[Adopted as Ch. 6, Art. 3, §§ 6-347 through 6-355, of the 1976 Code]
[Amended 2-21-1995 by Ord. No. 19-95]
A. 
Any person who deposits, throws, discards, or otherwise disposes of any litter on any public or private property or in any waters commits the offense of littering unless:
(1) 
Such property is an area designated by law for the disposal of such material and such person is authorized by the proper public authority to so use such property; or
(2) 
The litter is placed in a receptacle or container installed on such property for such purpose.
B. 
The word "litter" as used in this section shall mean all waste material susceptible of being dropped, deposited, discarded or otherwise disposed of by any person upon any property in the state, but does not include wastes of primary processes of farming or manufacturing. "Waste material" as used in this section shall mean any material appearing in a place or in a context not associated with that material's function or origin.
C. 
Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped, or dumped from any motor vehicle or watercraft in violation of this section, the operator of such motor vehicle or watercraft commits the offense of littering.
(Neb. RS 28-523)
[Amended 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-29]
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or cause to be erected, or maintain any barbed wire or any barbed wire strung along or upon any fences as a barrier with the city limits and the jurisdictional area of the city; provided that fences erected within the I-2 General Industrial Zoning District, or fences surrounding public utilities, city, county, and state maintenance facilities, or airports, it may be permissible to string not more than three strands of barbed wire upon supports inclined at an angle not greater than 60° with the horizontal plane when such wires are strung so that they are suspended above and within the property lines, and further, that all elements of said fence shall be within a line drawn perpendicular upward from the property line, and the bottom strand of such barbed wire is not less than six feet above the surface of the ground measured from the outer face of such fence. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or cause to be erected or to maintain any fence, the wire, or wires of which are electrified at any location with the jurisdictional control of the city. Provided, however, that in any area zoned agricultural or rural residential, barbed wire and electrical fences may be used to control ranging livestock.
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 225, Building Construction, Art. XIII; and Ch. 410, Zoning and Subdivision, § 410-32.8.
[Amended 4-3-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-10]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or cause to be placed for display or sale purposes, or for storage, any goods, wares, merchandise or other articles upon any sidewalk or in any street; provided that this shall not be construed as preventing the sale from vehicles outside of the Central Business District of farm or garden produce by the producer or grower thereof or his employee by going from house to house.
It shall be unlawful for any person within the corporate limits to erect, maintain or suffer to remain on any street or public sidewalk or on any portion of the area between the lot line and the curbline of any street any stand, wagon, display, or merchandise, or any other obstruction injurious to, inconvenient, or inconsistent with the public use of the same; provided that seats and benches may be allowed in front of stores and buildings in the fire limits and shall not be construed as an obstruction in the sidewalk space until such time as the Mayor and Council shall order their removal by resolution.
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit a refrigerator, icebox, freezer, or any other dangerous appliance to be in the open and accessible to children, whether on private or public property, unless he shall first remove all doors and make the same reasonably safe. (Neb. RS 18-1720)
[Amended 2-18-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-6]
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, maintain, or suffer to remain on any street or public sidewalk a stand, wagon, display, or other obstruction inconvenient to or inconsistent with the public use of the same. Furthermore, it shall be unlawful for any person in a residential district to dispose of the snow from his/her property, sidewalk, off-street parking, alley, or right-of-way, onto a City street. Except as otherwise provided herein, any person who violates the prohibitions or provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a violation. The penalty for such violation shall be an amount not to exceed $500 for any one offense, recoverable with costs; and in default of said payment the offender shall stand committed to the County Jail until such fine and costs are paid. Each period of 24 hours during or on which a violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
It is hereby declared unlawful for any person to remove, disturb, or take away from any street, alley, or public grounds any dirt, earth, stones, or other materials forming a part of such street, alley, or public grounds without first having obtained written permission to do so from the governing body.
Any person who violates the prohibitions or provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a violation. The penalty for such violation shall be an amount not to exceed $500 for any one offense, recoverable with costs, and in default of said payment the offender shall stand committed to the County Jail until such fine and costs are paid. Each period of 24 hours during or on which a violation occurs or continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
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Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).