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Buffalo County Zoning & Floodplain

What to Know

Revised Zoning Administrative Fee Schedule (Effective 1/1/2026)

Click the link below to see the revised zoning fees.

Zoning Fees

Zoning Meetings & Deadlines

Click the link below to see 2026 deadlines for public hearing applications and Planning & Zoning Commission meeting dates.

2026 Meeting Dates & Deadlines

Board of Commissioners Meetings & Deadlines

Click the link below to see 2026 deadlines for public hearing applications and Board of Commissioner meeting dates.

2026 BOC Meeting Dates & Deadlines

Planning Commission & 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.

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Note for Document Filings

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.

Zoning Info

Office 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.

Dennise Daniels

Zoning & Floodplain Administrator

PO Box 1270
Kearney, NE 68848
308.236.1998 (Zoning)
308.236.1999 (Floodplain)
308.236.1870
zoning@buffalocounty.ne.gov
floodplain@buffalocounty.ne.gov
Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm
Office Location in Courthouse