Chapter 18, CITIES AND VILLAGES; LAWS APPLICABLE TO ALL
568 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1724 Discrimination; employment, public accommodations, and housing; ordinance to prevent.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all cities and villages in this state shall have the power by ordinance to define, regulate, suppress, and prevent discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, sex, marital status, national origin, familial sta…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1729 Violations bureau; purpose; payment of penalties.
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Any city or village may, by ordinance, establish a violations bureau for the collection of penalties for nonmoving traffic violations within such city or village. Such violations shall not be subject to prosecution in the courts except when payment of the penalty is not made with…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1736 Handicapped or disabled persons; designation of parking spaces.
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(1) A city or village may designate parking spaces, including access aisles, for the exclusive use of (a) handicapped or disabled persons whose motor vehicles display the distinguishing license plates issued to handicapped or disabled persons pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Registr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1737 Handicapped or disabled persons; offstreet parking facility; onstreet parking; designation; removal of unauthorized vehicle; penalty; state agency, defined.
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(1) Any city or village, any state agency, and any person in lawful possession of any offstreet parking facility may designate stalls or spaces, including access aisles, in such facility owned or operated by the city, village, state agency, or person for the exclusive use of hand…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1741.01 Handicapped parking infraction, defined; citation issuance; enforcement on state property.
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(1) For purposes of sections 18-1741.01 to 18-1741.07, handicapped parking infraction means the violation of any statute or ordinance regulating (a) the use of parking spaces, including access aisles, designated for use by handicapped or disabled persons, (b) the unauthorized pos…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1741.02 Handicapped parking infraction; penalties; suspension of permit; fine.
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(1) Any person found guilty of a handicapped parking infraction shall be fined (a) not more than one hundred fifty dollars for the first offense, (b) not more than three hundred dollars for a second offense within a one-year period, and (c) not more than five hundred dollars for …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1741.03 Handicapped parking infraction; citation form; Supreme Court; powers.
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To ensure uniformity, the Supreme Court may prescribe the form of the handicapped parking citation to be used for handicapped parking infractions. The handicapped parking citation shall include a description of the handicapped parking infraction, the time and place at which the p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1741.04 Handicapped parking citation; requirements; procedure; waivers; dismissal; credit card; payment authorized.
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When a handicapped parking citation is issued for a handicapped parking infraction, the person issuing the handicapped parking citation shall enter thereon all required information, including the name and address of the cited person or, if not known, the license number and descri…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1741.05 Handicapped parking citation; violation; penalty.
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Any person failing to appear or otherwise comply with the command of a handicapped parking citation for a handicapped parking infraction shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1741.06 Handicapped parking infraction; trial; rights.
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The trial of any person for a handicapped parking infraction shall be by the court without a jury. All other rights provided by the Constitution of the United States made applicable to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and the Constit…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1741.07 Handicapped parking infractions; sections, how construed.
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Sections 18-1741.01 to 18-1741.07 shall not be construed to affect the rights, lawful procedures, or responsibilities of peace officers or law enforcement agencies using the handicapped parking citation for handicapped parking infractions.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1743 Building permit; duplicate; issued to county assessor; when.
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Any city or village which requires that a building permit be issued for the erection, alteration, or repair of any building within its corporate limits or extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction shall, if the improvement is two thousand five hundred dollars or more, issue a duplicat…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1748 Sewer connection line; driveway approach; owner; duty to maintain; notice; assessment for cost.
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(1) Any city or village may require the owner of any property which is within such city or village and connected to the public sewers or drains to repair or replace any connection line which serves the owner's property and is broken, clogged, or otherwise in need of repair or rep…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1749 Pension or retirement plan; employee contribution authorized; manner of payment.
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Any city or village of this state may pick up the employee contributions required by a pension or retirement plan for all compensation paid on or after January 1, 1986, and the contributions so picked up shall be treated as employer contributions in determining the federal tax tr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1750 Notes for anticipated receipts; issuance; payment; loans from federal government.
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(1) Municipalities may issue notes up to seventy percent of the unexpended balance of total anticipated receipts for the current year and the following year. Total anticipated receipts for the current year and the following year shall mean a sum equal to the anticipated receipts …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1751 Special improvement district; authorized; when; special assessment.
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All cities and villages may create a special improvement district for the purpose of replacing, reconstructing, or repairing an existing street, alley, water line, or sewer line or any other such improvement. Except as provided in sections 19-2428 to 19-2431, the city council or …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1752 Removal of garbage or refuse; authorized; procedure; costs.
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(1) Any city or village may provide for the collection and removal of garbage or refuse found upon any lot or land within its corporate limits or extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction or upon the streets, roads, or alleys abutting such lot or land which constitutes a public nuisan…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1752.01 Solid waste collection service; commencement; resolution; requirements.
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Any municipality which intends to provide or expand municipal solid waste collection service in an area where the collection of solid waste has been provided by a private entity for a minimum of ninety days shall, by resolution, proclaim its intent to begin municipal solid waste …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1752.02 Solid waste collection service; commencement; limitation.
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A municipality shall not commence municipal solid waste collection in an area described in section 18-1752.01 for one year after the date of the resolution of intent to serve the area unless (1) the municipality contracts with the private entity currently providing the service to…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1753 Annexation; additional population; report to Tax Commissioner; calculations.
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(1) Any city or village annexing territory which thereby adds additional population to the city or village shall report such annexation to the Tax Commissioner. The annexing city or village shall provide the Tax Commissioner with a copy of the ordinance annexing the territory and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1754 Annexation report; Tax Commissioner; duties.
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The Tax Commissioner shall review the report of the annexing city or village issued pursuant to section 18-1753 and its calculations as to the new population of the city or village as the result of the annexation. The Tax Commissioner shall determine if the methodology employed i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1755 Acquisition of real property; procedure; public right of access for recreational use.
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A city or village acquiring an interest in real property by purchase or eminent domain shall do so only after the governing body of such city or village has authorized the acquisition by action taken in a public meeting after notice and public hearing. The city or village shall p…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1756 Purchase of personal property without bidding; when.
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(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or a home rule charter, a city or village which has established, by an interlocal agreement with any county, a joint purchasing division or agency may purchase personal property without competitive bidding if the price for the prope…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1757 Issuance of citations for violations; procedure.
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(1) The fire chief or head official of the fire department, fire inspectors as may be designated by such fire chief or head official, or inspectors charged with the enforcement of fire, health, safety, and building or construction codes of a city of the metropolitan class, city o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1758 Short-term rentals; municipality; ordinance or other regulation; powers.
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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) Municipality means a city or village; and (b) Short-term rental means a residential property, including a single-family dwelling or a unit in a condominium, cooperative, or time-share, that is rented wholly or partly for a fee for a period no…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1801 Various purpose bonds; power to issue.
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Whenever any city or village is authorized to issue bonds that would constitute a general obligation of the city or village and such city or village has taken all preliminary steps required for the issuance of two or more issuances of such bonds, except the enactment of an ordina…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1802 Various purpose bonds; terms; payment.
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Any various purpose bonds issued under section 18-1801 shall be authorized by an ordinance enacted by a majority vote of the governing body of the city or village. The ordinance shall state the various proposed bonds and the amount of each proposed issue which have been combined …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1803 Revenue bonds; purpose; issuance; terms, defined.
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Any city or village shall have the power to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, improving, extending, equipping, or furnishing any revenue-producing facility within or without its corporate limits that the city or village has power to a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1804 Revenue bonds; general provisions; enumerated.
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General provisions relating to the form, sale, issuance, and other matters concerning revenue bonds issued by municipalities shall be as follows: (1) The form, denominations, and other features of such bond issues shall be as prescribed by the governing body in the ordinance auth…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1805 Revenue bonds issued prior to October 23, 1967; sections, how construed.
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The provisions of sections 18-1803 to 18-1805 shall not in any way govern, impair, or restrict the issuance of revenue bonds authorized by the municipality prior to October 23, 1967. The provisions of sections 18-1803 to 18-1805 shall be independent of and in addition to any othe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1901 Plumbing board; members; appointment; qualifications; terms; quorum; organization; vacancies; how filled; bond; duties.
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(1) In cities of the metropolitan class, there shall be a plumbing board of eight members. The plumbing board shall consist of an architect licensed to practice in the State of Nebraska and engaged in business in a city of the metropolitan class, a mechanical engineer licensed to…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1902 Plumbing board; organization; records.
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The plumbing board shall organize by selecting one member as chairperson. The plumbing inspector shall be the secretary of the board. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep full, true, and correct minutes and records of all licenses issued by the plumbing board, together w…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1903 Plumbing board members; compensation.
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On being appointed, the members of the plumbing board shall each receive as a salary an amount to be determined by the city council or chairperson and village board of trustees.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1904 Plumbing board; meetings; examination for license; rules and regulations.
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The plumbing board shall fix stated times and places of meeting, which times shall not be less than once each year, and meetings may be held more often upon written call of the chairperson of the board. The chairperson of the plumbing board shall also call a meeting of the plumbi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1905 Assistant inspector; plumbing board members; compensation; meetings, restriction.
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The assistant inspectors shall receive a salary in an amount to be determined by the city council or village board of trustees. The members of the plumbing board, not ex officio members, shall be paid an amount to be determined by the city council or village board of trustees. No…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1906 Construction, alteration, and inspection; rules and regulations; powers of plumbing board; variances; fee; plans and specifications; approval; Building Board of Review; appeals.
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The plumbing board shall have the power and duty to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city or village, for the sanitary construction, alteration, and inspection of plumbing and sewerage connections and…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1907 License; examination; when; subject matter.
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Any person desiring to do any plumbing, or to work at the business of plumbing, in any city or village which has established a plumbing board, shall make written application to the plumbing board for examination for a license, which examination shall be made at the next meeting o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1908 License; renewal; reexamination; when.
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All original and renewal licenses may be renewed by the plumbing board at the dates of their expiration. Such renewal licenses shall be granted, without a reexamination, upon the written application of the licensee filed with the plumbing board and showing that his or her purpose…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1909 License; term; revocation; suspension; grounds; notice and hearing.
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All original and renewal plumbing licenses shall be good for one year or two years from the date of issuance as determined by the plumbing board, except that any license may be revoked or suspended by the plumbing board at any time upon a hearing upon sufficient written, sworn ch…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1910 License; required; compliance with codes; exception.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to do any plumbing in any city or village, or within the area of extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of cities of the metropolitan class, which has established a plumbing board unless the person holds a proper license. It shall be unlawful for…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1911 License; fees; disposition.
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The amount of the fees for original and renewal licenses shall be as established by the city council or village board of trustees based on the amounts actually necessary to administer the licensing program, but not to exceed twenty-five dollars per license. All license fees shall…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1912 Inspector; duties; assistants.
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The city or village plumbing inspector shall inspect all plumbing work in process of construction, alteration, or repair within the inspector's respective jurisdiction, and for which a permit either has or has not been granted, and shall report to the plumbing board all violation…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1913 Defective work; cessation; removal.
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The plumbing inspector shall be required to stop any plumbing work not being done in accordance with the requirements of the rules and regulations of the plumbing board. The plumbing board shall have the power to cause plumbing to be removed, if, after notice to the owner or plum…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1914 Violations; penalties.
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Any person violating sections 18-1901 to 18-1913 or any lawful ordinance or rules and regulations authorized by such sections shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars nor less than fifty dollars for each and every violation thereof. …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1915 Permit fees; inspection; provisions applicable.
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The State of Nebraska shall permit cities and villages to collect permit fees and inspect all sanitary plumbing installed or repaired, except for a single-family dwelling or a farm or ranch structure, within the State of Nebraska outside of the corporate limits or extraterritoria…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1916 Installation; repair; permit required.
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No sanitary plumbing shall be installed or repaired in any building except a single-family dwelling or a farm or ranch structure by any person, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or other legal entity without a permit issued by the city or village nearest the co…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1917 Installation; repair; who can perform.
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Any person, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or other legal entity who installs or repairs any sanitary plumbing within the state shall be a duly qualified master plumber licensed by the city or village nearest the construction site. The employees of the maste…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1918 Permit fees; installation or repair without permit; penalty.
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The city or village which has jurisdiction of the construction or repair of the sanitary plumbing shall be entitled to permit fees, according to its ordinance. Any person, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or other legal entity making installation or repair of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1919 License requirement; exemption.
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Nothing in sections 18-1915 to 18-1919 shall be construed to require an employee working for a single employer as part of such employer's full-time staff and not holding himself or herself out to the public for hire to hold a license while acting within the scope of employment fo…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1920 Scald prevention device requirements; compliance required.
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Nothing in sections 18-1901 to 18-1919 shall be construed to exempt persons from compliance with sections 71-1569 to 71-1571.