Blue Hill, NE Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)

Blue Hill's Zoning Ordinance limits how much of a lot a building can cover through the Schedule of Lot, Yard, and Bulk Requirements in Article Three. 9 caps lot coverage in the Residential (R) district at 50 percent, meaning no more than half of a residential lot's area may be occupied by buildings once required yards and setbacks are honored. The cap works alongside the district's other bulk numbers: a 7,000-square-foot minimum lot, 50-foot minimum lot width, 25-foot minimum front setback, 10-foot interior side setback and 5-foot interior rear setback, all under the same section.

12, reflecting the denser building patterns allowed downtown and along the rail corridor. 3, Reductions in Lot Area Prohibited, backstops the coverage cap: no lot, even if it consists of more than one lot of record, may be reduced in area so that lot coverage or any other requirement of the Zoning Ordinance is no longer met, except when part of a lot is taken for a public purpose. 4 before any construction that would affect lot coverage begins.