Omaha Zoning Decisions: August 2026

In August 2026, Omaha held 3 public meetings covering zoning matters. 24 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 21 approved (100% approval rate), 3 deferred. Activity was down 29% compared to July (344 activity items across 4 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

7630 Pacific Apartments rezoning and overlays

Approved.

Items 13-15 for property at 7630 Pacific Street. Item 13 rezone from R1 district to LO district; item 14 amend ACI-2 overlay district boundaries to incorporate property; item 15 approve a PUR overlay district. 34-unit apartment project on 0.48 acres by Parkway Development Company (Ryan Spellman). Opponents raised concerns on scale, traffic, and parking. Passed.

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Layover of consent items 8, 12, 14

Deferred.

Motion to lay over consent items 8 (C1026162/C1226163, Woodsonia Acquisitions LLC, Autumn Estates subdivision with rezoning AG to DR/R4/R5 south of 189th and Fort Streets), 12 (C10-26-160/C8-26-161/C8-26-164, Community Health Development Partners LLC, rezoning R5-35 and GI to GI with special use permits for indoor sports/recreation and indoor entertainment northeast of 28th Avenue and Deer Park Boulevard), and 14 (C826152, Bennison's Youth and Family Services, special use permit for small group living non-disabled in R435 at 3208 Taylor Street). Vote.

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Class B liquor license for Alborotos Diana

Approved.

Class B (beer retail) liquor license recommended for approval for Alborotos Diana, a Latino grocery store at 5017 South 24th Street, in business ~7 years. Applicant Otoniel Alvarez, assisted by business agent Ben Salazar. One written protest received. Vote.

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Walnut Hill Replat 10 PUD, final plat and subdivision agreement

Approved.

Items 10-12 approved together for Walnut Hill Replat 10 at 1116 and 1120 North 40th Street (40th and William Street). Five-lot planned unit development for affordable housing, ~1,500 sq ft homes, one to two story, single car garage, five models, price point ~$150,000-$200,000. Includes PUR overlay district (item 10), final plat (item 11), and subdivision agreement (item 12). Vote.

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Serenity Estates Villas rezoning, final plat and subdivision agreement

Approved.

Items 13-16 approved together for Serenity Estates Villas at 2240 Skyline Drive. Rezoning from DR District to DR District and R-5 District (items 13-14), final plat (item 15), subdivision agreement (item 16). Small cul-de-sac with 11 lots overlooking the Elkhorn River, properties valued $1.2-$1.4 million. Reduced from 12 lots to 11 to move development away from the river bank due to erosion concerns. Opposition from adjacent homeowners over erosion (2210/2248 Skyline Drive owner Mark Dockin) and attorney William Beerman representing Heidi Donner. Public Works stated only ~13 peak-hour trips generated. Vote.

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2211 Douglas Street Senior Housing TIF Redevelopment Agreement

Approved.

Item 48, ordinance to approve the 2211 Douglas Street Senior Housing TIF Redevelopment Agreement. 73-unit senior housing community with more than half of units affordable at or below 60% AMI, built on former motel shelter site (demolished). Emerging developer Donnell Brown working alongside Hoppe Development, wraparound services with CommonSpirit/CHI. Construction to start Q4 2026, completion before end of 2027. Supported by SPARK (Danielle Price). Planning Department recommended approval.

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Consent agenda approvals (items 2, 5, 7, 10, 15, 16)

Approved.

Consent agenda items approved as a block: item 2 (C826142, Greg Lieber, special use permit for scrap and salvage in HI district at 10502 North 111th Street), item 5 (C1226154, McGill Industrial Park LLC, preliminary/final plat of McGill Industrial Park replat three at 11102 Melissa Street), item 7 (C10-24-011/C12-24-012, Woodsonia Saddle Creek LLC, preliminary plat of Woodbrook Valley South with rezoning AG to R4 west of 185th and Kansas Avenue), item 10 (C10-04-237, Mark Sanford Group, major amendment to mixed-use development agreement for Sorenson Park Plaza at 6220 North 73rd Plaza), item 15 (C726153, Ronald Schmidt, conditional use permit for accessory dwelling unit in R435 at 5420 South 49th Avenue), item 16 (C705216, Stonebridge Christian Church, major amendment to conditional use permit for religious assembly in R4 at 15801 Butler Avenue). Vote.

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Rezoning at 3460, 3462, and 3464 Ruggles Street

Approved.

Rezoning from R435 to R5 for three 30-foot-wide lots (30 by 128) at 3460, 3462, and 3464 Ruggles Street to allow a duplex, since duplex is not permitted in R4 zoning and 30-foot lots are nonconforming in R4. Applicant Joseph F. Saniuk on behalf of owner Theo Lewis. Lots will be administratively combined into one lot. Vote.

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Showing the 8 most significant of 24 recorded zoning decisions. See all Omaha meetings →

Zoning Changes

• DR → R-5 at 2240 Skyline Drive, Omaha
• R-7 → MU at Northwest of 207th and I Streets, Omaha
• Zoning change at 1116 and 1120 North 40th Street, Omaha (D&E LLC)
• R435 → R5 at 3460, 3462, and 3464 Ruggles Street (Joseph F. Saniuk)
• DR → R4 at southeast of 111th and State Streets (Woodsonia Saddle Creek LLC)
• AG → R4 at west of 185th Street and Kansas Avenue (Woodsonia Saddle Creek LLC)
• R4 → R6 at southeast of 211th and Cairn Streets (Richland Homes LLC)
• AG → R5 at south of 189th and Fort Streets (Woodsonia Acquisitions, LLC)

Top Keywords This Month

• plat: 21 instances
• zoning: 20 instances
• residential: 16 instances
• subdivision: 16 instances
• rezoning: 13 instances

What to Watch

• Residential mentions were up 60% from July.

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