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Neighborhood Directory
updated 6/25/2024Neighborhood Directory
Where to Call For Common Problems
What is the Neighborhood Directory?
The Neighborhood Directory lists Neighborhood Associations, Alliances, and Community Groups within the City of Omaha. The listing includes the contact information and area boundaries for each Neighborhood Association, Alliance, and Community Group. One purpose of the Neighborhood Directory is to help make sure important messages reach the right person in a neighborhood association or alliance. The Planning Department uses the contact information in the Neighborhood Directory to send required notifications about zoning changes and Planning Board cases, and the Public Works department uses the Neighborhood Directory for organizing Spring and Fall Cleanups. To get these notifications, a neighborhood association or alliance must be registered in the directory. In general, notifications are sent directly to the email or address of the Primary Contact.
The Neighborhood Directory also serves to improve connections and communication among Omaha residents, local government, neighborhood associations, and community organizations. The Neighborhood Directory helps these groups easily find and engage with each other. The Neighborhood Directory is also used by local utility providers, other City of Omaha Departments, philanthropic foundations, and relevant stakeholders, but it should not be used for solicitation.
Community Groups don't receive Planning Board notifications, but they are included in the Directory to boost awareness, connections, and communication among people who may not share a geographical area but have a common interest, topic, or hobby.
Inclusion in the Neighborhood Directory is in no way an endorsement of the group by the City of Omaha. The City reserves the right to remove or exclude groups if they violate the directory’s guidelines.
Where can I access the Neighborhood Directory?
The Online Look-up Tool is an interactive map showing neighborhood association boundaries and contact information. This tool is updated as changes are made throughout the year
This PDF is published once a year and reflects the information available at the publication date. It includes:
- Neighborhood Association and Alliance contact information
- Community Group contact information and their self-categorization
- “Where to Call for Common Problems” List
How is the Neighborhood Directory updated?
All information within the Neighborhood Directory is self-reported by the organization to the Neighborhood Planning Section of the Planning Department. Groups are solely responsible for keeping their organizational contact information current year-round.
How do I update my organization’s information?
- Visit the Neighborhood Organization Look-Up Tool at https://bit.ly/Omaha_Directory_Map.
- Click on the map or enter your address or organization name in the search bar.
- Click on either Neighborhood Associations, Alliances, or Community Groups.
- Click on your organization's name.
- Click on "submit updates” at the bottom of the left-hand sidebar.
- Enter or update information in the new window.
- Click Submit.
- You will receive an email confirmation when your update is received, and another notification when it is approved. Changes will be reflected in the Neighborhood Online Look-up Tool within a few weeks and included in the next PDF publication.
- Please Note: All groups are required to have two distinct points of contact to be in the directory. The primary contact receives information. The second contact is only used when a primary contact is not responsive.
How do I add my new organization to the directory?
You can register a new organization for the Neighborhood Directory here or through the Neighborhood Online Look-Up Tool, above the search bar.
You can register a new organization for the Neighborhood Directory here or through the Neighborhood Online Look-Up Tool.
HOW-TO: Watch a short video about How To Use the Neighborhood Organization Look-Up Tool (7:52)
What’s the Difference Between a Neighborhood Organization and a Community Group?
In this directory, there are Neighborhood Organizations and Community Groups.
Neighborhood Organizations
Neighborhood Organizations represent residents of a specific area. There are generally 3 different types of Neighborhood Organizations, listed below are typical characteristics of each:
Neighborhood Association
- Not a legal entity.
- Typically organized at the grassroots level and (hopefully) are representative of homeowners and renters alike.
Home Owner Association
- A legal entity.
- Can require/enforce covenants on your property, may require “dues.”
- May limit participation exclusively to homeowners.
- May be managed by a property management company.
- Please note: The Planning Department does not have access to HOA covenants or board bylaws, nor does the department have legal authority to enforce them. If you have questions about a homeowner's association or its covenants, please contact the Register of Deeds at (402)-444-7159.
Neighborhood Alliance
- Coalition of individual neighborhood associations, homeowner associations, and community groups.
- United by a shared geography or area of the city.
- Forum for groups to come together for a macro-view of their region of the city, share concerns, best practices, and collaborate on solutions.
Community Groups
- Rather than representing residents of a specific area, Community Groups typically convene around specific topics, causes, and / or business interests.
- Business Associations, Advocacy Groups, Nonprofit Agencies, etc. are categorized as Community Groups.
- Community Groups do not receive Planning Board and zoning notifications.
- When registering with the Neighborhood Directory, all Community Groups agree to abide by the following characteristics:
- Positively impact community interaction or the physical environment.
- Is centered on a specific place and/or interest.
- Is self-governing.
- The group is not a business. It does not provide profit to anyone within the group, or any profits made are reinvested in the group.
- Does not discriminate by reason of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin age or disability.
- To help users navigate the Neighborhood Directory, Community Groups self-identify as one or more of the following categories:
- Advocacy/ Social Justice
- Arts/Culture
- Community Building/ Social
- Education
- Environmental/Sustainability
- Geographic Focused
- Historic/Preservation
- Public/Mental Health Services
- Recreation
- Safety & Security
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