Omaha, NE Zoning

21 districts. 6 overlays.
This profile is an earlier edition — some fields may be incomplete. An updated profile is in progress.

Districts

mu 10res_mf 6res_sf 5
CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
DRDevelopment Reserveres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
R1Single-Family Lowres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
R2Single-Familyres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
R3Single-Familyres_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
R4Single-Family Highres_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
R5Urban Familyres_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
R6MF Low-Densityres_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
R7MF Medium-Densityres_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
R8MF High-Densityres_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
MHMobile Homeres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
R-WRNWalkable Residentialres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
LOLocal Officemu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
GOGeneral Officemu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
LCLocal Commercialmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
CCCommunity Commercialmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
GCGeneral Commercialmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
NBDNeighborhood Businessmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
CBDCentral Businessmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
DSDowntown Specialmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
MUMixed Usemu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10
TODTransit-Oriented Developmentmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5225 / 25 / 10

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

ACI-1
ACI
spec

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

height multiplier-0.05
FAR multiplier0.05
NCE
NCE
spec

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

coverage adjustment (%)-10
density multiplier-0.2
lot size multiplier0.15
MCC
MCC
spec

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

height multiplier-0.05
FAR multiplier0.05
TOD-1
TOD
TOD

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

height multiplier-0.05
FAR multiplier0.05
PUR
PUR
spec

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

height multiplier-0.05
A
ACI-1
spec

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

height multiplier-0.05
setback addition (ft)5

Adopted building codes

NEC statewide; others local

2018
2018
2023
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

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Research status

Data quality

8%completeness9 confirmed63 partial43 inferred
Documented gaps
  • Quirks not populated — requires markdown source review

Known issues

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