Article 3. Districts

§11-301   Falls City Code   §11-304

Article 3. Districts
§11-301 DISTRICTS; USE. For the purpose of this Chapter, the
Municipality is hereby divided into eight (8) districts, designated
as follows:
(R-1) Residential-Single Family Detached Homes
(R-2) Residential-Single and Limited Multi-Family
Dwellings
(R-3) Residential-Single and Multi-Family Dwellings
(R-4) Residential-Single, Mobile Homes and Multi-Family
Dwellings
(B-1) Business (Commercial)
(B-2) Highway Commercial
(B-3) Neighborhood Residential Commercial District
(I-1) Industrial
(A) Agricultural
(Amended by Ord No. 971, 11/6/78)(Amended by Ord. 95-125)
§11-302 DISTRICT; BOUNDARIES. The boundaries of the districts
shall be established and amended by Resolution of the Governing
Body after public hearings as required by law. Such designations
and all explanatory matter are hereby made a part of this Chapter
as if fully written herein, and shall be on file in the office of
the Municipal Clerk. (Ref. 19-904 RS Neb.)
§11-303 DISTRICTS BOUNDARIES; INTERPRETATION. Where physical or
cultural features existing on the ground are in variance with those
in any boundary established by the Governing Body, or in other
circumstances not covered previously in this section, the Board of
Adjustment shall interpret the district boundaries.
§11-304 DISTRICT (A); AGRICULTURAL.
A. Characteristics. The purpose of this zone is to fix the
location of predominantly agricultural section of the
Planning Area, annotate those land uses which are
agricultural or basically related to agriculture, and to
further record those land uses deemed compatible with
agriculture or with an agricultural area in transition to
an area of more urban character.
B. Permitted Uses. In the (A) Agricultural District,
buildings, structures, and land shall be used only for
the following purposes:
1. General Farming and ranching activities, excluding
any expansion of existing or development of
livestock confinement facilities/operations;
2. Greenhouses;
3. Horticulture;
4. Truck Farming;
5. Single-family Dwelling;
6. Manufactured homes in accordance with the
provisions of Section 11-427;
7. Signs;
8. Customary accessory uses incidental to a permitted
use.
C. Special Exceptions. The Governing Body may authorize the
following special uses:
1. Animal Hospital;
2. Mobile Home Park;
3. Airport;
4. Churches, places of worship and cemeteries;
5. Outdoor Recreation;
6. Home Occupations;
7. Bed and breakfast;
8. Broadcast towers and stations/communication towers
of more than one hundred (100) feet.
9. Expansion of existing or development of livestock
confinement facilities/operations, as defined in
Section 11-202, and in accordance with the
provisions of Section 11-429.
10. Junk or Salvage Yard, as defined in Section 11-202
and in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-428.
D. Area, Yard and Height Requirements for this district
shall be:

1. Minimum lot size shall be three (3) acres with a
minimum width of two hundred feet (200′) and a
minimum depth of two hundred feet (200′).
2. There shall be a minimum lot area of three (3)
acres per dwelling unit.
3. Minimum Yard Requirements.
a. Front yard depth; not less than fifty feet
(50′).
b. Side yard depth; not less than twenty-five
feet (25′), with all side yards together
totaling not less than sixty feet (60′).
c. Rear yard depth; not less than fifty feet
(50′).
d. Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed ten
percent (10%) of the area.
e. The maximum height of a structure in this
district shall be fifty feet (50′).
4. Lots for Mobile Home Parks must comply with the
regulations of the Nebraska Department of Health
and the regulations for mobile home parks of
section 11-308 subsections E and F. The area and
yard requirements set out at 1,2,3 of this
subsection D do not apply to mobile home parks.
(Amended by Ord. Nos. 971, 11/6/78; 87-112,
11/2/87)
§11-305 DISTRICT (R-1); SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
A. Characteristics. The purposes of this zone is to establish
the general location of single-family residential
neighborhoods throughout the Planning Area of Falls City.
Other uses complimentary to, but not in conflict with singlefamily
dwellings are also allowed. However, it is the intent
that the (R-1) Residential Zone should basically retain the
characteristics of a quiet residential area. Further, to
upgrade the character of all residential areas in the
Municipality by requiring standards of land use and lot and
building bulk and size which more accurately reflect existing
development. To protect the integrity of residential areas by
prohibiting the incursion of incompatible uses.
B. Permitted Uses. In the (R-1) Single-family Residential
District, buildings, structures, and land shall be used only
for the following purposes:
1. Single-family detached dwellings;
2. Manufactured homes in accordance with the
provisions of Section 11-427;
3. Churches and similar places of worship;
4. Public elementary and high schools;
5. Public parks and playgrounds;
6. Libraries;
7. Private garages;
8. Signs;
9. Customary home occupations;
10. Other accessory uses customarily incidental to the
principal use.
C. Special Exceptions. The Governing Body may authorize the
following special uses:
1. Community buildings, social halls, clubs, lodges,
and fraternal organizations;
2. Private schools;
3. Golf courses and public swimming pools;
4. Livestock in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 6,Section 200 of the Falls City Municipal
Code.
5. Conversion of single-family dwellings constructed
prior to 1978 into two (2) to four (4) dwelling
units so long as each dwelling unit has eight
hundred (800) square feet of floor area, minimal
exterior changes are made, and the house and yard
retain the appearance of a single-family dwelling.
6. Hospital and health clinics.
7. Bed and breakfast.
8. Cover crops on undeveloped land.
D. Area, Yard and Height Requirements for this district shall be:
1. For dwelling structures:
a. Minimum lot size shall be six thousand (6,000)
square feet with a minimum width of fifty feet
(50′) and a minimum depth of one hundred
twenty feet (120).
b. There shall be a minimum lot area of six
thousand (6,000) square feet per dwelling
unit.
c. Minimum yard requirements.
1) Front yard depth; not less than twentyfive
feet (25′).
2) Side yard depth; not less than five feet
(5′), with all side yards totaling not
less than ten feet (10′), except when
side yard borders a street and then same
requirements as that of front yard depth.
3) Rear yard depth; not less than thirtyfive
feet (35′).
4) Rear yard depth; accessory buildings; and
private garage not attached to principal
building; not less than five feet (5′).
5) All distances shall be measured from the
building overhang, if any; if no overhang
exists, then from the exterior wall of
the structure.
d. Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed forty
percent (40%) of the area.
e. The maximum height of a structure in this
district shall be thirty-five feet (35′) or
two and one-half (2-1/2) stories.
f. The minimum floor area of the dwelling shall
be two thousand (2,000) square feet.
2. Public or semi public and institutional buildings.
a. Minimum lot size shall be six thousand (6,000)
square feet with a minimum width of fifty feet
(50′) and a minimum depth of one hundred
twenty feet (120′).
b. Minimum yard requirements.
1) Front yard depth; not less than thirty
feet (30′).
2) Side yard depth; not less than ten feet
(10′) with all side yards totaling not
less than twenty-five feet (25′).
3) Rear yard depth; not less than thirtyfive
feet (35′).
4) Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed
fifty percent (50%) of the area, except
that off-street parking in the side or
rear yards in space additional to that
required in b(1)(2) above may with the
structure cover seventy percent (70%) of
the lot.
5) All measurements shall be made from the
overhang; if no overhang exists, then
from the closest exterior wall.
c. Maximum height of such buildings shall be two
and one-half (2-1/2) stories or thirty-five
feet (35′) except that church steeples,
monuments, and ornamental spires which exceed
the maximum height of thirty-five feet (35′)
shall be exempt from this section provided the
City Council allows such construction by
special permit after public hearing.
(Amended by Ord. Nos. 971, 11/6/78; 81-118, 12/21/81; 87-112,
11/2/87)(Amended by Ord. 95-125)
§11-306 DISTRICT (R-2); RESIDENTIAL.
A. Characteristics. The purpose of this zone is to provide for
single and multiple family living, where the density will be
greater than seven (7) units per acre. Further, to delineate
those areas where predominantly residential development has
occurred or will be likely to occur at higher densities in
accordance with the Plan for Falls City.
B. Permitted Uses. In the (R-2) Residential District, buildings,
structures, and land shall be used only for the following
purposes:
1. Single family dwellings;
2. Manufactured homes in accordance with the
provisions of Section 11-427.
3. Two-family dwellings;
4. Multi-family dwellings with no more than eight (8)
dwelling units per building;
5. Attached dwellings; commonly called condominiums
with no more than eight (8) independent
dwelling units attached;
6. Churches and similar places of worship;
7. Public elementary and high schools;
8. Public parks and playgrounds;
9. Libraries;
10. Private garages;
11. Bed and Breakfast;
12. Customary home occupations;
13. Signs;
14. Other accessory uses customarily incidental to the
principal use;
C. Special Exceptions. The Governing Body may authorize the
following special uses:
1. Community buildings, social halls, clubs, lodges,
and fraternal organizations;
2. Private schools;
3. Golf courses and public swimming pools;
4. Planned unit development.
5. Beauty salons and barber shops.
6. Hospitals and health clinics.
7. Professional offices.
8. Child care centers.
9. Nursing homes.
10. Livestock in accordance with the provision of
Chapter 6, Section 200 of the Falls City Municipal
Code.
11. Cover crops on undeveloped land.
D. Area, Yard and Height Requirements for this district shall be:
1. Single-family dwellings.
a. Minimum lot size shall be six thousand (6,000)
square feet with a minimum width of fifty feet
(50′) and a minimum depth of one hundred
twenty feet (120′).
b. There shall be a minimum lot area of six
thousand (6,000) square feet per dwelling unit.
c. Minimum yard requirements.
1) Front yard depth; not less than twentyfive
feet (25′).
2) Side yard depth; not less than five feet
(5′) with all side yards totaling not
less than ten feet (10′), except when
side yard borders a street and then same
requirements as that of front yard depth.
3) Rear yard depth; not less than twentyfive
feet (25′).
4) Rear yard depth; accessory buildings; and
private garages not attached to principal
building; not less than five feet (5′).
5) All distances shall be measured from the
building overhang, if any; if no overhang
exists, then from the exterior wall of
the structure.
d. Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed forty
(40%) per cent of the area.
e. The minimum floor area of the dwelling shall
be one thousand eight hundred (1800) square
feet.
2. Two-family dwellings.
a. Minimum lot size shall be six thousand (6,000)
square feet with a minimum width of fifty feet
(50′) and a minimum depth of one hundred
twenty feet (120).
b. There shall be a minimum lot area of three
thousand seven hundred fifty (3,750) square
feet per dwelling unit.
c. Minimum yard requirements.
1) Front yard depth; not less than twentyfive
feet (25′).
2) Side yard depth; not less than seven feet
(7′), with all side yards totaling not
less than sixteen feet (16′), except when
side yard borders a street and then same
requirement as that of front yard depth.
3) Rear yard depth; not less than twentyfive
feet (25′).
4) Rear yard depth; accessory buildings; and
private garages not attached to principal
building; not less than five feet (5′).
5) All distances shall be measured from the
building overhang, if any; if no overhang
exists, then from the exterior wall of
the structure.
d. Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed forty
percent (40%) of the area.
3. Three to six-family dwellings.
a. Minimum lot size shall be six thousand (6,000)
square feet with a minimum width of fifty feet
(50′) and a minimum depth of one hundred
twenty feet (120′).
b. There shall be a minimum lot area of one
thousand (1,000) square feet per dwelling
unit.
c. Minimum yard requirements.
1) Front yard depth; not less than twentyfive
feet (25′).
2) Side yard depth; not less than ten feet
(10′), with all side yards totaling not
less than twenty-five feet (25′).
3) Rear yard depth; not less than twentyfive
feet (25′).
4) All distances shall be measured from the
building overhang; if no overhang exists,
then from the exterior wall of the
structure.
d. Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed thirty
percent (30%) of the area.
4. Seven to eight family dwellings.
a. Minimum lot size shall be nine thousand
(9,000) square feet with a minimum width of
seventy-five feet (75′) and a minimum depth
of one hundred twenty feet (120′).
b. There shall be a minimum lot area of one
thousand (1,000) square feet per dwelling
unit.
c. Minimum yard requirements.
1) Front yard depth; not less than twentyfive
feet (25′).
2) Side yard depth; not less than ten feet
(10′), with all side yards totaling not
less than twenty-five feet (25′).
3) Rear yard depth; not less than twentyfive
feet (25′).
4) All distances shall be measured from the
building overhang; if no overhang exists,
then from the exterior wall of the
structure.
d. Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed thirty
percent (30%) of the area.
5. The maximum height of a structure having dwelling
units in this district shall be thirty-five feet

(35′) or two and one-half (2-1/2) stories.
6. Public or semi public and institutional buildings.
a. Minimum lot size shall be six thousand (6,000)
square feet with a minimum width of fifty feet
(50′) and a minimum depth of one hundred
twenty feet (120′).
b. Minimum yard requirements.
1) Front yard depth; not less than thirty
feet (30′).
2) Side yard depth; not less than ten feet
(10′), with all side yards totaling not
less than twenty-five feet (25′).
3) Rear yard depth; not less than thirtyfive
feet (35′).
4) Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed
fifty percent (50%) of the area, except
that off-street parking in the side or
rear yards in space additional to that
required in b(1)(2) above may with the
structure cover seventy percent (70%) of
the lot.
5) All distances shall be measured from the
building overhang; if no overhang exists,
then from the exterior wall of the
structure.
c. Maximum height of such buildings shall be two
and one-half (2-1/2) stories or thirty-five
feet (35′) except that church steeples,
monuments, and ornamental spires which exceed
the maximum height of thirty-five feet (35′)
shall be exempt from this section provided the
City Council allows such construction by
special permit after public hearing.
(Amended by Ord. Nos. 971, 11/6/78; 81-118, 12/21/81; 87-112,
11/2/87)(Amended by Ord. 95-125)
§11-307 DISTRICT (R-3); RESIDENTIAL.
A. Characteristics. The purpose of this zone is to provide for
single and multiple family living, where the density will be
greater than seven (7) dwelling units per acre. Further, to
delineate those areas where predominantly residential
development has occurred or will be likely to occur at higher
densities in accordance with the Plan for Falls City.
B. Permitted Uses. In the (R-3) Residential District building
structures, and land shall be used only for the following
purposes:
1. Single-family detached dwelling;
2. Manufactured homes in accordance with the provisions of
Section 11-427;
3. Two-family dwellings;
4. Multi-family dwellings;
5. Attached dwellings; commonly called row house or
condominiums;
6. Churches and similar places of worship;
7. Public elementary and high schools;
8. Public parks and playgrounds;
9. Libraries;
10. Private garages;
11. Customary home occupations;
12. Child care centers;
13. Nursing homes;
14. Boarding houses;
15. Rooming houses;
16. Signs;
17. Bed and Breakfast;
18. Professional offices.
19. Hospitals and health clinics.
20. Beauty salons and barber shops.
21. Other accessory uses customarily incidental to the
principal use.
C. Special Exceptions. The Governing Body may authorize the
following special uses:
1. Community buildings, social halls, clubs, lodges, and
fraternal organizations;
2. Private schools;
3. Golf courses and public swimming pools;
4. Planned Unit Development.
5. Mobile homes not meeting the Manufactured Homes Standards
of Section 11-427 where the provisions of section 11-
407.01 have been complied with.
D. Area, Yard and Height Requirements for this district shall be:
1. Single-family dwellings.
a. Shall have the same area, yard, and height
requirements as similar structures in R-2, 11-306
D1, except the minimum floor area of the dwelling
shall be one thousand six hundred (1,600) square
feet.
2. Two-family dwellings.
a. Shall have the same area, yard, and height
requirements as similar structures in R-2, Cf. 11-
306 D2.
3. Three to six-family dwellings.
a. Shall have the same area, yard, and height
requirements as similar structures in R-2, Cf. 11-
306 D3.
4. Larger than six-family dwellings.
a. Minimum lot size shall be nine thousand (9,000)
square feet with a minimum width of seventy-five
feet (75′) and a minimum depth of one hundred
twenty feet (120′).
b. There shall be a minimum lot area of one thousand
(1,000) square feet per dwelling unit.
c. Minimum yard requirements.
1) Front yard depth; not less than twenty-five
feet (25′).
2) Side yard depth; not less than five feet (5′)
per story, except when a side yard borders a
street and then same requirements as that of
front yard depth.
3) Rear yard depth; not less than twenty feet
(20′) plus five feet (5′) per story.
4) All distances shall be measured from the
building overhang, if any; if no overhang
exists, then from the exterior wall of the
structure.
d. Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed thirty
percent (30%) of the area.
e. There shall be no maximum height restrictions.
5. Public or semi public and institutional buildings.
a. Minimum lot size shall be six thousand (6,000)
square feet with a minimum width of fifty feet
(50′) and a minimum depth of one hundred twenty
feet (120′).
b. Minimum yard requirements.
1) Front yard depth; not less than thirty feet
(30′).
2) Side yard depth; not less than ten (10′) feet,
with all side yards totaling not less than
twenty-five feet (25′).
3) Rear yard depth; not less than thirty feet
(30′).
4) Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed fifty
percent (50%) of the area, except that offstreet
parking in the side or rear yards in
space additional to that required in b(1)(2)
above may with structure cover seventy percent
(70%) of the lot.
5) All distances shall be measured from the
overhang, if any; if no overhang exists, then
from the closest exterior wall to the lot
line.
c. Maximum height of such buildings shall be
unlimited.
(Ord, No, 971, 11/6/78) (Amended by Ord. No. 87-112,
11/2/87)(Amended by Ord. 95-125)
§11-308 DISTRICT (R-4); RESIDENTIAL.
A. Characteristics: The purpose of this zone is to provide for
single and double width mobile homes attached to wheels,
jacks, skirtings or permanent or semi permanent fixed
foundations of concrete where the density will be greater than
seven (7) dwelling units per acre. Further, to delineate
those areas where predominantly residential development has
occurred or will likely occur at higher densities in
accordance with the Plan for Falls City.
B. Permitted Uses. In the R-4 Residential District buildings,
structures and land shall be used only for the following
purposes:
1. Single-family detached dwelling;
2. Manufactured homes in accordance with the provisions of
Section 11-427;
3. Two-family dwellings;
4. Multi-family dwellings;
5. Attached dwellings; commonly called row house or condominiums;
6. Churches and similar places of worship;
7. Single or double width mobile homes designed to provide
housing for one (1) family;
8. Libraries;
9. Public elementary and high schools;
10. Public parks and playgrounds;
11. Customary home occupations;
12. Child care centers;
13. Signs;
14. Private garages;
15. Boarding houses;
16. Rooming houses;
17. Nursing home;
18. Bed and Breakfast;
19. Hospitals and health clinics;
20. Professional office;
21. Beauty salons and barber shops.
22. Other accessory uses customarily incidental to the principal
use.
C. Special Exceptions. The Governing Body may authorize the
following special uses:
1. Community buildings, social halls, clubs, lodges and fraternal
organizations;
2. Golf courses and public swimming pools;
3. Private schools;
4. Livestock in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6,
Section 200 of the Falls City Municipal Code.
5. Cover crops on undeveloped land;
6. Automotive Repair;
7. Warehousing;
8. Wholesale establishments.
D. Area, Yard and Height Requirements for this district shall be:
1. Single-family dwellings.

a. Shall have the same area, yard, and height requirements
as similar structures in R-2, 11-306 D1, except the
minimum floor area of the dwelling shall be one thousand
six hundred (1,600) square feet.
2. Two-family dwellings.
a. Shall have the same area, yard, and height requirements
as similar structures in R-2, Cf. 11-306 D2.
3. Three to six-family dwellings.
a. Shall have the same area, yard, and height requirements
as similar structures in R-2, Cf. 11-306 D3.
4. Larger than six-family dwellings.
a. Minimum lot size shall be nine thousand (9,000) square
feet with a minimum width of seventy-five feet (75′) and
a minimum depth of one hundred twenty feet (120′).
b. There shall be a minimum lot area of one thousand (1,000)
square feet per dwelling unit.
c. Minimum yard requirements.
1) Front yard depth; not less than twenty-five feet
(25′).
2) Side yard depth; not less than five feet (5′) per
story, except when a side yard borders a street and
then same requirements as that of front yard depth.
3) Rear yard depth; not less than twenty feet (20′)
plus five feet (5′) per story.
4) All distances shall be measured from the building
overhang, if any; if no overhang exists, then from
the exterior wall of the structure.
d. Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed thirty percent
(30%) of the area.
e. There shall be no maximum height restrictions.
5. Public or semi public and institutional buildings.
a. Minimum lot size shall be six thousand (6,000) square
feet with a minimum width of fifty feet (50′) and a
minimum depth of one hundred twenty feet (120′).
b. Minimum yard requirements.
1) Front yard depth; not less than thirty feet (30′).
2) Side yard depth; not less than ten (10′) feet, with
all side yards totaling not less than twenty-five
feet (25′).
3) Rear yard depth; not less than thirty feet (30′).
4) Maximum lot coverage shall not exceed fifty percent
(50%) of the area, except that off-street parking
in the side or rear yards in space additional to
that required in b(1)(2) above may with structure
cover seventy percent (70%) of the lot.
5) All distances shall be measured from the overhang,
if any; if no overhang exists, then
from the closest exterior wall to the lot line.
c. Maximum height of such buildings shall be unlimited.
E. Parking Regulations. There shall be one (1) off-street
parking space for each mobile dwelling unit; and there shall
be one (1) off-street parking space for each two hundred fifty
(250) square feet of interior building space of each building
or mobile unit used for community purposes.
F. Mobile home parks, shall conform to the following minimum
requirements:

1. The park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly
graded to insure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant
pools.
2. Mobile home spaces shall be provided consisting of a minimum
of three thousand six hundred (3,600) square feet for each
space and at least thirty feet (30′) in width and clearly
defined.
3. Mobile homes shall be so harbored on each space that there
shall be at least a fifteen foot (15′) clearance between
mobile homes; Provided, however that with respect to mobile
homes parked end-to-end, the end-to-end clearance may be less
than fifteen feet (15′) but shall not be less than ten feet
(10′). No mobile home shall be locate closer than ten (10′)
feet from any building
within the park or five feet (5′) from any property line
bounding the park.
4. All mobile home spaces shall abut upon a driveway of not less
than ten feet (10′) in width, which shall have an unobstructed
access to a public street, alley, or highway.
5. Walkways not less than three feet (3′) wide shall be provided
from the mobile home spaces to the driveway abutting said
space or to a common sidewalk servicing all of the mobile home
spaces.
6. All driveways and walkways within the park shall be hard
surfaced.
7. Each mobile home space shall be provided with approved
electric service equipment including a receptacle to supply
120/240 volts normal service.
8. Each mobile home space shall be provided with a water line
with a tap at least four inches (4″) above ground.
9. Each mobile home space shall be provided with a sewer at least
four inches (4″) in diameter, which shall discharge the mobile
home waste into the public sewer system in compliance with the
applicable ordinances and in such a manner as will present no
hazard to health. An approved means to cap the sewer when not
connected to a mobile home must be provided.
10. Each mobile home space shall be provided with a freeze-proof
meter pit (24-inch minimum diameter) with shutoff valve.
Water pit lid shall be of weather proof construction.
11.Each mobile home shall be secured with a minimum of three (3)
sets of tie downs, anchored to withstand a wind load of 25
PSF.
12.Comply with all regulations of mobile home park of the Nebraska
Department of Health.
(Ord. No. 971, 11/6/78) (Amended by Ord. No. 87-112, 11/2/87)
§11-309 DISTRICT (B-1); COMMERCIAL.
A. Characteristics. The purpose of this zone is to establish the
location of the downtown or predominantly shopping area of the
Municipality in relation to its intended use; that being to best
serve the largest number of patrons within the community’s service
areas with the widest variety of goods and services. Through the
proper zoning classification and use of restrictions, it is the
intent of this section to prevent the scattering of commercial uses
and to centralize together the predominant retail service
activities needed to satisfy the local shopping public.
B. Permitted Uses. In the (B-1) Business District, buildings,
structures, and land shall be used for any retail or personal
service establishment, such as:
1. Eating and drinking establishments;
2. Hardware stores;
3. Clothing stores;
§11-309 Zoning Regulations §11-310
4. Drug stores;
5. Business and professional offices;
6. Hotels, motels;
7. Off-street parking;
8. Banks;
9. Grocery stores;
10. Signs;
11. Other accessory uses customarily incidental to the
principal use;
12. Health Clinics;
13. Retail business;
14. Jewelers;
15. Indoor theaters;
16. Beauty shops and barber shops;
17. Renovation of existing dwelling units.
C. Special exceptions. The Governing Body may authorize the
following special uses:
1. Community buildings, social halls, clubs, lodges, and
fraternal organizations;
2. Private schools;
3. Automobile showrooms;
4. New residential construction;
5. Car washes;
6. Automotive repair;
D. Area, Yard and Height Requirements for this district shall be:
1. Minimum lot size shall be three thousand (3,000) square
feet with a minimum width of twenty-five feet (25′) and
a minimum depth of one hundred twenty feet (120′).
2. Area and structure must comply with the State Fire Codes
as administered by the office of the Nebraska Fire
Marshal.
(Amended by Ord. Nos. 971, 11/6/78; 87-112, 11/2/87)
§11-310 DISTRICT (B-2); HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL.
A. Characteristics. The purpose of this zone is to establish the
location of areas best suited to the needs of highway-related
business types within the Planning Area, those commercial
types being characterized by a need for larger lot sizes, offstreet
parking and immediate access to transient traffic. It
is the intent of this section that a buffer zone consisting of
one half block of establishments characterized by less noise,
odor, dust, and traffic be established between residential
sections and establishments characterized by greater amounts
of noise, odor, traffic and dust.
B. Permitted Uses. In the (B-2) Commercial District, buildings,
structures and land shall be used only for the following
purposes:
1. Any retail or personal service establishment;
2. Restaurants;
3. Hotels and motels;
4. Hospitals and health clinics;
5. Automobile showrooms; and washing establishments;
6. Gasoline service stations;
7. Used car dealers;
8. Automotive repair;
9. Outdoor amusement areas;
10. Mobile home sales;
11. Truck terminals;
12. Warehousing;
13. Wholesale establishments;
14. Landscape nurseries, garden supplies;
15. Animal hospitals, kennels, and pounds;
16. Boat sales;
17. Farm equipment sales;
18. Indoor theaters;
19. Beauty shops and barber shops;
20. Off-street parking;
21. Signs;
22. Renovation of existing dwelling units.
23. Other accessory uses customarily incidental to the
principal use.
C. Buffer Zone Establishments. Establishments ordinarily
characterized by less noise, odor, dust, and traffic are
defined as:
1. Any retail or personal service business;
2. Motels;
3. Automobile showrooms;
4. Landscape nurseries; garden supplies;
5. Community buildings; social halls, clubs, fraternal
organizations; lodges, all of which may be permitted in B-2 as
a special use.
D. No building permit shall be issued in the Buffer Zone except
for the purpose of establishing an operation listed in C.

E. Special Exceptions. The Governing Body may authorize the
following special uses:
1. Community buildings, social halls, clubs, lodges, and
fraternal organizations.
2. New residential construction.
3. Outdoor theaters.
F. Area and Yard Requirements for the district shall be:
1. Minimum lot size shall be three thousand (3,000) square feet
with a minimum width of twenty-five feet (25′) and a minimum
depth of one hundred twenty feet (120′).
2. Area and structure must comply with State Fire Codes as
administered by the office of the Nebraska Fire Marshal.
(Amended by Ord. No. 971, 11/6/78; 87-112, 11/2/87)
§11-311 NRC NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
A. Characteristics. The Neighborhood Residential Commercial
(NRC) District is intended primarily for the provision of
retail and personnel service facilities and mixed residential
uses.
B. Permitted Principal Uses and Structures. In the (NRC)
Neighborhood Residential Commercial District, buildings,
structures and land shall be used only for the following
purposes:
1. Single-family dwellings;
2. Two-family dwellings;
3. Multifamily dwellings;
4. Nursery, primary and secondary education structures;
5. Manufactured homes in accordance with the provisions of
Section 11-427;
6. Business offices;
7. Professional offices;
8. Signs;
9. Retail stores and service providers which provide
commodities and services primarily to meet the needs of
residents in one or more residential neighborhoods
including:
a. Apparel stores;
b. Banks, including automatic teller machines (ATM’s);
c. Bookstores or rental libraries;
d. Barber shops and beauty shops;
e. Drugstores;
f. Dairy produce stores;
g. Bakery goods stores;
h. Florists;
i. Gift shops;
j. Hardware stores;
k. Hobby and art supply stores;
l. Dressing, altering, and repairing of wearing
apparel;
m. Photographer, film sales and development;
n. Shoe stores;
o. Convenience stores;
p. Tailors and dressmakers;
q. Variety stores;
r. Child care homes and child care centers;
s. Hotels/motels/bed and breakfasts;
t. Restaurants, tea rooms and cafes.
10. Nursing homes, congregate/assisted care housing;
11. Private club/lodge;
12. Medical facilities;
13. Public facilities associated with government service or
religious activities (i.e. churches);
14. Customary home occupations;
15. Other accessory uses customarily incidental to the
principle use.
C. Special Exceptions. The Governing Body may authorize the
following special uses:
1. Child daycare centers;
2. Cleaning agencies (pickup & delivery);
3. Food stores, delicatessens, supermarkets;
4. Garden supply stores, provided that all equipment,
supplies, and merchandise, other than plants, shall be
kept completely within an enclosed structure and any
fertilizer sales by in package form only;
5. Self-service laundries and self-service dry cleaning
establishments;
6. Automotive filling station, and/or convenience stores;
7. Automobile and light truck carwash;
8. Facilities that sale on-or off-sale alcoholic beverage;
9. Automobile sales and service;
10. Mini-warehouses (subject to the following conditions):
a) The use must be located contiguous to an arterial
street as designated in the Comprehensive Plan;
b) There shall be a minimum lot area of one acre;
c) All storage shall be within enclosed buildings;
d) Any side of the building providing doorways to
storage areas shall be set back from the property
line not less than 35 feet;
e) All driveways, parking, loading and vehicle
circulation areas shall be paved with concrete,
asphalt or asphaltic concrete. All one-way
driveways which provide direct access to cubicles
shall provide for one 10-foot parking lane and one
15-foot travel lane. All two-way driveways which
provide direct access to cubicles shall provide for
one 10-foot parking land and two 12-foot travel
lanes. Adequate bumper guards or fences shall be
provided to prevent the extension of vehicles
beyond property lines;
f) All lights shall be shielded to direct light away
from adjacent properties;
g) No activities such as miscellaneous or garage sales
or the servicing or repair of motor vehicles,
boats, trailers, lawn mowers, and other similar
equipment shall be conducted on the premises.
Also, no manufacturing, assembly or processing of
any product shall be permitted.
h) The area shall be properly policed by the owner or
operator for removal of trash and debris;
i) Two copies of a plot plan showing ingress and
egress, widths of driveways, off-street parking,
loading areas, and on-site traffic circulation
shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for
their consideration with the conditional use
application;
j) The Planning Commission and City Council may attach
such other conditions as deemed necessary to
provide for compatible development.
11. Signs in accordance with Section 11-405 of these
provisions.
12. Semi-truck and automotive, fueling and servicing
establishments;
13. Farm implement sales and services;
14. Expansion of nonconforming uses, structures or land.
D. Screening Requirements:
1. Where a site other than a single or two-family dwelling
adjoins or is located across an alley from a single or
two-family dwelling in the NRC District, a solid wall, or
fence or compact evergreen hedge six (6) feet in height
may be required on the property line common to such
districts, except in a required front yard.
2. Open storage of materials attendant to a permitted or
special permitted use shall be permitted only within an
area surrounded or screened by a solid wall or fence.
E. Landscaping Requirements:
1. Each developed parcel, lot or tract of land, except for
single and two family dwellings, in the NRC District
shall provide seven (7) feet of landscaping from any
designated “major arterial” or “other arterial” public
street property line, into any required front yard.
a. One tree shall be planted or maintained for each
500 square feet of landscaped area required under
item #1 above.
b. Tree species, sizes and spacing, in conformance
with provisions of Tree Board, shall be consistent
with standards on file with the City Clerk.
c. Upon installation or preservation of required
landscape materials, appropriate measures shall be
taken to insure their continued health and
maintenance. Required materials that do not remain
healthy shall be replaced.
F. Area, Yard and Height Requirements for this district shall be:

Use

Lot Area

Lot

Width

Front

Yard

Side Yard

Rear

Yard

Height (1)

Single Family

Dwelling

6,000

Sq. Ft.

50′ 25′ 5′ 25′ 2 ½ stories

or 35′

Two Family

Dwelling

9,000 Sq.

Ft.

75′per

unit

25′ 5′ 25′ 2 ½ stories

or 35′

Multifamily

Dwelling

1,500 Sq.

Ft. per

unit*

75′ 25′ 5′ or 10′

if over 30′

in height

25′ 3 stories or

40′

Commercial 6,000

Sq. Ft.

50′ 25′ 10′** 10′ or

25′**

35′
Other Uses 6,000

Sq. Ft.

50′ 25′ 10′** 25′ 35′

* Minimum lot size of 9,000 square feet
** When abutting a residential property

Additional height and area requirements are as follows:
a. All single-family dwellings shall have a minimum square
footage of 900 square feet.
b. Commercial and residential uses may occupy the same lot or
track of land when the total area is large enough to
accommodate both uses with the above area, setback and
parking requirements for each use.
G. Parking Requirements: Off-street parking within the NRC
Commercial District shall be in conformance with the
provisions of Sections 11-424 through 426 of this ordinance.
H. Fence Regulations: Fences within the NRC Commercial District
shall be in conformance with the provisions of Section 11-413
of this ordinance.
§11-312 DISTRICT (I-1); INDUSTRIAL.
A. Characteristics. The purpose of this zone is to delineate areas
best suited for industrial development because of location,
topography, existing facilities, and relationship to other land
uses. Uses incompatible with industry are not to be permitted.
B. Permitted Uses. In the (I-1) Industrial District, buildings,
structures, and land shall be used only for the following
purposes.
1. Any manufacturing, assembly, or other industrial or research
operation meeting the requirements of the performance
standards of this Chapter;
2. Warehouse for enclosed storage of goods and materials,
distribution plant, wholesale business;
3. Lumber yard and similar storage yard;
4. Railroad facility including repair or service;
5. Electric power plant;
6. Builders supply yard, coal yard fuel supply depot;
7. Signs;
8. Customary accessory uses incidental to a permitted use.
9. Planned Industrial Tract.
C. Special Exceptions. The Governing Body may authorize the
following special uses:
1. Cover crops on undeveloped land.
2. If inside the City Limits, Livestock in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 6, Section 200 of the
Falls City Municipal Code.
D. Area and Yard Requirements for this district shall be:
1. Minimum lot size shall be three thousand (3,000) square feet
with a minimum width of twenty-five feet (25′) and a minimum
depths of one hundred twenty feet (120′).
2. Area and structure must comply with State Fire Codes as
administered by the office of the Nebraska Fire Marshal.
3. In all areas within the City limits zoned industrial with the
passage of this ordinance, front and side yards of existing
buildings converted to industrial purposes or of buildings
currently used for industrial purposes and substantially
renovated or which change ownership or tenants shall be
landscaped with grass, shrubs, and trees along all property
lines insofar as space permits, according to a plan
previously submitted to and approved by the Planning and
Zoning Commission and Governing Body.
a. In all such areas, loading and unloading facilities shall be
established and maintained at the rear of the building and no
loading and unloading shall be permitted at the front of the
building unless space for loading and unloading facilities is
not available in the rear yard of the building or in the
alley to the rear of the building.
b. Treatment of the side and rear yards of the buildings shall
be reasonably comparable in amenity and appearance to the
treatment and appearance of street frontages of these same
buildings.
c. Structures may cover one hundred percent (100%) of the space
from the sidewalk at the front of the building to the rear
property lines when the rear of such lots abuts an alley and
may cover from the property line of one side property line to
the other side property line.
4. In all planned industrial tracts within the City limits or outside
the City boundary lines and within one (1) mile of a City boundary
line, the following uses shall be in effect.
a. Minimum yard requirements.
1) Front yard depth; not less than thirty-five feet (35′).
2) Side yard depth; not less than twenty feet (20′) plus
five feet (5′) for each story with the distance measured
from the overhang, or, if no overhang exists, from the
closest exterior sidewall to the side property line.
b. Minimum lot size shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet
with a minimum width of seventy-five feet (75′) and a minimum
depth of one hundred twenty feet (120′).
(Amended by Ord. No. 971, 11/6/78)