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Scottsbluff, NE 69361

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Local Governments & Permits

Building Permit Summaries Gering

Building Permit Summaries Scottsbluff

Buildng & Zoning Regulations

County Government

Municipal Government

Planning

Streets

Zoning Classifications Gering

Zoning Classifications Scottsbluff

 


County Government

  • Scotts Bluff County is governed by five county commissioners
  • Commissioners are elected by popular vote for four-year terms
  • The 2005-06 actual budget is $20,319,011.
  • County zoning classifications are:
    • Airport
    • Highway Commercial
    • Agricultural
    • Limited Industrial
    • Agricultural Residential
    • Mobile Home
    • Community Commercial
    • Recreational Cabin
    • Flood Plain
    • Rural Resident Estates
    • General Commercial
    • Suburban Residential
    • General Industrial
    • Urban Residential

Municipal Government

  • Scottsbluff, a “first-class” city, has a manager-council form of government
  • Gering, also a “first-class” city, has a mayor-council form of government, with a city administrator


Planning

Scottsbluff has a nine-member planning commission. Members are appointed by the city manager for three-year overlapping terms. A Comprehensive Plan for Scottsbluff was prepared and updated in 1990 by Stoff & Oblinger-McCaleb Consultants of Denver. The plan is updated annually, with a complete re-write every ten years.

Gering also has a nine-member planning commission. Members serve three-year staggered terms. A Comprehensive Plan for Gering was prepared in 1972 by Oblinger-Smith Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. The plan was updated by the Panhandle Resource Council and adopted in 1992 by Gering City Council.

Streets

There are 102 miles or 328 lane miles of streets in Scottsbluff, 95 miles of which are hard-surfaced with asphalt or concrete. Truck routes are established for trucks weighing more than 40 tons.

Street maintenance in Scottsbluff consists of sweeping, flushing, snow removal, seal coating, crack filling, street painting, installation and removal of snow fencing, paving repair, curb and gutter replacement, weed control, vector control, traffic signal maintenance, blading & graveling alleys & unsurfaced streets, Christmas decorations, barricading, parking lot maintenance, sign maintenance, and asphalt patching.

Ninety percent of the streets have curbs and 75 percent have sidewalks.

Gering has 88 miles of streets, 87 miles of which are hard-surfaced with asphalt or concrete. Trucks 20,000 pounds or heavier are not allowed on residential streets.

Ninety-nine percent of the streets have curbs and 95 percent have sidewalks.

Street maintenance in Gering consists of sweeping, snow removal, crack filling, resurfacing, paint striping, etc.

Building & Zoning Regulations

2000 International Building Code, 2000 international Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, 2002 National Electrical Code, 2000 Uniform Mechanical and Plumbing Code, 2000 Uniform Solar Code, and local amendments to these codes are enforced in Scottsbluff, Gering & Terrytown. Local zoning and subdivision regulations are enforced.

Zoning Classifications/Scottsbluff

R-1


Single Family Residential

PBC

Planned Business

R-1a


Single Family Residential

C-1

Central Business

R-1b

Rural Residential

C-2


Neighborhood Commercial

R-2

Two Family Residential

C-3

Heavy Commercial

R-3

Light Density Residential

M-1

Light Manufacturing/ Industrial

R-4

Heavy Density Residential

M-1(s)

Light Manufacturing/ Industrial Park

R-5

Mobile Home Park

M-2

Heavy Industrial

R-6

Mobile Home

A

Agricultural

R-7

Mobile Home

AR

Agricultural/ Residential

O-P

Office & Professional

F

Flood Plain

 

Zoning Classifications/Gering

AGG


General Agricultural

BHC

Highway Commercial

RRE

Rural Residential Estate

ML

Light Industrial & Manufacturing

RL

Residential Low Density

MH

Heavy Industrial & Manufacturing

RM

Residential Medium Density

SFP

Special Flood Plain

RML

Multi Family Residential Low Density

SMH

Special Mobile Home

RMH

Multi Family Residential High Density

HSD

Historic Site

BNC

Neighborhood Commercial

GCE

Golf Course

BCB

Central Business

 

 

Building Permit Summaries

Scottsbluff Building Permit Summary

 

2008

  2007

  2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

Residential/New Single

2
20
17

     17    

20

20

10

14

22

Residential/New Multi

0
3
0

1

3

3

37

14

18

Mobile Homes

0
0
0

1

6

6

1

4

2

Residential Access. Structure

0
57
57

78

71

71

82

82

65

Residential Repair/ Remodel

1
46
57

45

91

91

293

1052

455

Commercial/New

0
15
16

10

6

6

14

12

5


Commercial Access. Structure

0
2
13

11

6

7

15

19

11

Commercial Repair

2
19
19

30

33

33

50

54

52

Fence

0
102
71

61

75

75

67

73

70

Sign

2
31
50

35

34

34

47

30

47

Demolition

0
14
8

10

6

6

8

5

5

TOTAL

7
309
308

299

351

352

624

1359

752

$ Amount

$551,200
$10,911,104
$23,324,720

$11,158,734

$14,739,429

$14,724,567

$19,075,798

$19,729,628

$19,386,183

 

Gering Building Permit Summary

 

 
 Fiscal      YTD 10/07-09/08  
 
 Fiscal Year 10/06-9/07         

Fiscal Year 10/05 - 9/06              

Fiscal Year 10/04- 09/05

Fiscal Year 10/03 - 9/04           

2003      

2002        

2001          

Residential/New Single

4
17

31

  29

36

44

38

32

Residential/New Multi

3
3

3

11

7

0

0

49

Mobile Homes

0
0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Residential Access. Structure

10
51

45

71

63

57

66

43

Residential Repair/ Remodel

3
34

29

 32

28

44

78

142

Commercial/New

1
6

10

    8

3

4

6

5

Commercial Access. Structure

1
8

5

   13

5

5

10

7

Commercial Repair

4
13

10

   12

7

8

14

16

Fence

15
57

50

62

54

56

66

40

Sign

1
12

18

15

9

5

10

8

Demolition

0
4

0

  2

1

1

1

1

TOTAL

42

205

201

255

213

224

289

343

$ Amount

$2,110,335

$16,938,972

$7,234,234

$5,733,427

$6,467,810

$7,813,467

 

 

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