Lincoln, NE

Lincoln caps short-term rental occupancy at two guests per sleeping area, with a hard ceiling of 12 people no matter how large the unit.

Lincoln can revoke a short-term rental license after three verified noise or disturbance complaints in one calendar year.

Lincoln requires STR registration through a formal licensing process with Building and Safety under LMC Chapter 5.39. Operators must display their license number on all listings. The…

Lincoln can revoke a short-term rental license after three or more verified noise or disturbance complaints in one calendar year, giving the Building Official discretion to shut a…

Lincoln STR operators owe a 4% city occupation tax on gross rental receipts, plus Nebraska state sales tax (5.5%), state lodging tax (1%), and Lancaster County lodging tax (4%). City…

Lincoln bans parking on designated snow emergency routes and districts once a city official declares a snow emergency, with vehicles subject to towing.

Lincoln bars trucks, trailers, and other commercial vehicles longer than 21 feet or wider than 7 feet from parking on streets next to R-1 through R-8 residential zones, with narrow…

Painting or marking a Lincoln curb to control parking is a city-only power: private curb painting to block parking is unlawful.

Lincoln bars parking in the required front yard citywide, but R-1 through R-7 homeowners can park cars, trucks, or vans on a concrete driveway capped at 35% of the yard's width, set…

In R-1 through R-4 districts, RVs, trailers and boats go in the side or rear yard first; front-yard driveway parking is allowed only when rear/side access is impossible.

Lincoln bans leaving a vehicle parked on the same side of a street within one block for more than 24 hours straight, citywide.

Lincoln bars junked, wrecked, or unregistered vehicles from sitting on private property past 30 days, and treats untagged or illegally parked vehicles on public property as abandoned…

Lincoln requires vehicles parked on a public street to face the direction of traffic and sit parallel within one foot of the curb, and bars stopping within five feet of a private…

Lincoln designates short-term loading zones by sign and marking for passengers and freight; drivers may not stop, park, or stand there longer than five minutes, with a fee possible…

Nebraska regulates tows from private restricted parking lots at Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-2401 to 60-2411. You may be charged only the reasonable cost of towing and storage, the tower must…

Lincoln makes it unlawful to operate a motor vehicle with loud, unnecessary noise or a stereo audible more than 50 feet away on any street or public place, on top of separate exhaust…

Lincoln bars noisy construction, drilling, or demolition work between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. if it disturbs a residential property line, with exceptions for emergency utility work and…

Lincoln treats barking dogs and other noisy animals as a noise disturbance if sound crosses onto a neighboring residential property, with property line limits of 65 db(a) daytime and…

Amplified music, radios, or sound amplifiers that cross a residential property line above 60 dB(A) by day or 50 dB(A) at night violate Lincoln's noise ordinance, unless a public event…

Lincoln caps industrial noise at 75 dBA and commercial noise at 70 dBA at the receiving property line at all times, but exempts loading, vehicle-repair, and idling noise from…

Lincoln bars new residential and other noise-sensitive uses above 65 DNL near the municipal airport and requires every property owner in the noise district to grant the city an…

Lincoln drops residential sound limits after 10 p.m., cutting the daytime dB(A) ceiling by 10 points until 7 a.m. under the city noise ordinance.

Lincoln allows pet shops to sell dogs and cats but requires an $85 annual permit, biannual inspections, and bans selling sick animals or misrepresenting breed or sex.

Lincoln requires anyone operating an animal rescue organization to hold a permit from the Director, with nonprofit proof, fees, and housing limits.

Lincoln requires a Director-issued permit before operating any pet shop or groom shop, backed by mandatory sanitation inspections and annual fees of $85 to $100.

Lincoln requires owners of dogs declared dangerous or potentially dangerous to have the dog microchipped by a licensed veterinarian within fifteen days of the declaration, as part of…

Once a Lincoln household qualifies as a multi-dog or multi-cat household, a Director permit is mandatory, and even permit holders are capped at five dogs or five cats over six months…

Lincoln requires veterinary facilities and kennels operating as special permit uses to get Planning Commission approval, meet zoning setbacks, screen outdoor exercise areas, and…

Lincoln requires every cat over six months old to be licensed and rabies-vaccinated, caps ownership at five cats without a permit, and bans letting cats run at large unless licensed…

Lincoln prohibits owning, keeping, or harboring any unusual or wild animal within city limits, with narrow exemptions for zoos, universities, humane societies, and licensed wildlife…

Lincoln makes it unlawful to tease, injure, kill, catch, or remove birds from any city park, protecting wild birds in parkland from harassment.

Lincoln requires proof of surgical sterilization, or a secured deposit, before Animal Control releases any dog or cat impounded two or more times for code violations.

Lincoln caps hives at one per 1,500 square feet and requires a 50-foot setback from neighboring dwellings unless a 6-foot flight barrier is used.

Lincoln requires a permit to keep chickens, fowl, rabbits, or large animals like horses and goats, caps how many you can keep by lot size, and bans roosters and swine outright.

Lincoln has no breed ban. LMC Chapter 6.10 uses a behavior-based dangerous and potentially dangerous dog declaration system. Dogs are evaluated on bite history, not breed.

Lincoln bans letting any animal except pigeons run loose or at large citywide, and Animal Control can impound it or, if it is uncontrollable and hazardous, destroy it without prior…

Lincoln lets homeowners compost in residential zones but bans backyard piles within 25 feet of a neighboring dwelling, off-site materials, meat, dairy, and animal or human waste.

Any tree planting, trimming, spraying, or removal along Lincoln streets, parkways, or sidewalks is done by the city itself, at the city's discretion: private work requires a written…

Lincoln Water System enforces a tiered Water Management Plan with odd/even address watering schedules. Voluntary conservation runs May through September. Mandatory restrictions can be…

Lincoln's Parks and Recreation Department may trim any street tree without a permit to keep a ten-foot clearance over sidewalks and a fourteen-foot clearance over streets and alleys…

Lincoln caps weeds and worthless vegetation at six inches on any property, including the abutting half of streets and alleys, or the Weed Control Authority cuts it and bills the owner.

Lincoln requires accessory dwelling unit owners to live on-site, bars selling the ADU apart from the main house via deed restriction, and caps short-term rental use to one unit per lot.

Lincoln requires the property owner to live in either the main house or the accessory dwelling before an ADU can be added in R-1 through R-4 zoning districts.

Lincoln allows an accessory dwelling unit alongside a single-family home in the R-1 through R-4 districts, but caps its size, requires owner-occupancy, and limits it to one bedroom.

In Lincoln's R-1 through R-8 residential districts, a detached carport must sit at least 60 feet back from the front lot line, stay at least 2 feet off the side lot line, and top out…

Nebraska adopts the 2018 International Residential Code as the statewide minimum building standard under Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-6403. Tiny homes built on permanent foundations must meet…

Lincoln caps home occupation signage at one nameplate no larger than two square feet, with lettering no taller than two inches, mounted directly on the dwelling or accessory building.

Lincoln treats home daycare as a home occupation: family-only staff, a 20% floor-area cap, no outdoor equipment storage, and play equipment restricted to side or rear yards unless the…

Lincoln allows home-based businesses in dwellings and accessory buildings but caps use to 20% of floor area, bars nonresident employees except for a documented disability…

An Expanded Home Occupation on Lancaster County acreage caps outside participants at two people, excluding deliveries, and lets the Planning Commission attach a firm cap on daily…

Nebraska lets Lincoln residents make non-hazardous foods in their home kitchen and sell them directly to consumers with no sales cap, but the producer must register with the Nebraska…

Nebraska issues no microenterprise home kitchen permit, and it does not need to, because the Nebraska Pure Food Act simply writes small home meal operations out of the definition of a…

Lincoln caps fences at 76 inches anywhere on a lot, but allows 102 inches in residential rear/side yards, corner lots, and commercial or industrial zones under set conditions.

Lincoln outlaws barbed wire fencing on property within city limits, with a narrow exception for wire set high above a tall fence, and separately bans electrically charged fences except…

Fences up to 7 feet don't need a building permit in Lincoln, but zoning still caps most fences at 76 inches: up to 102 inches only in specific yards, districts, or lot-line conditions.

Lincoln requires no building permit for a retaining wall under four feet tall, but any taller wall, or one holding back a surcharge or impounding hazardous liquids, needs a permit from…

Nebraska law requires adjoining landowners to share equitably in the construction and maintenance of division fences between properties. The statute applies statewide and establishes…

Lincoln requires smoke detectors in every sleeping room, outside each sleeping area, and on every level including basements. Nebraska law mandates detectors in homes built or remodeled…

Lincoln allows backyard recreational fires up to 8 cubic feet using only clean sawn wood. A responsible adult must attend the fire at all times and smoke must not create a nuisance on…

Lincoln's Gas Piping Systems Code bars LP-gas facilities from basements, pits, under show windows or stairways, and boiler or electric meter rooms, with relief-valve discharge kept…

Lincoln allows permissible fireworks only 8 a.m.-11 p.m. on July 3 and 8 a.m.-11:59 p.m. on July 4; bottle rockets, skyrockets, helicopters, and sky lanterns are banned outright…

Lincoln prohibits most outdoor burning including leaves, yard waste, and trash under LMC 8.06. Open burning requires dual permits from the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department…

Nebraska imposes a statewide open burning ban on bonfires, outdoor rubbish fires, and land-clearing fires under Neb. Rev. Stat. 81-520.01. Only a local fire chief can waive it by…

Lincoln requires a barrier at least 48 inches high around all residential swimming pools. Gates must be self-closing and self-latching, opening outward from the pool area per adopted…

In Lincoln, a residential swimming pool needs a Planning Department building permit unless it is a prefabricated, temporary pool 48 inches deep or less; deeper or permanent pools…

Lincoln requires every building permit in the B-4 Lincoln Center Business District to comply with adopted Downtown and subarea Design Standards, including the stricter South Haymarket…

Lincoln grants a 20% dwelling-unit density bonus to Community Unit Plans in the AG or AGR district that use a shared community wastewater system instead of individual septic systems…

Dumping garbage or refuse on Lincoln streets, alleys, public places, or private property outside an authorized container is a misdemeanor, punishable by escalating fines and up to six…

Lincoln requires lawn waste to go out in a degradable paper container or a lidded, water-tight bin, and exempts anyone hauling it from the waste-hauler license requirement.

Licensed waste haulers in Lincoln must offer recycling service to every residential and commercial customer, collect recyclables at least weekly, and notify customers twice a year that…

Lincoln dwelling owners must arrange licensed weekly trash pickup, and owners of buildings with more than two units must provide twice-weekly collection for tenants.

Lincoln requires commercial and industrial businesses to provide solid waste containers meeting city specs, and any roll-off container must be watertight metal, rust-treated, and…

Lincoln requires solid waste containers to sit in an accessible, convenient spot on the property, stay covered to keep out pests, and remain in sanitary, serviceable condition under…

Lincoln dwelling owners must arrange weekly solid waste collection through a licensed hauler, twice weekly for buildings over two units.

Licensed waste haulers in Lincoln must offer recycling service to every residential and commercial customer, collect recyclables at least weekly, and notify customers of the service…

Lincoln requires a special permit for any sexually oriented live entertainment establishment in H-3, H-4, I-1, I-2, or I-3 zones, with 1,500-foot separation from other such businesses…

Lincoln bars welding, vehicle body repair, mechanical repair, and rebuilding or dismantling vehicles as a home occupation, so residential auto repair businesses are prohibited citywide…

Lincoln requires anyone operating as a pawnbroker to hold a City Clerk-issued Pawnbroker Permit backed by a $5,000 surety bond, plus a yearly $25 occupation tax.

Lincoln requires secondhand jewelry and watch dealers to obtain a City Clerk permit, post a $5,000 bond, fingerprint sellers, and hold purchased items 14 days before resale.

Tattoo, branding, and piercing businesses in Lincoln need a Health Director permit before opening, and every practitioner needs their own permit too. Operating unpermitted is a…

Nebraska regulates electronic nicotine delivery system retailers under the Nebraska Tobacco Products Tax Act and Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1418. Retailers must verify customers are 21 and…

In nonresidential zoning districts, Lincoln caps permanent window signs at 25% of the area of any single window or door and treats them as a separate category from wall signs.

Off-premises signs near Lincoln's entrance corridors must sit at least 800 feet from Interstate 80 within a quarter mile of the city limits, and none may stand within 660 feet of…

Off-premises digital billboards in Lincoln must hold each message for at least ten seconds if the display exceeds 80 square feet, or one second if smaller, and cannot show animated…

Lincoln lets homeowners and businesses run seasonal and holiday lawn displays, including blinking, flashing, or moving decorations, in any zoning district and even inside required yard…

Lincoln requires temporary garage sale signs to be staked securely into the ground and bars them from the public right-of-way, under the sign code at Lincoln Municipal Code §…

Lincoln permits temporary political campaign signs citywide, capped at 10 sq ft in residential districts and 40 sq ft in nonresidential districts.

Lincoln requires one carbon monoxide alarm on each floor of a dwelling, plus an extra alarm inside any bedroom with a fuel-burning appliance or attached bathroom that has one.

Lincoln requires all permitted construction to stay accessible and exposed until the Building Official inspects and approves it. Passing inspection never excuses violations of the…

Lincoln adopted the 2021 Uniform Plumbing Code as the Lincoln Plumbing Code and requires a permit from the Planning Director before any plumbing or drainage work beyond minor repairs.

Lincoln deleted Section R313 of the International Residential Code, so new one- and two-family homes built in the city are not required to install automatic fire sprinkler systems.

Before opening, relocating, or remodeling a child care program, Lincoln requires architectural plans submitted to the Health Director, who must complete review within thirty days of…

Lincoln bars keyed or hard-to-operate locks on exit doors: every means-of-egress door must open from the inside without a key, special knowledge, or effort, unless the hardware meets…

Lincoln requires a building permit before you alter, repair, remodel, or enlarge any building, issued by the Planning Department's building official.

Lincoln requires a Building Official permit before installing, altering, or adding any electrical equipment. Work must meet the city's adopted 2023 National Electrical Code, with a…

Lincoln parks close nightly at 11:00 p.m. and reopen at 5:00 a.m.; staying past closing is an infraction carrying a fine up to $100.

Reserving a Lincoln park or park facility for a special event requires a written permit from the Parks and Recreation Department, a fee, and $1,000,000 liability insurance.

Lincoln requires a special event permit for any street fair, festival, or vendor sale in public space, with a $45 application fee and a seven-day duration cap.

Lincoln requires a Sidewalk Café Permit Agreement from the Planning Director before a restaurant can seat customers on public sidewalk space, and only in B-1 through B-5 or O-1 zoned…

Commercial filming on Lincoln public property requires a separate $45 Film Permit from the City Clerk under Chapter 14.34, distinct from the city's special event permit process, plus…

Lincoln issues residential street-closure permits for community block parties for up to six hours, capped at $45, through Transportation and Utilities.

Lincoln requires a City Clerk permit before any parade, procession, or public street exhibition, reviewed by the Director of Transportation and Utilities for traffic and safety impacts.

Lincoln property owners must repair leaks on their customer service pipe immediately after notice from Lincoln Water System or face a service shutoff and a lien against the property…

New residential and commercial buildings in Lincoln's mapped floodplain must have their lowest floor elevated at least the city's required freeboard above the base flood level before a…

Lincoln directs city departments to prefer ENERGY STAR equipment, recycled-content paper, and lower-emission fleet vehicles where life-cycle costs are competitive, supporting CAP and…

Lincoln bans discharging any pollutant into the storm drainage system, with violations subject to fines up to $500 per day and possible jail time.

Lincoln requires a Notice of Intent permit and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan before any construction activity that disturbs soil, inside city limits and in the Tier I…

Lincoln bars new construction, fill, and substantial improvements in the floodway unless a licensed engineer certifies no rise in flood levels, and requires a Building and Safety…

Occupying a Lincoln street, sidewalk, or alley for private construction work requires a Building Official permit, a $5,000 bond or certified check, and a fee of six cents per square…

Lincoln bans obstructing, encumbering, or encroaching on any street, alley, or sidewalk, treating blocked passageways as a misdemeanor punishable by a $50 to $500 fine under Municipal…

Lincoln bars the owner or occupant of any premises from letting the abutting sidewalk stay broken or otherwise defective enough to endanger life or limb, with the city able to order…

Lincoln makes it a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate on any public or private property that's open or visible to the public, with an exception for using a restroom as designed.

Skateboards are banned from Lincoln streets except at crosswalks, and sidewalk riders assume their own risk and must yield to pedestrians.

Lincoln bans loitering or remaining on another's property once the owner has given notice against trespass through direct communication, posted signs, or an excluding fence.

Lincoln makes possessing marijuana, including smoking it in public, a punishable offense under Municipal Code § 9.48.090, with fines up to $500 and jail time for repeat offenders.

Lincoln requires pedestrians to use crosswalks between signaled intersections, in congested districts, and on arterial streets: crossing mid-block elsewhere in those areas is a…

Lincoln bans aggressive panhandling citywide, covering touching, blocking, following, and repeated requests after a refusal.

Lincoln bans smoking and vaping in every place of employment and public place, including outdoor patios and other public areas covered by the definition, unless a proprietor designates…

Drinking alcohol on Lincoln streets, alleys, parking areas, or public property is a misdemeanor unless the property owner and a state liquor license authorize it.

Commercial filming on Lincoln public property requires a permit from the City Clerk, a $45 fee, and Mayor approval before any shoot begins.

Lincoln can deny a commercial film permit if the shoot will cause excessive noise or create a nuisance for neighboring properties, under the Mayor's discretionary review of every…

Lincoln won't issue a filming permit to close an arterial street during weekday rush hours unless police officers are arranged to keep traffic moving.

Repeated tenant housing code complaints on a rental dwelling escalate the Building Official's inspection schedule and can force a full interior inspection of every unit.

Lincoln requires a Building Official inspection before issuing or renewing a permit for any rental dwelling with three or more units, then keeps landlords on a 12-, 24-, or 6-month…

Lincoln marks curbside Taxicab and Transportation Network Company Loading Zones where only taxis and rideshare vehicles can stop or stand; other vehicles are barred from those zones by…

Lincoln permits shared mobility devices only under a City program permit, caps speed at 15 mph, and bans riding on hiker-biker trails and the Canopy Street and Pinnacle Arena Drive…

Lincoln bars motorists from driving, parking, stopping, or standing in a bicycle lane, letting a vehicle cross it only as far as needed to reach a parking spot or travel lane.

Nebraska runs golf carts and low-speed vehicles on two separate statutory tracks and the difference is large. A golf car vehicle may only be driven on a public street where the city…

Lincoln levies a separate occupation tax on each business category it regulates: vending machines, telecommunications, theaters, and car rentals each pay under their own rate schedule…

Lincoln can designate any site, structure, or district a landmark for historical, cultural, architectural, or archeological importance, then requires a certificate before altering it.

Bars and nightclubs playing amplified music or DJ sets in Lincoln must keep sound below 60 dB(A) at a residential property line by day and 50 dB(A) at night, enforced under the…

Lincoln bans sounding a horn, alarm, or other signaling device on a vehicle so it creates a noise disturbance near homes, unless it's a genuine danger warning.

Lincoln caps loading and unloading noise from delivery trucks at 65 dBA daytime and 55 dBA at night across a residential property line, enforced by the Health Department.

Lincoln has no citywide dark-sky ordinance, but private landing strips permitted in AG and AGR districts must shield floodlights and spotlights so no light beams upward past a…

Off-premises signs (billboards) in Lincoln cannot be illuminated between midnight and 5 a.m., except for government emergency announcements, and any reflected lighting must use…

HOA assessment rules in Lincoln are governed by association bylaws and Nebraska law. Under Neb. Rev. Stat. 52-2001, associations may place liens on properties for unpaid assessments…

For condominiums, the Nebraska Condominium Act governs the executive board (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-861) and requires records to be 'reasonably available for examination by any unit…

Nebraska sets no dollar ceiling on association fines. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-860(a)(11) lets a condominium unit owners association levy "reasonable fines" for violations of the…

It is unlawful in Nebraska to sell or furnish tobacco, vapor, or alternative nicotine products to anyone under 21 under Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1418. Lincoln Police and LLCHD coordinate…

Nebraska URLTA limits residential security deposits to one month's rent, plus an additional pet deposit of up to one-quarter month. Lincoln landlords must return deposits within 14…

Lincoln landlords must keep every dwelling unit heated to at least 70°F (68°F in months averaging below 30°F), enforced under the amended International Property Maintenance Code.

Nebraska law and Lincoln's Fairness Ordinance do not include source of income as a protected class. Lincoln landlords may legally decline Section 8 vouchers or other subsidy-based…

Nebraska has no statewide rent-cap statute analogous to California's AB 1482, so Lincoln leases require no rent-cap disclosure language. Standard URLTA disclosures still apply…

Nebraska URLTA prohibits Lincoln landlords from using lockouts, utility shutoffs, or harassment to force tenants to leave. Retaliation for code complaints or protected activity is also…

Nebraska URLTA permits landlords to end a month-to-month tenancy in Lincoln without cause by giving 30 days' written notice. There is no local just-cause eviction ordinance restricting…

Lincoln requires one- and two-unit rental dwellings that have had a code violation to register with the Building Official, pay a $15 fee, and file within 30 days.

Under Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1431, nonpayment of rent requires a 7-day written notice to pay or vacate before a landlord may terminate. A material lease breach requires written notice…

Under Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1423 a landlord may enter a rental only at reasonable times after giving the tenant at least one day's notice of intent to enter. Entry is allowed for…

Under Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1437, either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with at least 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date, and a week-to-week tenancy with at…

Nebraska preempts local rent control. Neb. Rev. Stat. 13-331, enacted by LB266 in 2025, bars any city, village, county, or other political subdivision from enacting or enforcing an…

Nebraska requires 10 years of adverse possession to claim title under Neb. Rev. Stat. 25-202. A squatter must hold the land in an actual, continuous, exclusive, open and notorious, and…

When Lincoln annexes land within three miles of its limits, city code automatically places it in the AG Agriculture District unless already zoned AGR, preserving farmland zoning…

Nebraska's Right to Farm Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. 2-4401 to 2-4404, presumes that established farm and livestock operations are not nuisances if they were lawful when started and…

Nebraska URLTA and LLCHD healthy-homes guidance treat bed bug infestations as a habitability issue. Lincoln landlords are generally responsible for treatment unless tenant conduct…

Lincoln requires food establishment employees to hold a valid food handler or food manager permit, issued by the Health Director only after completing an approved training and testing…

Lincoln property owners, lessees, and occupants must keep lots free of garbage, rubbish, and other matter that breeds rats, mice, or insects, or face misdemeanor nuisance charges.

Lincoln charges a 4% occupation tax on every occupied hotel room per night, collected by the operator and remitted monthly to the City Finance Director.

Lincoln limits the strip between curb and sidewalk to approved street trees, turf, and specific low plantings, with a permit required for any street tree work.

Lincoln bans street vending on B-3 and B-4 business district streets unless the city designates a Vendor's Truck Operating Location, and bars vending in residential districts, near…

Lincoln requires a $50 annual permit for sidewalk pushcart vendors, limits them to B-3, B-4, and P Public Use districts, and sets strict placement rules including a six-foot clear…

Operating a mobile food unit in Lincoln requires a food establishment permit from the Health Director before opening, plus a separate Vendor's Truck vending permit from the City Clerk…

Lincoln confines drones and model aircraft in city parks to Parks and Recreation-designated flying fields, requires daylight-only, line-of-sight operation, and bars unsupervised flying…

Lincoln bars model aircraft from flying within five miles of Lincoln Airport unless the Airport Authority and airport control tower are notified first, on top of a 400-foot altitude…

Lincoln has no separate event-specific drone ban: the citywide Unmanned Aircraft Systems ordinance governs flights over concerts, games, and gatherings, including mandatory compliance…

Lincoln caps recreational drone flights at 400 feet, bars flying within five miles of Lincoln Airport without notifying the Airport Authority and control tower, and requires the…

Lincoln makes it unlawful for any drone operator, commercial pilots included, to fly an Unmanned Aircraft System without FAA registration and markings, in violation of an active…

Lincoln classifies data centers under the Office Use Group in Title 27, and requires two off-street parking spaces per three employees on the largest shift, with land reserved for…

Lincoln's sign code lets residents place holiday decorations anywhere in a required yard, even ones that blink, flash, or move, as long as they don't interfere with traffic or endanger…

Lincoln's Gas Piping Systems Code requires any fixed gas outlet built for a barbecue or fireplace to have an approved shutoff valve in the same room, no more than four feet from the…

Lincoln requires property owners to clear sidewalk snow and ice by 9:00 a.m. the morning after a snowstorm; failure is a misdemeanor and the City may clear it and bill the owner.

Lincoln requires owners of vacant lots to maintain them free of tall weeds, overgrown vegetation, debris, and trash. Weeds and grass must be kept below 6 inches. The city can mow…

Lincoln enforces property maintenance through nuisance abatement ordinances in the Lincoln Municipal Code. Properties must be kept free of junk, debris, tall weeds, abandoned vehicles…

Lincoln doesn't require a permit for garage sales or their signs, but temporary garage sale signs must be staked firmly into the ground and kept off the public right-of-way.

Nebraska's voter-approved medical cannabis initiatives do not authorize home cultivation. Growing any cannabis in Lincoln remains illegal under Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-416, regardless of…

Nebraska prohibits all marijuana cultivation statewide for recreational and medical purposes. State Uniform Controlled Substances Act preempts any local attempt to authorize home…

Lincoln requires building and electrical permits for solar panel installations. Systems must comply with the Lincoln Building Code and electrical code requirements. Lincoln Electric…

Nebraska has no solar rights statute that overrides a homeowners association or condominium covenant. Its solar access law, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 66-901 to 66-914, works on local zoning…

Lincoln requires anyone peddling goods or services door-to-door to obtain a City Clerk permit after a police background check, with a $25 fee.

Lincoln's R-1 through R-4 residential zones set minimum yard setbacks in Table 27.72.020(a): front yards of 20 to 30 feet, 5 to 10-foot side yards, and a rear yard equal to the smaller…

Single- and two-family homes in Lincoln's R-1 through R-4 districts are capped at 35 feet under the zoning code's dimensional table.

A Heritage Center special permit in Lancaster County's AG District caps building coverage at five percent of the lot when more than one main building sits on a parcel of thirty acres…

Nebraska voters approved Initiative 436 in 2024, creating statewide paid sick leave effective October 1, 2025. The Healthy Families and Workplaces Act sits in Neb. Rev. Stat. chapter…

Since LB 77 took effect September 2, 2023, any Nebraska resident 21 or older who is not a prohibited person may carry a concealed handgun without a permit. Optional Concealed Handgun…

Nebraska law preempts cities, villages, and counties from adopting most firearms regulations. Neb. Rev. Stat. 17-556 and 18-1703, broadened by LB 77 in 2023, reserve gun policy to the…

Nebraska does not require a permit to openly carry a firearm by adults who can lawfully possess one. State preemption under Neb. Rev. Stat. 18-1703 limits local restrictions, but…

Nebraska allows lawful adults to carry handguns in vehicles, openly or concealed, without a permit after LB 77 (2023). Neb. Rev. Stat. 28-1202 and 69-2441 govern vehicle carry, with…

Nebraska bans casino-style games of chance everywhere except inside a licensed racetrack enclosure under the Racetrack Gaming Act. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-1102 permits games of chance…

Nebraska's Charitable Gaming Division, created inside the Department of Revenue by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-1,101, is the single regulator for every form of nonprofit gambling in the state…

Nebraska's gambling statute defines the offense so broadly that a private poker night or friendly bet counts: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1101(4) exempts only lawful business deals…

Nebraska's Racetrack Gaming Act allows sports wagering only inside licensed racetrack casinos: every bet has to go through a sportsbook window or wagering kiosk in the designated…

The Nebraska Legislature has never enacted a sobriety checkpoint statute. A keyword search of the entire Nebraska Revised Statutes and the state Constitution on the Legislature's own…

Nebraska has no statute that creates an express right to record police, and equally none that makes recording an offense or imposes a stand-back distance. What governs is the…

Neb. Rev. Stat. 29-829 lets a peace officer stop any person in a public place whom the officer reasonably suspects of committing, having committed or being about to commit a crime, and…

No Nebraska statute obliges a driver to consent to a search, and none makes refusal an offense or evidence of anything. Neb. Rev. Stat. 29-817 is the provision that matters: it…

Nebraska does not impose a statewide plastic bag ban or fee. Local authority over plastic carryout bags is shaped by general municipal home rule and recycling statutes; legislative…

Nebraska allows a motor vehicle no more than two auxiliary driving lights, mounted on the front between twelve and forty-two inches above the surface the vehicle stands on, and each…

Nebraska has no statute naming dash cams, camera mounts or navigation screens. A windshield-mounted camera is governed by Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-6,256, which bans an object placed or hung…

Lane splitting and lane filtering are both illegal in Nebraska. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,308(3) says no person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent…

Nebraska has no statute naming license plate covers, and it does not need one. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-399(3) requires every letter, numeral and identification mark on the plate to be…

Nebraska's device statute, Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-6,274 to 60-6,277, reaches a radar transmission device, which section 60-6,274(1) defines as a mechanism designed to interfere with the…

Nebraska permits metal or metal-type tire studs only between November 1 and April 1. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,250(2) starts from a flat ban on any stud, cleat, spike or other non-rubber…

Nebraska requires at least 35 percent light transmission through the front side windows and at least 20 percent through the rear window and the side windows behind the front seat, and…