Planning board approves Copperfields amendment despite neighbors’ stormwater concerns

Jan 7, 2026

The Omaha Planning Board voted to forward to City Council a major amendment allowing a 5‑foot encroachment for covered patios at the Copperfields development. Neighbors said grading and silt have damaged nearby properties and pressed for additional drainage review; the developer said stormwater controls comply with city permits.

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The Omaha Planning Board on Thursday voted to forward to City Council a major amendment to the Copperfields mixed‑use development agreement that reduces a buffer yard for covered patios from 30 to 25 feet, a 5‑foot encroachment the applicant described as a correction to earlier civil drawings.

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