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Overview

The Planning Department office is located in the City Hall Annex at 204 West Mission Avenue, in Old Towne Bellevue. We are in the building just to the east of City Hall and share office space with the Permits and Inspections Department which is part of the Planning Department.

The Planning Department is responsible for reviewing all development applications for areas within the City and its two-mile extra-territorial zoning jurisdiction (ETJ). This includes applications for changes of zone, subdivisions, special use permits, conditional use permits, street and alley vacations, redevelopment plans, and text amendments to either the Zoning Ordinance or the Subdivision Regulations. The Department is also responsible for flood plain management—ensuring that all local, state and federal regulations are followed when development is proposed within the 100-year flood plain.

Each year the Planning Department reviews the financial status of Sanitary and Improvement Districts (SID’s) within the City’s jurisdiction to determine which may be feasible for annexation. The last major annexation, completed in 2008, resulted in the annexation of eleven SID’s and added more than 5,000 residents to the City and increased the City’s property tax base by more than $315 million. The Department also reviews unincorporated areas of the county adjacent to the City for possible annexation.

The Planning Department also plays a role in the issuance of building permits. All building permit applications—for both residential and commercial construction—are reviewed by the Planning Department for compliance with the City’s design standards as well as other applicable zoning regulations, including landscaping, parking, and setback requirements. Additionally, all sign permits are approved through the Planning Department.

Contact
Chris Shewchuk
Planning Director
Email Chris

210 West Mission Ave
Bellevue, NE 68005

Tel: (402) 293-3032

Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

The Board of Adjustment consists of four citizen volunteers and one alternate member who are appointed to three-year terms by the Mayor and approved by the City Council, plus one member of the Planning Commission who also serves as a member of the Board of Adjustment. The purpose of the Board of Adjustment is to hear appeals and grant variances from the strict application of the City's zoning regulations, when the enforcement of such regulations would result in an undue hardship to the applicant. Meetings of the Board of Adjustment are generally held on the third Wednesday of each month, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Please contact the Planning Department at 293-3026 for agenda information and to confirm meeting dates and times.

Current Board of Adjustment members:

Leland Jacobsen (Chair)
Brad Anderson (Vice-Chair)
John Allen
David Valenta
Tom Ackley (Planning Commission Member)
Maria Nagel (alternate)

Bellevue residents and persons living within the City's two mile zoning jurisdiction are eligible to be appointed to the Planning Commission and the Board of Adjustment. If you would like to be considered for appointment to one of these two positions when vacancies occur, please send a letter of interest to the Mayor's Office.

The Planning Commission is made up of nine citizen volunteers who are appointed to three-year terms by the Mayor and approved by the City Council. The Planning Commission holds public hearings on development proposals and makes recommendations to the City Council. Planning Commission meetings are generally held the fourth Thursday of each month, beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Please contact the Planning Department at 293-3026 for agenda information and to confirm meeting dates and times.

Current Planning Commission members:

Thomas Ackley (Chair)
Ken Trinkle (Vice Chair)
Lee Mayhan
Carol Swayne
Sharon Hansen
Dave Compton
Stephanie Cain
Kevin Hensel
Robert Van Vynck