Additional setback requirements for structures adjacent to creeks and drainageways.
Omaha Municipal Code § 55-788
in effectSec. 55-788. - Additional setback requirements for structures adjacent to creeks and drainageways.
(a) In addition to the provisions of sections 55-651 through and including 55-660 of this Code, no person shall be granted a permit for the construction of any structure, exclusive [of] bank stabilization structures, poles, sign structures, adjacent to any creek or stream, unless such structure is located so that no portion thereof is any closer to the stream than will allow a maximum three-to-one slope plus 20 feet between the water's edge of the stream shall be that point constituting the edge of the water during normal flow conditions.
(b) A property shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) hereof upon a showing by a registered professional engineer that adequate bank stabilization structures or slope protection will be installed in the construction of said structure, having an estimated useful life equal to that of the structure, which will provide adequate erosion control conditions coupled with adequate lateral support so that no portion of said structure adjacent to the stream will be endangered by erosion or lack of lateral support. In the event that the structure is adjacent to any stream which has been channelized or otherwise improved by any agency of government, then such certification providing an exception to subsection (a) above may take the form of a certification as to the adequacy and protection of the improvements installed by such governmental agency.
(Code 1980, § 55-788; Ord. No. 34346, § 1, 10-21-97)
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_S55-788ADSERESTADCRDRFetched: 10/28/2026