STREET NAMES AND NUMBERING

Omaha Municipal Code ch. 34, art. III

in effect

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-71 Designation of streets required.

Sec. 34-71. - Designation of streets required. Every street in this city now existing, or which shall hereafter be laid out and devoted to public use, shall be designated by its proper name or number. (Code 1980, § 34-71)

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-72 Street signs.

Sec. 34-72. - Street signs. A sign with the proper name of the street shall be erected by the public works department. The legend and background shall be of contrasting colors and should have a white message on a green background, and shall be reflectorized or illuminated. The signs shall be not less than nine inches high on all major streets and not less than six inches high on all minor streets. Such signs shall, in the case of named streets, indicate how many blocks north or south of Dodge Street such street is. All private roads designated as plazas or courts shall be designed in the same manner as public rights-of-way, and the cost of posting such signs and the erecting of such signs shall be the obligation of the property owner. (Code 1980, § 34-72)

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-73 Uniformity of street names.

Sec. 34-73. - Uniformity of street names. For the purpose of securing and maintaining uniformity in the names of streets and the numbering of buildings within the city and the area three miles beyond the city limits, and to insure that the fire department, rescue services, police department and other emergency services can readily and easily ascertain the location of buildings, and to aid delivery trucks, taxicabs and the general public in finding individual buildings, the streets and avenues leading north and south shall be numbered in numerical order, except for that portion of 34 th Avenue between Evans Street and Bedford Avenue which will be named Malcolm X Avenue, and all streets leading east and west shall be named. (Code 1980, § 34-73; Ord. No. 36232, § 1, 4-8-03)

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-74 Future streets.

Sec. 34-74. - Future streets. Future street names and numbers of all streets or avenues hereafter dedicated or extended within the city and within the area three miles beyond the city limits shall correspond in number or name with the numbers and names theretofore adopted. (Code 1980, § 34-74)

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-75 Division lines.

Sec. 34-75. - Division lines. The base line for calculating additional numbered streets shall be the section line between Section 21, T15N, R13E and Section 22, T15N, R13E, which shall be numbered 24th Street. Each section east and west of said division line shall be divided into 12 equal spaces and the streets along or near such division lines shall be numbered consecutively. The streets at or near lines halfway between such division lines shall have the word "Avenue" added to the street name and receive the same number of the street immediately east thereof; and, if there are two public rights-of-way between such division lines, the west right-of-way shall have the word "Terrace" added to the street name and receive the same number as the street east thereof. (Code 1980, § 34-75)

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-76 Significance of designated type of street.

Sec. 34-76. - Significance of designated type of street. (a) The word "Circle" shall be added to the street name in order to describe the street as a cul-de-sac, a dead-end street or a street that has its entrance very close to its exit. (b) The word "Parkway" shall be added to the street name to describe a street designated to carry noncommercial traffic, usually in excess of 200 feet wide, with extensive landscaping. (c) The word "Boulevard" shall be added to a street name to designate that street and right-of-way as a part of the Omaha Park System. (d) The word "Drive" shall be added to the street name to describe a public right-of-way that is curvilinear and does not fit the normal east-west or north-south pattern. (e) The word "Plaza" shall be added to a street name to describe a thoroughfare or access road that is not a public right-of-way but has the same alignment and characteristics as a public street. (f) The word "Court" shall be added to a street name to describe a thoroughfare or access road that is not a public right-of-way but has the same alignment and characteristics as a public avenue. (Code 1980, § 34-76)

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-77 Block numbering.

Sec. 34-77. - Block numbering. The block faces of all streets shall be numerically designated according to the following system: (a) In the case of those streets running north and south, the block faces shall be numbered north of Dodge Street and south of Dodge Street. The first block face shall be numbered "100," the second block face "200," and the third block face "300," and this pattern shall be continued in the same manner north and south. (b) In the case of those streets running east and west, the block face shall be numbered according to the applicable intersecting north-south streets on the east of each block. (Code 1980, § 34-77)

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-78 Streets north from Dodge.

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-79 Streets south from Dodge.

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-80 Allocation of numbers.

Sec. 34-80. - Allocation of numbers. The numbers on the east and south block faces (west and north side of the street) will be even and those on the north and west faces (south and east side of the street) will be odd. The numbers on each block shall start with either "01" or "02" and when added to the street number shall become the address of the lot or building. The property and/or building numbers shall be spaced 15 feet apart. When numbers are west of an avenue, they shall commence with "51" or "52" and will have the same pattern as those that start on streets. The city planning director shall assign addresses to all vacant lots. Said addresses shall be used as building addresses unless unusual circumstances occur such as adding lots together or splitting lots in order to create building sites. In all cases the address will be assigned to the building by the city planning director. (Code 1980, § 34-80)

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-81 Designation of address.

Sec. 34-81. - Designation of address. The city planning director is hereby authorized and directed to designate the proper address for all buildings fronting upon any public or private street or avenue in the city limits or within three miles of the city limits according to the system of numbering this article. In all cases where buildings heretofore erected have not been numbered, or where wrong numbers have been used, and in all cases where new buildings shall hereafter be erected, the city planning director shall advise the owner or agent of every such building of the proper address for said building. (Code 1980, § 34-81)

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-82 Display of numbers.

Sec. 34-82. - Display of numbers. It shall be the duty of the owner or agent of any building to cause the proper address number to be placed on the front of said building with conspicuous and legible figures not less than three inches high or, in the case where the building sits back from the street or road such a distance that the numbers cannot be readily seen, they shall be posted in such a manner that they can be readily seen or the size of the number shall be increased so that they may be readily seen from the street or road. A temporary sign shall conform to the visibility standards set forth for the permanent posting of the address. In those cases where commercial, industrial or residential buildings have access to or abut a public or private alley or other similar access for vehicular traffic, the address of the building shall be posted on the rear so as to be readily visible. (Code 1980, § 34-82; Ord. No. 37453, § 1, 8-15-06)

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-85 Responsibility for naming streets.

Sec. 34-85. - Responsibility for naming streets. The city planning director shall be responsible for the initial naming of all new streets in the city and within three miles of the city limits, using street names authorized by this article. (Code 1980, § 34-85; Ord. No. 38803, § 2, 8-24-10)

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-86 Approval of street names.

Sec. 34-86. - Approval of street names. The initial naming of all new streets shall be approved by the planning director, after review by the public works director, the police chief, and the fire chief, or their designees. The proposed renaming or commemorative designation of an existing street shall be governed by chapter 27 of this Code. The naming or renaming of a street shall employ a street name authorized by this article and a naming or renaming not in compliance with this article shall not become effective unless and until this article is amended to authorize such street name. (Code 1980, § 34-86; Ord. No. 38803, § 3, 8-24-10)

Omaha Municipal Code § 34-87 Records of street names.

Sec. 34-87. - Records of street names. The city planning director shall keep records of all street names and their locations within the city and within three miles of the city limits. (Code 1980, § 34-87)

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