Zoning & land use in Nebraska local government
What Nebraska city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about zoning & land use — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
787 Nebraska meetings since 2024 covered zoning & land use. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Nebraska with the most zoning & land use activity
- Fremont, NE (83)
- Gretna, NE (67)
- Papillion, NE (57)
- Cherry County, NE (54)
- Scottsbluff, NE (54)
- Kearney County, NE (53)
- Bellevue, NE (46)
- Hastings, NE (42)
- Cass County, NE (42)
- Hampton, NE (42)
- Bennet, NE (39)
- Holdrege, NE (31)
Latest matching meetings
Board to consider telecommunication tower variance at 1090 S Adams Central Ave
The Hastings Board of Adjustment will meet on September 17, 2026, at City Hall to conduct regular business. The primary item on the agenda is a variance request filed by Darren Hunter of Grinnell Group regarding height increases and setback decreases for a telecommunication tower.
Public hearing on conditional use permit for auction house at 208 4th Street
The Fairbury Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to consider a conditional use permit (CU-2026-001) requested by Schultis & Sons for a commercial auction house at 208 4th Street. The property is zoned C-2 General Commercial, and the commission may discuss and take action on the permit. The agenda also…
Fremont council to vote on 2027 budget and property-tax request
The Fremont City Council will hold a regular meeting to decide on amending the fiscal year 2027 biennial budget and setting the property-tax request. The council will also vote on contracts, license applications, and special-event permits, and receive routine reports.
County to clarify livestock rules and consider solar regulations
The Cherry County Board is meeting to discuss and potentially act on clarifying animal feeding operation and livestock regulations, specifically regarding class definitions of animal units, and to discuss solar regulations. The agenda also includes routine items like approving minutes and public comment.
Council votes on FY 2026-2027 budget and updated utility fees
The Scottsbluff City Council will hold a regular meeting to approve the annual budget for fiscal year 2026-2027. The body will also vote on updated fees for water, sewer, stormwater, and solid waste collection. Additionally, the council will consider a zoning change allowing micro food processing in the central…
Lancaster County staff review planning fees, zoning, and federal infrastructure updates
The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners held a staff meeting to review quarterly updates on information systems and federal infrastructure projects. Staff presented the purchasing manual, planning updates including a fee schedule and industrial zoning, and a budget update. The board also took action on…
Board of Adjustment to review mock variance cases
The Board of Adjustment will meet to conduct business and review staff reports. The agenda includes a staff report featuring mock cases to determine the approval or denial of variances.
Planning Commission to consider rezoning for manufactured home community
The Papillion Planning Commission will hold public hearings on a proposed manufactured home community at 910 W 6th Street, including a preliminary plat, a change of zone from LI Limited Industrial to MH Mobile Home Residential, and a final plat. The commission will also consider an amendment to the Highway 370…
Planning Commission reviews Industrial Park replat and three zoning changes
The North Platte Planning Commission will hold a special meeting to consider a replat for the Industrial Park and hold public hearings on a street vacation and three land-use applications. The agenda includes a discussion of the draft updated Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Regulations, though no formal action will be…
Cedar County Board to discuss ADA van purchase and budget
The Cedar County Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting with scheduled discussions and possible actions on zoning, roads, a distress warrant listing, annual inventories, an ADA van purchase, and a budget workshop. The agenda also includes new business on accelerated and omitted personal property tax and…
Council to consider .5% sales tax ballot question and $1.29M engineer contract
The Fremont City Council will vote on placing a .5% sales tax increase on the November ballot, award a $1.29M contract for an owner's engineer, and hold public hearings on a liquor license and a development code amendment. The consent agenda includes routine approvals of claims, contracts, and grants. The meeting also…
Cass County proposes $31.8M general budget and $19.1M property tax request
The Cass County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing to review the proposed 2026-2027 budget, which includes a $31,840,812.76 General Fund and a $19,132,306.67 property tax requirement. Following the hearing, the Board will consider zoning adjustments, road permits, and jail service contracts. The agenda…
Planning Commission to weigh digital billboard and 248-lot rezoning
The Gretna Planning Commission will hold public hearings on two requests: a conditional use permit for a 378-square-foot digital billboard near Highway 50, and a preliminary plat and rezoning for a 248-lot residential subdivision called Western Pines. The commission will also approve the agenda and prior meeting…
Council to consider liquor license, UDC changes, sales tax vote
The Fremont City Council will hold public hearings and consider resolutions on a Class K liquor license for Bourbon Trail, annexation of contiguous areas, and a Unified Development Code amendment. The consent agenda includes contracts for software, construction, and services. New business includes awarding an engineer…
Council to consider zoning change, e-bike rules, nuisance findings
The Ashland City Council will hold a regular meeting with public comment and several action items. They will consider two ordinances: one to rezone a property from Transitional Ag to Residential Estate, and another to regulate electric bicycles, scooters, and motorcycles. The council will also vote on resolutions…
Gretna City Council to hold public hearings on multi-family housing and storage buffer change
The Gretna City Council will hold a workshop to review the 2026/2027 budget, followed by a regular meeting with public hearings on a conditional use permit for multi-family dwellings in a mixed-use zone and a zoning text amendment to reduce the landscape buffer for storage units. The council will also consider several…
Council to vote on FY2026/27 budget and $28.3K roof payment
The Papillion City Council will hold a first reading of the FY2026/2027 budget ordinance and a public hearing on issuing recreational facilities bonds. They will also vote on several consent items, including a final payment for a water treatment plant roof replacement and a change order for the North Water Tower…
Gretna City Council to review 2026/27 budget and vote on rezoning, sewer rates
The Gretna City Council holds a workshop to review the 2026/2027 budget, followed by a regular meeting with public hearings on a conditional use permit for multi-family dwellings near Capehart Road and a zoning text amendment to reduce storage unit landscape buffers. The council will also vote on several ordinances…
Council to vote on $334,849 electrical building bid, annexation, rezoning
The North Platte City Council will consider routine consent items, including liquor licenses and a fireworks permit, plus several regular agenda items: a $334,849 bid for the Electrical Utilities Building Addition, annexation of a 2.326-acre subdivision, rezoning at 2420 West 13th Street, and a bicycle ordinance…
Planning Commission to review annexation of three areas and UDC amendments
The Fremont Planning Commission will review and potentially approve a recommendation to annex three areas (A, B, C) into city limits, and will consider amendments to the Unified Development Code (UDC) for clarity and consistency. The annexation recommendation will go to the City Council for final action. The UDC…
Council to consider utility fee increases and other ordinances
The Scottsbluff City Council will hold its regular meeting on August 17, 2026, with several action items. Key decisions include the first reading of an ordinance updating utility user fees for water, sewer, stormwater, and solid waste, as well as second and third readings of ordinances on micro food processing and…
Curtis adopts floodplain management ordinance to regulate development in flood zones
The City of Curtis is considering Ordinance No. 2026-3, which would adopt a comprehensive floodplain management ordinance to regulate development in identified flood hazard areas. The ordinance designates the mayor as floodplain administrator, requires permits for development in floodplains, and sets standards for…
County board to hold public hearing on BV Buds liquor license
The Cedar County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on a liquor license for BV Buds, discuss a drainage issue with Tony Walz, and review zoning and road department matters. They will also consider a preliminary tax request and other routine business.
County board to hold public hearings on data center zoning amendment and moratorium
The Cass County Board of Commissioners will hold public hearings on two resolutions related to data centers: one proposing an amendment to Section 8.25 of the zoning code, and another proposing a land use moratorium on data centers. The board will also consider several action items, including a temporary road use…
Council to vote on sales tax increase for November ballot
The Ashland City Council will hold public hearings on regulating electric bicycles and scooters and on a nuisance property at 1642 Dawes Street. They will consider a resolution to put a half-percent sales tax increase (from 1.5% to 2%) before voters in the 2026 general election. Other business includes zoning map…
City Council to vote on rezoning Wilson Daycare property and tree-removal ordinance
The Holdrege City Council will meet on August 4, 2026, to approve routine claims and minutes, hold a public hearing on rezoning the Wilson Daycare property from R-2 to C-3, consider the first reading of Ordinance 2498 on dead tree removal, and adopt a resolution for state road compliance.
City Council to consider 'Missing Middle' housing and Ponderosa Place development
The City Council will discuss zoning amendments for 'Missing Middle' housing and a multi-step approval process for the Ponderosa Place project by Redwood USA, LLC. The body is also deciding on FY2026/2027 management salary ranges and updates to the Master Fee Schedule.
Gretna City Council to consider zoning changes and infrastructure payments
The City Council will decide on zoning amendments for single-family dwellings and a commercial rezoning request. The body is also reviewing several infrastructure pay requests and master agreements for communications cables in public rights-of-way.
City Council to consider $319,916 contract for South Park Trail Project
The City Council will discuss several zoning changes, a property annexation, and a contract for the South Park Trail Project. The body is also reviewing special liquor licenses for upcoming community events and a proposal for recreation facility naming rights.
Board considers parking variance for Langemeier Properties at 721 South Dewey Street
The North Platte Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on August 4, 2026, to decide a variance request from Langemeier Properties, LLC. The applicant seeks to reduce off-street parking requirements for a retail site at 721 South Dewey Street in a B-2 Highway Commercial District, proposing 4 on-site spaces and…
Council to vote on license plate readers, FY2027 budget, and key contracts
The Chadron City Council will hold its regular meeting on August 3, 2026, at 6:00 PM. The body will consider several ordinances and resolutions, including first readings of the FY2026-2027 appropriations and fee ordinances, approval of automated license plate readers on US-20, and renewal of insurance policies. The…
CRA to consider amendment to Mesner Workforce Housing redevelopment plan
The Community Redevelopment Authority will consider an amendment to the 2019 Mesner Redevelopment Plan for workforce housing. The body will also discuss changing its regular meeting time.
Board to hear appeal on multi-family unit at 209-A Island Cove Ct
The Hampton Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a work session and regular meeting on August 3, 2026. Public hearings are scheduled for an appeal of a zoning determination regarding reconstruction of a multi-family dwelling at 209-A Island Cove Court, and two requests to reduce front and side street setbacks for a new…
Council to consider zoning and regulations for micro food processing
The City Council will hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance to permit micro food processing as a conditional use in the C-1 Central Business District. The body will also consider regulations for electric bicycles, scooters, minibikes, and golf cars.
Gretna City Council to vote on Buc-ee’s funding and rezoning for new travel center
The Gretna City Council will decide on a development agreement with Buc-ee’s Gretna, LLC for funding from the Good Life District Economic Development Program and a rezoning request for the project site. The meeting also includes votes on ordinances, plats, and an interlocal agreement with the fire district.
City Council to consider funding and zoning for Buc-ee’s Gretna
The City Council will discuss a development agreement and funding for Buc-ee’s Gretna, LLC through the Good Life District Economic Development Program. The council will also consider a rezoning request for land in the Hwy 31 & I-80 Business Park No. 2 Subdivision.
Planning Commission to review plats for Dowd's Business Park
The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing and consider plats for Dowd's Business Park. The proposed project is located at the northwest corner of S 150th Street and Shepard Street.
Board to review zoning agreements and fire district boundary changes
The Cedar County Board of Commissioners will meet to discuss zoning, road maintenance, and library representation. The board will also review the Assessor’s Three Year Plan and personnel matters in executive session.
Cherry County Commissioners to review claims, updates, and zoning recommendations
The Cherry County Board of Commissioners will conduct routine business including approving minutes and claims, hear public comments, and discuss updates on roads, emergency management, and a paging system. They will also review a three-year assessment plan, a cemetery report, and receive updates from NACO and the…
Commissioners to discuss paging system and data center research
The Cherry County Board of Commissioners will meet to review claims and receive updates on roads and emergency management. The board will discuss the I Am Responding paging system and a recommendation for data center research to Planning & Zoning.