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Buffalo County
  • Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment Application for Appointment

    Buffalo County, Nebraska welcomes all Buffalo County residents to apply for an opportunity to serve our county government on The Buffalo County Board of Adjustments or Buffalo County Planning Commission. All applications will be reviewed, recommended and appointed by the Buffalo County Board of Commissioners. 

    To apply, please complete and submit an Application for Appointment, linked below, to:


    Application


    Buffalo County Zoning Administrator
    Buffalo County Zoning Office 
    1512 Central Ave, PO Box 1270 
    Kearney, Nebraska 68848

  • Revised Buffalo County Zoning & Administrative Fees (EFFECTIVE 1/1/2026)
    The Buffalo County Board of Commissioners, on December 23, 2025, voted to revise current zoning fees, effective 1/1/2026.

    Revised Buffalo County Zoning Administrative Fee Schedule (EFFECTIVE 1/1/2026)
    
Planning & Zoning Commission

Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

2026 Planning and Zoning Commission Deadlines and Meeting Times

2026 Board of Commissioners Deadlines & Meeting Times


Objectives

Review and recommend, to the County Board, the enactment and amendment of Buffalo County’s Zoning Map, Zoning Code, and Subdivision Code. Also this Commission conducts population, housing, and growth studies of Buffalo County and its rural areas. From this study, the Commission formulates Buffalo County’s Comprehesive Plan. That Plan provides to the Commission and this county a direction as to future growth and development for Buffalo County’s unincorporated and rural areas, including any Zoning Map or Code Amendments that be needed to pursue the goals of the Comprehensive Plan.

• Analyze and submit recommendations of approval or disapproval, of any applications regarding Subdivisions of any Development-Type Operations and Special Uses as identified in the County’s Zoning Code and Subdivision Code to the Buffalo County Board of Commissioners.

• Public meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month, at 7:00 p.m., at the Buffalo County Courthouse, unless otherwise posted.


Note: Government Offices can only accept written documents for filing into official government records unless specific statutory language authorizes filings done by other than written medium.


Revised Buffalo County Zoning Administrative Fee Schedule (EFFECTIVE 1/1/2026)



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