Bellevue, NE Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Requirement
- Adequate driveway from street to residence
- Governing section
- Bellevue Code § 8-24
- Effect of noncompliance
- Building permit withheld until driveway shown in plans
- Related condition
- Permanent sidewalk also required (§ 8-23)
- Enforcing agency
- Permits and Inspections Department
Summary
In the City of Bellevue, Nebraska, the city won't issue a building permit for a new residence unless the building plans include an adequate driveway running from the street to the house. Section 8-24 requires that driveway to give the home real ingress and egress, so the Permits and Inspections Department checks the plans for a functioning driveway before approving construction.
§ 8-24 DRIVEWAYS FOR RESIDENCES. No building permit shall be granted by the city for the construction of a residence therein unless an adequate driveway leading from the street to the residence is provided and constructed as a part of the building plans. A driveway shall provide a means of ingress and egress to the residence to be constructed.
Full Breakdown
Bellevue Code of Ordinances § 8-24 makes an adequate driveway a precondition of the building permit itself: the city will not grant a permit for a new residence unless the building plans already show a driveway running from the street to the house that provides real ingress and egress. The driveway requirement sits alongside two related conditions in the same chapter. Section 8-23 similarly withholds a building permit for a new building, or an addition of square footage to an existing one, until the permanent-sidewalk requirement in § 28-32 is satisfied.
Sections 8-25 and 8-26 require homes built without basements, whether inside the city or outside it but connected to city water or sewer, to have at least 850 square feet of living area per family, and § 8-27 bars both the building permit and any water or sewer connection until a dwelling meets those living-area minimums. All of these conditions are checked by the Permits and Inspections Department, established under § 8-2 and run by the building official under §§ 8-3 and 8-4, as part of the application process set out in § 8-19.
A residence built or connected to city utilities without meeting the driveway, sidewalk, or living-area prerequisites is out of compliance with Chapter 8 even if other permit paperwork is otherwise complete.
Violations & Fines
Because § 8-24 makes the driveway a condition of the permit rather than a separate offense, the practical consequence of noncompliance is that the Permits and Inspections Department withholds or revokes the building permit for the residence until an adequate driveway is shown in the plans. Any construction that proceeds without the required permit still falls under the Code's general penalty in § 1-11: a fine of up to $500, up to six months in jail, or both, with each day of continued violation a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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