Chapter 16, CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS
328 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-620 Improvement districts; objections of property owners; effect.
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After publication of a notice required by section 16-619, if the owners of the record title at the time of such publication representing more than fifty percent of the front footage of the property abutting, intersecting, or adjoining any continuous or extended street, cul de sac…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-621 Improvement districts; materials; kind; petition of landowners; bids; advertisement.
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(1) In advertising for bids for paving, repaving, graveling, or macadamizing, the mayor and city council of a city of the first class may provide for bids on different materials and types of construction. (2)(a) In advertising for bids for improvements in an improvement district …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-621.01 Improvements of streets and alleys; use of salt stabilized base or armor coating, when.
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A city of the first class may improve its streets and alleys by the use of salt stabilized base or armor coating in the same manner, to the same extent, and with the same limitations as provided by law for paving or repaving such streets or alleys. All provisions of law respectin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-622 Improvement districts; assessments; how levied; when delinquent; interest; collection; procedure.
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The cost of making improvements of the streets and alleys within any improvement district created pursuant to section 16-617 or 16-624, which are to be funded by the levy of special assessments on the property especially benefited in proportion to such benefits, shall be assessed…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-623 Improvement districts; bonds; interest.
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For the purpose of paying the cost of improvements to be made in an improvement district created pursuant to section 16-617 or 16-624, the mayor and city council shall have power and may, by ordinance, cause to be issued bonds of the city payable in not exceeding twenty years fro…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-624 Improvement districts; creation upon petition; denial; assessments; bonds.
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Whenever the owners of lots or lands abutting upon any street, avenue, or alley within a city of the first class, representing three-fourths of the front footage thereon, so that an improvement district when created will make up one continuous or extended thoroughfare or more, sh…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-625 Intersections; improvements; railways; duty to pave right-of-way.
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The cost of improving the intersections of streets or avenues and spaces opposite alleys in an improvement district, except as specially provided in sections 16-609 to 16-624, shall be paid by the city as provided in sections 16-625 to 16-628. Nothing in sections 16-617 to 16-650…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-626 Intersection improvement bonds; amount; interest; warrants; partial payments; final payment; interest; restrictions on work.
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In a city of the first class, for all improvements of the intersections and areas formed by the crossing of streets, avenues, or alleys, and one-half of the streets adjacent to real estate owned by the United States, the State of Nebraska, or the city, the assessment shall be mad…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-627 Intersections; improvement; cost; tax levy.
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The cost and expense of improving, constructing, or repairing streets, avenues, alleys, and sidewalks, at their intersections as provided in section 16-626, may be included in the special tax levied for the construction or improvement of any one street, avenue, alley, or sidewalk…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-628 Improvements; tax; when due.
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Special taxes as provided in section 16-627 shall be due and may be collected as the improvements are completed in front of or along or upon any block or piece of ground, or at the time the improvement is entirely completed or otherwise, as shall be provided in the ordinance levy…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-629 Curbs and gutters; authorized; petition; formation of district; bonds.
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In a city of the first class, curbing and guttering shall not be required or ordered to be laid on any street, avenue or alley not ordered to be paved, repaved, graveled or macadamized, except on a petition of the owners of two-thirds of the front footage of property abutting alo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-630 Curbing and guttering bonds; interest rate; special assessments; how levied.
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If curbing, or curbing and guttering, is done upon any street, avenue, or alley in any improvement district in a city of the first class in which paving or other such improvement has been ordered, and the mayor and city council shall deem it expedient to do so, the mayor and city…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-631 Curbing and guttering; cost; paving bonds may include; special assessment.
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If an improvement district has been established in a city of the first class, an improvement thereon constructed, and curbing, or curbing and guttering, is therewith constructed and it becomes necessary to issue and sell street improvement bonds to pay for the cost of constructio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-632 Improvement districts; assessments; when authorized; ordinary repairs excepted.
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In order to defray the costs and expenses of improvements in any improvement district in a city of the first class, the mayor and city council shall have power and authority to levy and collect special taxes and assessments upon the lots and pieces of ground adjacent to or abutti…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-633 Improvements; assessments against public lands.
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If, in any city of the first class, there shall be any real estate belonging to any county, school district, city, village, or other political subdivision abutting upon the street, avenue, or alley whereon paving or other improvements have been ordered, it shall be the duty of th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-634 Improvements; real estate owned by minor or protected person; petition; guardian or conservator may sign.
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If, in any city of the first class, there shall be any real estate of any minor or protected person, the guardian or conservator of such minor or protected person may sign any petition referred to by law, and such signature shall have like force and effect as that of other proper…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-635 Improvements; terms, defined; depth to which assessable.
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(1) For purposes of sections 16-617 to 16-650: (a) Lot means a lot as described and designated upon the record plat of any city of the first class, or within a county industrial area as defined in section 13-1111 contiguous to such city. If there is no recorded plat of any such c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-636 Improvement districts; land which city council may include.
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The mayor and city council may, in their discretion, include all the real estate to be charged and assessed with the cost of such improvements in the improvement districts described in sections 16-617 to 16-635 but are not required to do so. The mayor and city council may, in the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-637 Improvements; special tax; assessments; action to recover.
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Any party feeling aggrieved by any special tax or assessment, or proceeding for improvements in a city of the first class, may pay such special taxes assessed and levied upon his, her, or its property, or such installments thereof as may be due at any time before the special tax …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-645 Damages caused by construction; procedure.
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In a city of the first class, all cases of damages arising from the creation or widening of new streets, avenues, or alleys, from the appropriation of property for sewers, parks, parkways, public squares, public heating plants, power plants, gas works, electric light plants, wate…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-646 Special taxes; lien upon property; collection.
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In every case of the levy of special taxes by a city of the first class, the special taxes shall be a lien on the property on which levied from date of levy and shall be due and payable to the city treasurer thirty days after such levy when not otherwise provided. At the time of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-647 Special taxes; payment by part owner.
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In every case of the levy of special taxes by a city of the first class, it shall be sufficient in any case to describe the lot or piece of ground as it is platted and recorded although the lot or piece of ground belongs to several persons. If any lot or piece of ground belongs t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-648 Money from special assessments; how used.
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All money received from special assessments by a city of the first class may be applied to pay for the improvement for which assessed, or applied to reimburse the fund of the city from which the cost of the improvement may have been made.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-649 Improvements; contracts; bids; requirement.
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All improvements of any streets, avenues, or alleys in a city of the first class for which, or any part thereof, a special tax shall be levied, shall be done by contract with the lowest responsible bidder to be determined by the city council.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-650 Public improvements; acceptance by city engineer; approval or rejection by city council.
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When any improvement in a city of the first class is completed according to contract, it shall be the duty of the city engineer to carefully inspect the improvement and if the improvement is found to be properly done, such engineer shall accept the improvement and report his or h…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-651 Grading and grading districts.
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Whenever the owners of lots and lands abutting upon any street or alley, or part thereof, within a city of the first class, representing two-thirds of the feet front abutting upon such part of street or alley desired to be graded, shall petition the city council to grade such str…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-652 Grading; special assessments; when delinquent.
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The cost of grading the streets and alleys within a grading district in a city of the first class shall be assessed upon the lots and lands specially benefited thereby in such district in proportion to such benefits, to be determined by the mayor and city council under section 16…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-653 Grading bonds; interest rate.
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For the purpose of paying the costs of grading the streets and alleys in a grading district in a city of the first class, exclusive of the intersection of streets and spaces opposite alleys therein, the mayor and city council shall have power, and may, by ordinance, cause to be i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-654 Grading upon petition; assessments; bonds.
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Whenever the owner of lots and lands abutting upon any street or avenue, alley, or lane, or part thereof in a city of the first class, representing three-fourths of the feet front abutting upon any such street, avenue, alley, or lane, or part thereof, shall petition the mayor and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-655 Grading bonds; amount; sale; damages; how ascertained.
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The aggregate amount of bonds issued under sections 16-653 and 16-654 in any one year shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars and shall not be sold for less than their par value. If any assessment or part thereof shall fail or for any reason be invalid, the mayor and city council…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-661 Construction and repair; materials.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the first class may construct and repair, or cause and compel the construction and repair, of sidewalks in such city of such material and in such manner as they may deem necessary.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-662 Construction and repair; failure of property owner; power of city.
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In case the owner or owners of any lot, lots, or lands abutting on any street or avenue, or part thereof in a city of the first class, shall fail to construct or repair any sidewalk in front of his, her, or their lot, lots, or lands within the time and in the manner as directed a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-663 Maintenance; snow and ice removal; duty of landowner; violation of ordinance; cause of action for damages.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the first class shall have power to provide for keeping the sidewalks clean and free from obstructions and accumulations of snow, ice, mud, and slush, and may provide for the assessment and collection of taxes on real estate and for the sal…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-664 Construction; cost; special assessment; levy; when delinquent; payment.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the first class may provide for the laying of permanent sidewalks. Upon the petition of any property owner who desires to build such a permanent sidewalk, the mayor and city council may order the sidewalk to be built, the cost of the sidewa…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-665 Ungraded streets; construction of sidewalks.
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The mayor and city council of a city of the first class may provide for the laying of permanent sidewalks and of temporary plank sidewalks upon the natural surface of the ground without regard to the grade, on streets not permanently improved, and provide for the assessment of th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-666 Assessments; levy; certification; collection.
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Assessments made under sections 16-250 and 16-665 shall be made and assessed in the following manner: (1) Such assessments shall be made by the city council at any meeting by a resolution fixing the costs of the construction or repair of such work along the lot adjacent thereto a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-667 Creation of districts; regulations.
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A city of the first class may, by ordinance, lay off the city into suitable districts for the purpose of establishing one or more systems of sewerage, drainage, or water service; provide such sewerage, drainage, and water systems and regulate the construction, repair, and use of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-667.01 Prohibit formation of district; procedure.
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Upon formation by city ordinance of sewerage, drainage, and water service districts as described by section 16-667, the city shall mail copies of such city ordinance and this section to the owners of the record title of any property abutting upon the streets, avenues, or alleys, …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-667.02 Districts; formation; sewer, drainage, or water systems and mains; special assessments; use of other funds.
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Upon formation of a district as provided in section 16-667.01, the mayor and city council may order sewer, drainage, or water systems and mains to be laid and constructed in such district and the costs, to the extent of the special benefit, assessed against the lots and parcels o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-667.03 Sewer, drainage, or water systems and mains; failure to make connections; order; costs assessed.
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If, after ten days' notice by certified mail or publication in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the city, a property owner fails to make such connections and comply with such regulations as the city council may order in accordance with section 16-667.02, the city…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-669 Special assessments; when delinquent; interest; future installments; collection.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, special assessments for sewer, drainage, or water improvements in a district created pursuant to section 16-667 shall be levied at one time and shall become delinquent in equal annual installments over a period of years eq…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-670 Bonds; amount; interest; maturity; special assessments; revenue bonds.
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For the purpose of paying the cost of any sewer, drainage, or water improvements in any district created pursuant to section 16-667, the city council shall have the power and may by ordinance cause bonds of the city to be issued called District Sewer Bonds of District No. ....., …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-671 Construction costs; warrants; power to issue; amount; interest; payment; fund; created.
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For the purpose of paying the cost of construction of sewer, drainage, or water systems or mains, or any or all of such sewer, drainage, or water systems or mains, the mayor and city council shall have power to issue warrants in amounts not to exceed the total sum of the special …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-671.01 Partial payments, authorized; interest; rate; warrants; issuance; payment.
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For the purpose of making partial payments as the work progresses, warrants may be issued by the mayor and city council of a city of the first class upon certificates of the engineer in charge showing the amount of work completed and materials necessarily purchased and delivered …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672 Special assessments; equalization; reassessment.
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Special assessments may be levied by the mayor and city council of a city of the first class for the purpose of paying the cost of constructing sewers, drainage, or water systems or mains within the city. Such assessment shall be levied on the real estate lying and being within t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.01 Storm sewer districts; ordinance; contents.
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Supplemental to any existing law on the subject, whenever the mayor and city council of any city of the first class shall deem it advisable or necessary to construct storm water sewers and appurtenances in any section of the city and the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.02 Ordinance; hearing; notice.
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Notice of the time when any ordinance as provided in section 16-672.01 shall be set for consideration before the mayor and city council shall be given by at least two publications in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in such city, which publication shall state the en…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.03 Ordinance; protest; filing; effect.
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If a written protest signed by owners of the property located in an improvement district provided in section 16-672.01 and representing a majority of the front footage which may become subject to assessment for the cost of the improvement is filed with the city clerk within three…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.04 Ordinance; adoption.
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Upon compliance with sections 16-672.01 to 16-672.03, the mayor and city council may, by ordinance, order the making and construction of the improvements provided for in section 16-672.01. To adopt such ordinance, a majority of the whole number of members elected to the city coun…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-672.05 Construction; notice to contractors, when; contents; bids; acceptance.
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After ordering improvements as provided in section 16-672.01, the mayor and city council may enter into a contract for the construction of the improvements in one or more contracts, but no work shall be done or contract let, if the estimated cost of the improvements, as determine…