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Omaha Municipal Code § 55-21
in effectSec. 55-21. - H.
Handicap: The term "handicap" means, with respect to a person, the following:
(a) A physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities;
(b) A record of having such an impairment; or
(c) Being regarded as having such an impairment; but such term does not include current illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance (as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 USC 802)).
Height: The vertical distance from the established grade to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, to the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the average height between eaves and ridge for a gable, hip, shed or gambrel roof. Where a building is located on a slope, height shall be measured from the average grade level adjacent to the building.
Home garden: The raising and harvesting of crops outdoors, or within temporary or permanent agricultural structures for personal use on a site with a principal use that is residential.
Home occupation: An accessory occupational use conducted entirely within a dwelling unit by its inhabitants, which is clearly incidental to the residential use of the dwelling unit or residential structure and does not change the residential character of its site.
Housing unit or dwelling unit: A building or portion of a building arranged for and intended for occupancy as an independent living facility for one family, including permanent provisions for cooking.
(Code 1980, § 55-21; Ord. No. 43400, § 1, 5-2-23)
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_ARTIIDE_S55-21HFetched: 10/28/2026