Nebraska ETJ Framework — City Zoning over Unincorporated County Territory (NE)
Tracked preemption from the Nebraska overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1957-01-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:NE
Other Nebraska preemptions
Nebraska LB 614 (2025) — ETJ Farm-Building Exemption (Enabling)Nebraska LB 266 (2025) — Statewide Rent-Control PreemptionNebraska LB 866 (2020) — Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act (Reporting + Action Plan)Nebraska §18-1758 (LB 57, 2019) — Short-Term Rental Partial PreemptionNebraska LB 840 — Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act (Enabling Only)Nebraska §19-904 — Manufactured Home Zoning ParityNebraska §§71-4603 et seq. — Manufactured Housing Act (Installer/Dealer Licensing)Offutt AFB AICUZ — Federal Military Airfield Compatible-Use Overlay (Bellevue / Sarpy County)
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
parcel.inside_etj == TruePreempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
county_zoning_within_etj | override | city_zoning_controls | Within a city's ETJ, city zoning preempts county zoning |
etj_radius_miles | override | by_city_class | First class: 2 miles (§19-929); metropolitan class (Omaha): 3 miles (§14-418); primary class (Lincoln): 3 miles (§15-902) |
Citation
Authority source
Neb. Rev. Stat. §19-929 (first class); §14-418 (metropolitan); §15-902 (primary)
§ §19-929 + Chapter 14/15 ETJ provisions
Research notes
Single most common preemption friction in Nebraska — county records at metro edges should flag the ETJ overlay. Cities of the first class exercise zoning ETJ up to 2 miles beyond municipal limits; metropolitan/primary class up to 3 miles. Within ETJ, city zoning preempts county zoning. For Lincoln, mediated through the joint Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Department. LB 614 (2025) narrows ETJ reach over farm buildings for first/second-class cities and villages on an opt-in basis.