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Lincoln, NE Zoning

27 districts. 7 overlays.
This profile is an earlier edition — some fields may be incomplete. An updated profile is in progress.

Districts

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CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
AGAgriculturalres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
AGRAgricultural Residentialres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-1Residential 1res_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-2Residential 2res_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-3Residential 3res_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-4Residential 4res_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-5Residential 5res_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-6Residential 6res_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-7Residential 7res_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-8Residential 8res_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-TResidential Transitionres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
O-1Officeoff5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
O-2Suburban Officeoff5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
O-3Office Parkoff5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
B-1Local Businesscom5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
B-2Planned Neighborhood Businesscom5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
B-3Commercialcom5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
B-4Lincoln Center Businesscom5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
B-5Planned Regional Businesscom5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
H-1Interstate Commercialmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
H-2Mixed-Use Corridormu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
H-3Heavy Commercialmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
H-4General Commercialmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
I-1Industrialind5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
I-2Industrial Parkind5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
I-3Employment Centerind5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
PPublic Usespec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

FR
Flood Regulations
FP

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Mixed-Use, Office

coverage adjustment (%)-10
setback addition (ft)15
CE
Capitol Environs
HS

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

height multiplier-0.05
setback addition (ft)5
HPD
Historic Preservation
HP

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

coverage adjustment (%)-10
density multiplier-0.2
lot size multiplier0.15
AEND
Airport Environs Noise
AP
height cap (ft)100
AZR
Airport Zoning Regulations
AP
height cap (ft)100
BTA
BTA
spec

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

height multiplier-0.05
setback addition (ft)5
SH
South Haymarket Design Standards
spec

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

height multiplier-0.05
setback addition (ft)5

Adopted building codes

NEC statewide; others local

IBC
2018
IRC
2018
NEC
2023
IFC
Local
IECC (Residential)
2018
IECC (Commercial)
2018

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Formulas

Definitions

height
Grade to highest point of structure.
lot_coverage
Building footprint / lot area.
far
Gross floor area / lot area.
du_ac
Dwelling units per gross acre.
setback_front
Front property line to nearest building face.
setback_side
Side property line to nearest building face.
setback_rear
Rear property line to nearest building face.
parking
Spaces per dwelling unit unless noted.

Capacity calculations

max_footprint_sf
lot_area_sf * lot_coverage
max_gfa_sf
lot_area_sf * far
buildable_width_ft
lot_width_ft - setback_side_ft * 2
buildable_depth_ft
lot_depth_ft - setback_front_ft - setback_rear_ft
max_stories_approx
max_height_ft / 10

Massing explorer

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Research status

Data quality

11%completeness11 confirmed81 partial9 inferred
Documented gaps
  • Quirks not populated — requires markdown source review

Known issues

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