Fences.
Omaha Municipal Code § 55-786
in effectSec. 55-786. - Fences.
(a) Location restriction. Unless otherwise provided by the chapter or other sections of this Code, no fence shall be built on any lot or tract outside the surveyed lot lines.
(b) Required openings. Unless otherwise provided by this chapter or other sections of the Code, any fence built on a residential property within required front or street side yards shall contain openings constituting no less than 50 percent of the surface area of the fence.
(c) Sight obstruction. No solid fence permitted or required by this chapter or other sections of this Code shall be built within a triangle formed by the adjacent side lines of two intersecting streets and a line connecting points 30 feet on each leg from their point of intersection.
(d) Finished surfaces. The finished surfaces of any fence shall face toward adjacent properties and street frontages.
(e) Residential fences. Fences constructed within residential districts or on land used for residential purposes are subject to the following special provisions.
(1) Height. The maximum height of a fence within a required front yard setback shall be four feet. The maximum height for any fence outside of a required front yard shall be six feet.
(2) Exception to openness requirement. Fences built on residential property outside of required front or street side yards may exceed of 50 percent closed construction.
(3) Exceptions for fences in front yard of double frontage lot. A fence built within a required front yard of a double-frontage lot may be a maximum of six feet in height and may exceed 50 percent closed construction if such lot fronts a minor or major arterial street, expressway or freeway, and if such frontage does not provide primary access to the property.
(f) Office, commercial and industrial fences. Fences constructed within office, commercial and industrial districts are subject to the following special provisions:
(1) Office and limited commercial districts. The maximum height of a fence in the LO limited office district, GO general office district, and LC limited commercial district may not exceed six feet.
(2) Commercial and industrial districts. The maximum height of a fence within a required front yard or street side yard setback shall be six feet. The maximum height for any fence outside of a required front yard shall be ten feet. These regulations may be modified by the planning director within landscaped bufferyards.
(3) Fences located within or at the exterior boundary of a required bufferyard shall contain openings constituting no less than 50 percent of the surface area of the fence. Solid fencing or screening, where required, must be located at the interior boundary of a required bufferyard.
(g) Appeals. Denial, revocations, or cancellations of a building permit based on the provisions of this section may be appealed to the zoning board of appeals, as set forth in section 55-888.
(Code 1980, § 55-786; Ord. No. 37976, § 2, 1-29-08; Ord. No. 43728, § 1, 3-5-24)
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_S55-786FEFetched: 10/28/2026