – Variance to the maximum impervious coverage from 45% to 51%; to the minimum street yard landscaping depth from 20’ to 0’; and to allow parking in the front yard setback for a non-residential use to allow for the construction of a religious facility; Southwest of 120th & Shirley Sts.

Waiver of Section 55-186 – Variance to the required front yard setback from 35’ to 17’ to allow for the replacement of a front deck; 6723 Mason St.

Waiver of Section 55-742(b)(2) – Variance to the parking regulations to allow parking in the front yard setback in a residential district to allow for the construction of a driveway; 3032 Belvedere Blvd.

Waiver of Section 55-206 – Variance to the minimum lot size from 4,000 sq. ft. to 3,979 sq. ft. to allow for a replat of the site into one lot.; 3215 Charles St.

Waiver of Section 55-108 – Variance to the required interior side yard setback from 25’ to 12’ to allow for the construction of a pole barn; 10401 N. 47th Ave.

Waiver of Sections 55-186, 55-734, 55-786(e) – Variance to the minimum lot width from 50’ to 40’; to the minimum lot area from 5,000 to 1,940 and 2,883 square feet; to the required number of off-street parking stalls from 2 to 0 in order to split the subject site into two lots; and a variance to the residential fence regulations to allow for the installation of a 6’ tall, privacy fence within the street side yard setback; 1024 Center St.

Waiver of Section 55-740(f)(4) – Variance to the minimum perimeter parking lot landscaping depth from 10’ and 4’ to allow for the construction of a parking lot to serve an existing church; 2602 N. 24th St.

Waiver of Sections 55-108 & 55-740(e) – Variance to the required rear yard setback from 35’ to 25’ and to the hard-surface driveway requirement to allow for the construction of a barn addition for storage purposes with a door wider than 6’; 6840 McKinley St.

Waiver of Section 55-108 – Variance to the required interior side yard setback from 25’ to 6’ to allow for the construction of a home and garage addition; 10714 Calhoun Rd.

Waiver of Section 55-734 – Variance to the required number of off-street parking stalls for a General retail sales use from 28 stalls to 3 stalls to allow the conversion of an existing warehouse structure into a general retail store; 1401 William 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 four single-family homes; 3720 N. 42nd St., 3932 & 3727 N. 40th Ave., & 5802 N. 27th St.

Waiver of Section 55-166 – Variance to the required interior side yard setback from 7’ to 4’ to allow for the construction of a garage addition; 5219 Chicago St.

Waiver of Section 55-843 – Variance to the maximum sign area for a monument sign from 90 sq. ft. to 159 Sq. ft. to allow for the construction of a monument sign to serve an existing casino (WarHorse Casino); 6303 Q St.

Waiver of Section 55-186 – Variance to the required front yard setback from 35’ to 12’ to allow for the replacement of a covered deck; 5215 S. 20th St.

Waiver of Sections 55-126 & 55-782(b)(2) – Variance to the required rear yard setback from 35’ to 3’ to allow for the construction of a detached garage with a covered patio addition, and to the rear yard setback for a patio with no structural elements above two feet from ground level from 25’ to 3’ to allow for an uncovered patio around a pool; 13608 Nicholas St.

Waiver of Section 55-928 – Variance to the minimum curbside landscaping width from 8’ to 0’; to the required sidewalk width from 10’ to 7’; to the perimeter landscaping depth from 15’ to 0’; to the overstory tree requirement from 1 per 350 sq. ft. of interior parking lot landscaping to 1 per 400 sq. ft. of interior parking lot landscaping; and to the requirement for all code required trees to be overstory trees to allow for ornamental and understory trees in order to allow for the redevelopment of the subject site with the construction of a new museum, apartment complex, and parking garage; NE of 8th & Douglas Sts.

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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