Landscaping Rules in Nebraska (2026)

In the City of Bellevue, Nebraska, section 28-13 requires owners and occupants abutting a sidewalk, street or alley to…

Owners and occupants of property abutting a Blue Hill street or sidewalk must keep overhanging tree branches trimmed to…

Nebraska law requires landowners to trim trees, hedges, and undergrowth along public roads at least once a year when…

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

Omaha property owners must keep tree limbs and foliage trimmed to set minimum heights above streets and sidewalks, with…

In the City of Bellevue, Nebraska, a healthy street tree cannot be removed without permission from the City Tree Board…

Any tree planting, trimming, spraying, or removal along Lincoln streets, parkways, or sidewalks is done by the city…

In Omaha's North Hills overlay district, clearing more than a half-acre of tree canopy in a year requires a special use…

Blue Hill Municipal Code § 3-127 bars cutting, injuring or destroying any tree growing within city limits without…

Unincorporated Douglas County has no permit to cut down a tree on ordinary property, but subdivisions and site-plan…

Nebraska Revised Statute 2-952 places an affirmative legal duty on every person who owns or controls land in the state…

In the City of Bellevue, Nebraska, grass, noxious weeds and worthless vegetation over 12 inches tall on any lot are a…

Blue Hill declares a lot, or the streets and alleys next to it, a public nuisance once weeds or noxious growth take…

Lincoln caps weeds and worthless vegetation at six inches on any property, including the abutting half of streets and…

Omaha bans noxious weeds, grass, or nuisance vegetation 12 inches or taller on any lot, with escalating fines for…

Sarpy County has no single countywide lawn-height number. On unincorporated lots, tall growth is handled as a nuisance…

Blue Hill Municipal Code § 7-217 lets the mayor suspend fountains and lawn or garden sprinkling citywide whenever the…

Lincoln Water System enforces a tiered Water Management Plan with odd/even address watering schedules. Voluntary…

Omaha lets property owners harvest rainwater for irrigation or toilet flushing, but the plumbing code sets filtration…

Omaha lets property owners grow native plantings, natural areas and prairies, but the growth must stay off public…

Omaha's Vacant and Abandoned Property Ordinance lists artificial turf as an acceptable form of yard landscaping…

Nebraska law lets landfills take yard waste with no conditions only from December 1 through March 31. The rest of the…

Lincoln lets homeowners compost in residential zones but bans backyard piles within 25 feet of a neighboring dwelling…

Omaha caps backyard compost bins at 100 cubic feet and sets strict siting, material, and maintenance rules under city…