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Douglas County approves golf ordinance and five zoning updates in unanimous votes
Summary
Douglas County commissioners on June 9 approved a golf ordinance for SID 537 and five zoning text amendments — on bisected parcels, private airstrips, farmstead splits and private‑school pool enclosures — and cleared routine minutes and claims. All public‑hearing items passed unanimously.
Douglas County commissioners approved a package of land‑use measures and routine agenda items during their June 9 meeting after brief presentations and unanimous votes.
The board unanimously approved an ordinance allowing golf carts to be driven within SID 537 (the Prairies) after waiving the three‑reading requirement. Planning and Zoning Coordinator Laura Dietrich summarized four text amendments the Planning Commission had recommended on May 20: recognizing parcels bisected by public acquisition as two conforming parcels; re‑adding private air landing strips to A‑zone parcels subject to a special‑use permit (a likely site was identified near West Q Road and South 264th, near the Two Rivers area); removing an exception clause related to farmstead lot splits so the rule applies uniformly to A‑zone parcels; and clarifying pool enclosure requirements for private schools to align with the City of Omaha.
The board moved and approved each public‑hearing item after short staff presentations. Votes on the public‑hearing items were recorded as unanimous (6–0). Earlier in the meeting the Board of Equalization approved minutes and set a June 23 hearing on certified assessment corrections; the county commissioners also approved minutes and claims and passed the consent agenda without objection.
Why it matters: The zoning amendments change how certain rural and special‑use land matters are handled in Douglas County — from how bisected parcels are treated to whether small private airstrips can be permitted — and the private‑school pool regulation update brings county rules into alignment with Omaha’s code, which affects private schools that operate pools in both jurisdictions.
Votes at a glance: motion outcomes • Ordinance (Golf carts in SID 537): motion to waive three readings then adopt; motion passed 6–0 (motion to waive by Commissioner Borgensson; adoption motion by Commissioner Borgensson, second by Commissioner Morgan). • Text amendment — bisected parcels: adopted 6–0 (presented by Laura Dietrich; motion to approve by Commissioner Borgensson, second by Commissioner Friend). • Text amendment — private airstrips (special use permit): adopted 6–0 (presented by Laura Dietrich; motion to approve by Commissioner Borgensson, second by Commissioner Friend). • Text amendment — farmstead lot split conditions: adopted 6–0 (presented by Laura Dietrich; motion to approve by Commissioner Borgensson, second by Commissioner Friend). • Text amendment — private schools / pool enclosures: adopted 6–0 (presented by Laura Dietrich; motion to approve by Commissioner Morgan, second by Commissioner Friend). • Board of Equalization minutes (June 2) and call for hearing (June 23) were approved by the BOE earlier in the meeting (vote 5–0).
The board also recognized retiring Health Center employee Lori Levering and approved a resolution recognizing June (Commissioner Rogers was not present during roll call but asked the board to proceed). The meeting proceeded to budget presentations from Corrections and Human Resources before the board recessed for an executive session.
Sources: staff presentations by Laura Dietrich (Planning & Zoning) and recorded roll calls and motions during the June 9 Douglas County Board of Commissioners meeting.
