Additional standards.

Omaha Municipal Code § 55-214

in effect

Sec. 55-214. - Additional standards. In addition to the standards set forth in section 55-213, certain uses and structures in the R-WRN district are subject to the following requirements: (a) Use of zero lot line for single-family detached dwellings. Within a common development, one interior side yard setback may be equal to zero for single-family detached residential use, subject to the following additional standards: (1) The normal side yard setback requirement shall be maintained adjacent to any lot with an existing structure not within the common development, or not otherwise designated for zero lot line use. (2) An easement providing for the maintenance of the zero lot line building facade shall be filed with the county register of deeds and the permits and inspections division of the planning department at the time of application for a building permit. (b) Single-family attached dwellings. The minimum lot width for single-family residential attached shall be 150 feet for the entire row of attached houses and 25 feet for any one dwelling unit. (c) Accessory residential. An accessory residential dwelling unit shall be subject to the following additional standards: (1) The accessory dwelling unit shall be not be subject to the build-to/set-back requirement of section 55-213, and shall be located to the rear of the site. (2) The accessory dwelling unit shall be served by a paved driveway at least ten feet in width. (3) The accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed 500 square feet in gross floor area. (d) Townhouse residential. Townhouse residential shall be subject to the following additional standards: (1) A minimum of three townhouse units shall be attached in any one townhouse structure. (2) The minimum lot area for any townhouse lot sold individually shall be 2,000 square feet. (3) The minimum width for any townhouse lot sold individually shall be 20 feet. (e) Multi-family residential. Multi-family residential shall be subject to the following additional standards: (1) The average site area for all dwelling units in a multi-family residential use structure shall be 1,000 square feet. (2) All dwelling units in a multi-family residential structure shall be built in residential blocks that are comparable in size to blocks for other residential uses in the same R-WRN district. (3) Off-street parking for multi-family residential uses shall be located in structures whose doors do not face a street. (4) The maximum height for multi-family residential structures shall be 60 feet. (f) Garages and driveways. The following additional standards apply to the location and orientation of garages and driveways for all use types: (1) Front-facing garages shall be located at least 25 feet behind the front facade of the structure nearest the street, the location of which shall be determined by the build-to/set-back line on that block. (2) Driveways shall be not more than ten feet wide from the turning radius at the curb to a distance of at least 20 feet therefrom. (3) Shared driveway access for not more than two lots shall be permitted, provided that an easement providing for the maintenance of the shared access shall be filed with the county register of deeds and the permits and inspections division of the planning department at the time of application for a building permit on either lot sharing such access. (4) Garage doors for multi-family residential use parking structures shall not face the street. (g) Block perimeter. The maximum permitted block perimeter generally shall be 2,000 feet. For blocks which are crossed by a creek, the maximum permitted block perimeter shall be 2,400 feet, unless the block is bisected by a dedicated pedestrian walkway and the block perimeters of the resulting sub-blocks are each less than 2,400 feet. See Figure 55-214, Block Perimeter, for examples of 2,000-foot and 2,400-foot block perimeters. [image omitted; see the official code] Figure 55-214 (Ord. No. 37810, § 6, 8-14-07)

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_ARTVIREDI_S55-214ADSTFetched: 10/28/2026