CITY OF OMAHA

IN

DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING AND BUDGET SUMMARY

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, in compliance with the provisions of State Statute Sections 13-501 to 13-513, that the governing body will meet on the 12th day of August 2025, at 6:30 o’clock P.M., at Omaha/Douglas Civic Center LC, 1819 Farnam St for the purpose of hearing support, opposition, criticism, suggestions or observations of taxpayers relating to the following proposed budget. The budget detail is available at the office of the Clerk during regular business hours.

2024 Actual Disbursements & Transfers       $ 1,625,586,301.58

2025 Actual/Estimated Disbursements & Transfers         $ 2,634,522,144.00

2026 Proposed Budget of Disbursements & Transfers     $ 1,794,110,331.00

2026 Necessary Cash Reserve   $ 328,587,464.00

2026 Total Resources Available          $ 2,122,697,795.00

Total 2026 Personal & Real Property Tax Requirement    $ 243,671,990.00

Unused Budget Authority Created For Next Year   $ 11,837,981.52

Breakdown of Property Tax:       

Personal and Real Property Tax Required for Non-Bond Purposes      $ 125,297,717.00

Personal and Real Property Tax Required for Bonds        $ 118,374,273.00

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CITY OF OMAHA

NOTICE OF MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Councilmembers of the City of Omaha will meet on August 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM in the Legislative Chambers of the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, in Omaha, Nebraska. The purpose of this special meeting is to hold a public hearing for the 2025 proposed budget. The proposed agenda, kept continually current, shall be available for public inspection in the Omaha/Douglas Civic Center at the Office of the City Clerk, but the Council shall have the right to modify the agenda to include items of an emergency nature only at such public meeting when convened.

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

PLEASE NOTIFY SHERRI BROWN, (402) 444-5554, IF ARRANGEMENTS NEED TO BE MADE.

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AGENDA

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 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 55-186 – Variance to the maximum impervious coverage from 50% to 58%; to the front yard setback from 25’ to 18’; and to the rear yard setback from 25’ to 9’ to allow for the construction of a garage addition; 1817 N. 43rd St.

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 ground sign to serve an office building; 4223 Center St.

Waiver of Section 55-186 – Variance to the required interior side yard setback from 5’ to 3.5’ to allow a previously constructed cantilever on the side of a single-family home to remain; 5419 N. 212th St.

NEW CASES:

Waiver of Section 55-836 – Variance to the maximum height for a monument sign from 25’ to 31.5’ and to the maximum area for a monument sign from 75 sq. ft. to 378 sq. ft. to allow for the conversion of an existing business center identification sign into a monument sign; 10862 W. Dodge Rd.

Waiver of Section 55-830 – Variance to the maximum sign budget from 32 sq. ft. to 248 sq. ft.; to the maximum sign area for a wall sign from 32 sq. ft. to 80 sq. ft.; and to the maximum height for a wall sign from 16’ to 44’ to allow for the installation of a signage plan for an existing high school; 8715 Pacific St.

Waiver of Section 55-786(d) – Variance to the fence regulations to allow the finished surface of a new privacy fence to face away from adjacent properties; 1619, 1623, 1625, 1705, & 1709 Willis Ave.

Waiver of Section 55-186 – Variance to the maximum impervious surface coverage from 50% to 71%; to the maximum building coverage from 40% to 50%; and to the rear yard setback from 25’ to 0’ to allow a newly constructed covered patio to remain; 2116 Castelar St.

Waiver of Sections 55-87 & 55-740(e) – Variance to the maximum building coverage percentage from 5% to 12%; to the maximum impervious coverage from 10% to 17%; and to the hard-surface driveway requirement to allow for a storage shed; 10909 N. 126th St.

Waiver of Section 55-186 – Variance to the minimum lot width from 50’ to 41’ to allow for a replat of the site into one lot; 1219 & 1221 N. 53rd St.

Waiver of Sections 55-206, 55-742(b)(2), & 55-715 – Variance to the minimum lot width from 40’ to 33.75’; to the minimum lot size from 4,000 sq. ft. to 3,375 sq. ft.; to the required front yard setback on a double-frontage property from 35’ to 25’; to the parking regulations to allow parking in the front yard setback in a residential district; to the minimum street yard landscaping depth from 55% to 40%; and to the minimum depth from 15’ to 0’ to allow for the construction of two single-family homes with a two-stall parking pad in the front of each; 2432 & 2436 Larimore Ave.

Waiver of Sections 55-186, 55-742(b)(2), & 55-715 – Variance to the minimum lot width from 50’ to 40’; to the parking regulations to allow parking in the front yard setback in a residential district; to the minimum street yard landscaping from 60% to 50%; and to the minimum depth from 15’ to 0’ to allow for the construction of two single-family homes with a two-stall parking pad in the front of each; 4219 & 4225 Laurel Ave.

Waiver of Sections 55-84, 55-87, & 55-734 – Variance to the use regulations of the AG district to allow a General Office use; to the required number of off-street parking stalls from 139 to 41; to the maximum building coverage from 5% to 12%; and to the maximum impervious coverage from 10% to 20% to allow construction of an addition to an existing foundation and family office building; 10718 N. 84th St.

Waiver of Sections 55-186 & 55-734 – Variance to the required number of off-street parking stalls from 2 to 1, and to the street side yard setback from 15’ to 11’ to allow for the construction of four single-family homes; 3526 N. 44th Ave., 3716 N. 43rd St., 4102 N. 41st St., & 5814 N. 27th Ave.

Waiver of Section 55-186 – Variance to the minimum lot width from 50’ to 45’ to allow for the replat of the site into one lot to allow for the construction of a single-family home; 3906 N. 43rd St.

Waiver of Sections 55-824(b) & 55-838(2) – Variance to the maximum projection from 8’ to 10’ and to the allowed sign budget from 40 sq. ft. to 56 sq. ft. to allow for a face change on an existing projecting sign; 4545 Leavenworth St.

Waiver of Section 55-206 – Variance to the required front yard setback from 25’ to 19’ to allow for the construction of a home addition; 20502 Cleveland St.

Waiver of Section 55-146 – Variance to the required front yard setback from 40’ to 26’ to allow for the construction of a covered deck and to the street side yard setback from 20’ to 10’ to allow for the construction of a garage addition; 3509 S. 115th Ave.

Waiver of Section 55-146 – Variance to the required street side yard setback from 20’ to 10’ to allow for the construction of a garage addition.

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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