Height exceptions.

Omaha Municipal Code § 55-783

in effect

Sec. 55-783. - Height exceptions. These provisions allow exceptions to the height limit of any zoning district in certain situations. (a) Vertical projections. Chimneys, cooling towers, building mechanical equipment (including the screening), elevator bulkheads, fire towers, grain elevators, nonparabolic receiving antennas, tanks, solariums, steeples, penthouses not exceeding 25 percent of total roof area, flagpoles, stage towers or scenery lofts, and water towers may exceed the height limit of any district by not more than 25 percent. (b) Radio towers. (1) Radio towers with attached amateur radio antennas, operated by licensed amateur radio operators, may exceed the height limit of any district by not more than 25 percent. This exception does not apply to parabolic antennas, designed to receive signals from satellites. A radio tower with attached amateur radio antenna may exceed the height limit of the district by more than 25 percent up to a maximum total height of 75 feet above the ground, upon receipt of a conditional use permit for the same specifying the height to be permitted; provided that an application for such a conditional use permit shall not proceed unless accompanied by written approvals of 51% of persons owning property within 300 feet of the subject property. (2) Radio towers and attached amateur radio antennas shall not be located within any front yard, street side yard, or interior side yard within a residential district. (c) Wind energy conservation systems (WECS). Wind energy conservation systems are exempt from the height restrictions of the base district. (d) Conditional and special permit uses. The planning board or city council may grant an exception from the height limit for a zoning district for a conditional or special permit use, as part of its approval of that use. The limit or extent of this exception shall be a specific part of the conditional or special use permit. (e) Federal Aviation Administration rules. No structure may be built in any zoning district which exceeds the maximum height permitted under the rules of the Federal Aviation Administration. These rules describe the glide angles and operational patterns for any airport whose angles and landing patterns are within the planning jurisdiction of the city. (Code 1980, § 55-783; Ord. No. 35366, § 1, 10-31-00; Ord. No. 38144, § 1, 6-24-08)

Source: City of Omaha, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ne/omaha/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OMMUCOCHGEORVOII_CH55ZO_ARTXVISUSIDERE_S55-783HEEXFetched: 10/28/2026