There shall exist within the city six wards for the election of members to the city council, each ward to be represented by one member whose term shall commence and expire as previously established by the city. Pursuant to Neb. RS § 32-553, the boundaries for each ward are hereby revised as set forth in this chapter.
(A) Ward One.
(1) Ward 1 shall contain the part of the City of Bellevue beginning at the intersection of Galvin Road and Harlan Drive, south and east along Galvin Road to Lincoln Road, south along Lincoln Road to 24th Avenue, east along 24th Avenue to Calhoun Street, south along Calhoun Street to Modification Road, south and west along Modification Road to 29th Avenue, east along 29th Avenue to the east Bellevue city limit, south along the east Bellevue city limit to the south Bellevue city limit, west and north along the west Bellevue city limit to Modification Road, north and east along Modification Road to Calhoun Street, north along Calhoun Street to the south Bellevue city limit, west along the south Bellevue city limit to Fort Crook Road, south along Fort Crook Road to the east Bellevue city limit, south along the east Bellevue city limit to 5th Street, south along 5th Street to the south Bellevue city limit, west along the south Bellevue city limit to US Highway 75, north along US Highway 75 to the east Bellevue city limit, south along the east Bellevue city limit to the south Bellevue city limit, west along the south Bellevue city limit to Schneekloth Road, west along Schneekloth Road to 36th Street, north along 36th Street to Blackhawk Drive, east along Blackhawk Drive to Lone Tree Road, east along Lone Tree Road to Blackhawk Drive, east along Blackhawk Drive to 25th Street, north along 25th Street to Capehart Road, east along Capehart Road to the west Bellevue city limit, north along the west Bellevue city limit to Fort Crook Road, north along Fort Crook Road to Harlan Drive, east along Harlan Drive to the point of beginning; and
(2) The part of the City of Bellevue to the south of Offutt Air Force Base and east of Fort Crook Road.
(B) Ward Two.
(1) Ward 2 shall contain the part of the City of Bellevue beginning at the intersection of Galvin Road and Harlan Drive, south and east along Galvin Road to Lincoln Road, south along Lincoln Road to 24th Avenue, east along 24th Avenue to Calhoun Street, south along Calhoun Street to Modification Road, south and west along Modification Road to 29th Avenue, east along 29th Avenue to the east Bellevue city limit, north and east along the east Bellevue city limit to Camp Gifford Road, south and west along Camp Gifford Road to Bellevue Boulevard, south along Bellevue Boulevard to Lincoln Road, south along Lincoln Road to Bellevue Boulevard, east along Bellevue Boulevard to Marian Avenue, south and west along Marian Avenue to Lincoln Road, south along Lincoln Road to Harvell Drive, west along Harvell Drive to Galvin Road, south along Galvin Road to the point of beginning; and
(2) Excluding tax lot 2A2 36-14-13.
(C) Ward Three.
(1) Ward 3 shall contain the part of the City of Bellevue beginning at the intersection of Hwy 370 and 48th Street, north along 48th Street to the north Bellevue city limit, east along the north Bellevue city limit to 36th Street, south along 36th Street to Capehart Road, east along Capehart Road to 25th Street, south along 25th Street to Blackhawk Drive, west along Blackhawk Drive to Lone Tree Road, west along Lone Tree Road to Blackhawk Drive, west along Blackhawk Drive to 36th Street, south along 36th Street to the south Bellevue city limit, west along the south Bellevue city limit to the west Bellevue city limit, north along the west Bellevue city limit to the north Bellevue city limit, east along the north Bellevue city limit to the west Bellevue city limit, north along the west Bellevue city limit to 36th Street to Capehart Road, west along Capehart Road to the south Bellevue city limit, west along the south Bellevue city limit to the west Bellevue city limit, north along the west Bellevue city limit to the point of beginning; and
(2) Excluding S l/2 SW 1/4 4-13-13, tax lots 7B and 8 4-13-13, and tax lots 1 and 2B2 9-13-13.
(D) Ward Four. Ward 4 shall contain the part of the City of Bellevue beginning at the intersection of Harvell Drive and Lincoln Road, north along Lincoln Road to Marian Avenue, east and north along Marian Avenue to Bellevue Boulevard, west along Bellevue Boulevard to Lincoln Road, north along Lincoln Road to Bellevue Boulevard, north and west along Bellevue Boulevard to Camp Gifford Road, east and north along Camp Gifford Road to the east Bellevue city limit, north along the east Bellevue city limit to Harrison Street, west along Harrison Street to 25th Street, south along 25th Street to Cornhusker Road, east along Cornhusker Road to Harvell Drive, east along Harvell Drive to point of beginning.
(E) Ward Five. Ward 5 shall contain the part of the City of Bellevue beginning at the west Bellevue city limits and Harrison Street, east along Harrison Street to 25th Street, south along 25th Street to Childs Road, west along Childs Road to 36th Street, south along 36th Street to Cornhusker Road, west along Cornhusker Road to the south Bellevue city limit, north and west along the south Bellevue city limit to the west Bellevue city limit, north along the west Bellevue city limit to the point of beginning.
(F) Ward Six.
(1) Ward 6 shall contain the part of the City of Bellevue beginning at the intersection of 36th Street and Cornhusker Road, north along 36th Street to Childs Road, east along Childs Road to 25th Street, south along 25th Street to Cornhusker Road, east along Cornhusker Road to Harvell Drive, east along Harvell Drive to Galvin Road, south along Galvin Road to Harlan Drive, west along Harlan Drive to the south Bellevue city limits, west along the south Bellevue city limits to 25th Street, north along 25th Street to Cornhusker Road, west along Cornhusker road to the south Bellevue city limits, west along the south Bellevue city limits to the west Bellevue city limits, north along the west Bellevue city limits to Cornhusker Road, east along Cornhusker Road to the point of beginning; and
(2) The part of the City of Bellevue beginning at the north Bellevue city limits and 36th Street, east along the north Bellevue city limit to the east Bellevue city limit, south along the east Bellevue city limit to the south Bellevue city limit, west along the south Bellevue city limit to 36th Street, north along 36th Street to the point of beginning.
(1964 Code, § 2-10) (Ord. 2125, § 1, passed 3-24-1980; Ord. 2192, § 1, passed 12-7-1981; Ord. 2299, §§ 1, 2, passed 12-12-1983; Ord. 2649, § 1, passed 12-9-1991; Ord. 2677, § 1, passed 5-4-1992; Ord. 2787, § 1, passed 11-8-1993; Ord. 3087, § 1, passed 2-14-2000; Ord. 3187, §§ 1—6, passed 11-26-2001; Ord. 3461, § 1, passed 4-14-2008; Ord. 3543, § 1, passed 11-23-2009; Ord. 3648, § 1, passed 11-14-2011; Ord. 3756, § 1, passed 2-24-2014; Ord. 3981, § 1, passed 12-3-2019; Ord. 4066, § 1, passed 12-21-2021; Ord. 4111, § 1, passed 12-6-2022)
Editor’s note:
An ordinance adopted to redistrict election wards must provide for districts substantially equal in population, and the most recent federal census must be used to ascertain population, regardless of other available information. 198 Neb. 19, 251 N.W.2d 662 (1977). When an area is annexed to a city, that area’s population must be taken into account in a subsequent redistricting of election wards, in addition to the population of the city as determined by the federal census. Where block by block information is unavailable in the census, other evidence may be used. Pelzer v. City of Bellevue, 200 Neb. 541, 264 N.W.2d 653 (1978).
Statutory reference:
Requirement that city be divided into four or more wards, see Neb. RS 1943, § 16-104