Floodway overlay district.

Omaha Municipal Code § 55-659

in effect

Sec. 55-659. - Floodway overlay district. (a) Permitted uses. Only uses having a low flood-damage potential and not obstructing flood flows shall be permitted within the floodway district, but only to the extent that they are not prohibited by any other ordinance; accordingly, the following are the only permitted uses within the floodway district: (1) Agricultural uses. Animal production. Crop production. Horticulture. (2) Civic uses. Local utility services. Parks and recreation services. (3) Commercial uses. Campground. (b) Standards for the floodway overlay district. New structures for human habitation are prohibited. All encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantially damaged or substantially improved structures, and other development are prohibited unless certification by a registered professional engineer or architect is provided demonstrating that the development shall not result in any increase in water surface elevations along the floodway profile during occurrence of the base flood discharge. These uses are subject to the standards of sections 55-656, 55-657 and 55-658. (Ord. No. 37322, § 2, 3-21-06; Ord. No. 38724, § 9, 5-11-10; Ord. No. 38968, § 3, 3-22-11; Ord. No. 39946, § 1, 3-18-14; Ord. No. 43360, § 1, 4-4-23; Ord. No. 44191, § 1, 3-11-25)

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_ARTXIOVDI_S55-659FLOVDIFetched: 10/28/2026