Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Greenwood, Nebraska

Village of Greenwood’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  New construction, moving or alteration of buildings inside Greenwood village (zoning permit)

  • The cited rule is the village zoning permit from the zoning administrator; the county page says Cass County issues building permits and inspections for Greenwood under an interlocal agreement, but the building-permit ordinance itself was not located.

  “it shall be unlawful to commence the excavation for the construction of any building, or any accessory buildings, or to commence the moving or alteration of any buildings, including accessory buildings, until the zoning administrator has issued a zoning permit for such work.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside the Village of Greenwood, Cass County, NE

  “this ordinance may be known and may be cited and referred to as the zoning ordinance of the village of greenwood, nebraska.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Greenwood village zoning districts

  • Districts listed: TA, R-1, R-2, R-M, C-1, C-2, I-1, UO overlay, FF/FW flood plain overlay.

  “section 5.05 ta transitional agriculture district 55 section 5.06 r-1 suburban residential district 58 i section 5.07 r-2 urban residential district 60 section 5.08 r-m residential mobile home district 62”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-1 Suburban Residential District, single-family dwelling, inside Greenwood village

  • Table footnotes (front yard of 50 feet from certain roads, side yard footnote) not fully reviewed.

  minimum lot area: >= 9000 sq ft · minimum lot width: >= 65 ft

  “5.06.05 height and lot requirements: the height and minimum lot requirements shall be as follows: uses lot area lot front side rear max. max. lot (sf) width yard2 yard yard height coverage single-family dwelling 9,000 65' 25'(²) 6'3 30' 35' 60%4”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-1 Suburban Residential District, single-family dwelling, inside Greenwood village

  • Footnotes modify front and side yards; accessory buildings have separate setbacks (25 ft front, 10 ft side, 10 ft rear).

  front yard: >= 25 ft (footnote 2) · side yard: >= 6 ft (footnote 3) · rear yard: >= 30 ft

  “2 there shall be a minimum front yard of not less than a depth of 50 feet from a county road right-of-way or property line on a street line classified on the village's major street plan as an arterial. 3 where uses abut a commercial or industrial zoning district the side yard abutting such commercial or industrial zoning district shall be a minimum of 10 feet.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R-1 Suburban Residential District, single-family dwelling, inside Greenwood village

  • Footnote 4 on coverage not reviewed; accessory buildings limited to 30% of rear and side lot area.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 60 percent

  “4 maximum lot coverage includes all buildings, structures, decks, patios, accessory buildings, driveways and parking areas.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 Suburban Residential District, single-family dwelling, inside Greenwood village

  • Other permitted/conditional uses 45 ft.

  maximum height: <= 35 ft

  “single-family dwelling 9,000 65' 25'(²) 6'3 30' 35' 60%4 other permitted/ conditional uses 9,000 65' 25'(²) 6'3 30' 45' 60%4”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile homes inside Greenwood village, R-M Residential Mobile Home District

  • Mobile home dwellings are permitted within a mobile home park in the R-M district; mobile home park is a conditional use; units must be constructed in or after 1980; other districts not reviewed.

  “the following principal uses are permitted in the r-m residential mobile home district. 1. mobile home dwellings within a mobile home park.”

• Permit processPublished

  Zoning permit application inside Greenwood village

  • Applicant submits dimensioned sketch or scale plan to the zoning administrator.

  “in applying to the zoning administrator for a zoning permit, the applicant shall submit a dimensioned sketch or a scale plan indicating the shape, size and height and location of all buildings to be erected, altered or moved”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Greenwood or Cass County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Greenwood village
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Greenwood village
• Inspections — Inspections inside Greenwood village
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy inside Greenwood village
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Greenwood village

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.