[Amended 1-17-1989 by Ord. No. 1-89]
The governing body may at any time, by ordinance, rename any street or provide a name for any new street. Buildings used for residence or business purposes and located along such streets shall retain such numbers as the governing body may require. It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector, upon the approval of a permit for the construction of any new building or buildings, to assign the proper numbers to said building or buildings and give notice to the owner or owners and occupant or occupants of the same. (Neb. RS 16-609, 16-614)
The governing body shall have the power to open or widen any street, alley, or lane within the limits of the municipality; and to create, open, and improve any new street, alley, or lane; provided that all damages sustained shall be ascertained in such manner as shall be provided by ordinance. (Neb. RS 16-609, 16-645)
It shall be unlawful for any person to make an excavation in any street or streets for any purpose whatsoever unless a written permit is issued by the Street Superintendent.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Amended 11-4-1980 by Ord. No. 39-80]
A. 
It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person or persons to move or operate heavy equipment across any curb, gutter, bridge, culvert, sidewalk, crosswalk, or crossing on any unpaved street without first having protected such curb, gutter, bridge, culvert, sidewalks, crosswalk, or crossing with heavy plank sufficient in strength to warrant the breaking or damaging of such curb, gutter, bridge, culvert, sidewalk, crosswalk, or crossing. Hereafter, it shall be unlawful to run, drive, move, operate, or convey over or across any paved street a vehicle, machine, or implement with sharp discs or sharp wheels that bear upon said pavement; with wheels having cutting edges; with wheels having lugs, any protruding parts, or bolts thereon that extend beyond a plain tire so as to cut, mark, mar, indent, or otherwise injure or damage any pavement, gutter, or curb; provided that where heavy vehicles, structures, and machines move along paved or unpaved streets, the Municipal Police are hereby authorized and empowered to choose the route over which the moving of such vehicles, structures, or machines will be permitted and allowed.
B. 
Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to pneumatic tires with metal or metal-type studs not exceeding 5/16 of an inch in diameter inclusive of the stud-casting with an average protrusion beyond the tread surface of not more than 7/64 of an inch between October 1 and April 15; provided that school buses and emergency vehicles shall be permitted to use metal or metal-type studs all year; and it shall be permissible to use farm machinery with tires having protuberances which will not injure the streets. It shall be permissible to use a rubber-tired crane with a fixed load when such vehicle will be transported on a state highway or on any road within the corporate limits of the municipality, the municipality in which the crane is intended to be transported has authorized a one-day permit for the transportation of the crane and specified the route to be used and the hours during which the crane can be transported, such vehicle is escorted by another vehicle or vehicles assigned by the municipality, and such vehicle's gross weight does not exceed the limits set out in Neb. RS 60-6, 294; and it shall be permissible to use tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice, or other condition tending to cause a vehicle to slide or skid.[1]
(Neb. RS 60-6, 250)
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The Mayor and Council shall notify the owners in fee simple of real estate abutting a street, alley, or a part thereof which is to be put under contract for paving or repaving. Notice shall also be given to all gas, electric service, and telephone companies. Notice shall also be given to all consumers of gas, water, and sewer services which will be discontinued during such construction. Said notice shall be published one time in a legal newspaper at least 20 days prior to the beginning of such construction by the party undertaking such construction, and said notice shall state at what date connections must be made and excavation completed. All gas, water, sewer, and underground connections must be made prior to the paving or repaving of the street under construction. After expiration of such time, permits for excavation will not be issued, nor will excavation be allowed, until after the completion of the pavement in said street or alley, and the formal final acceptance thereof by the proper officials of the municipality.
No person shall remove, destroy, or tear down any barricade, fence, railing, or other device erected or constructed for the purpose of protecting paving or any other work while in course of construction or after it has been constructed on any of the streets, alleys or public grounds of the City. No person shall drive over or upon or go upon any paving or other public work in any of the streets, alleys, or public grounds of the City while the same is protected by any barrier, fence, or railing, or until such barrier, fence, or railing has been removed by the contractors in charge of such work, or by the duly authorized officials of the City.
[Amended 9-18-1979 by Ord. No. 1189; 10-20-1987 by Ord. No. 25-87]
Supplemental to any existing law on the subject, a municipality may include land adjacent to such municipality when creating an improvement district, such as a sewer, paving, water, water extension, or sanitary sewer extension district. The governing body shall have power to assess, to the extent of special benefits, the costs of such improvements upon the properties found especially benefitted thereby, except as provided in § 340-3.8.
[Amended 10-4-1983 by Ord. No. 26-83; 10-20-1987 by Ord. No. 24-87]
A. 
Whenever the governing body of a municipality creates an improvement district as specified in § 340-3.7 which includes land adjacent to the municipality which is within an agricultural use zone and is used exclusively for agricultural use, the owners of record title of such adjacent land may apply for a deferral from special assessments. For purposes of this section, the terms "agricultural use" and "agricultural use zone" shall have the meaning specified in Neb. RS 19-2428.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
Any owner of record title eligible for the deferral granted by this section shall, to secure such assessment, make application to the governing body of the municipality within 90 days after creation of an improvement district as specified in § 340-3.7. Any owner of record title who makes application for the deferral provided by this section shall notify the County Register of Deeds of such application in writing prior to approval by the governing body. The governing body shall approve the application of any owner of record title upon a determination that:
(1) 
The property is within an agricultural use zone and is used exclusively for agricultural use; and
(2) 
The owner has met the requirements of this section.
C. 
The deferral provided for in this section shall be terminated upon any of the following events:
(1) 
Notification by the owner of record title to the governing body to remove such deferral;
(2) 
Sale or transfer to a new owner who does not make a new application within 60 days of the sale or transfer, except as provided in Subsection C(3) of this section;
(3) 
Transfer by reason of death of a former owner to a new owner who does not make application within 125 days of the transfer;
(4) 
The land is no longer being used as agricultural land; or
(5) 
Change of zoning to other than an agricultural zone.
D. 
Whenever property which has received a deferral pursuant to this section becomes disqualified for such deferral, the owner of record title of such property shall pay to the municipality an amount equal to:
(1) 
The total amount of special assessments which would have been assessed against such property, to the extent of special benefits, had such deferral not been granted; and
(2) 
Interest upon the special assessments not paid each year at the rate of 6% from the dates at which such assessments would have been payable if no deferral had been granted.
E. 
In cases where the deferral provided by this section is terminated as a result of a sale or transfer described in Subsection C(2) or (3) of this section, the lien for assessments and interest shall attach as of the day preceding such sale or transfer.
(Neb. RS 19-2428 through 19-2431)
[Amended 10-4-1983 by Ord. No. 27-83]
Owners of lots or lands abutting upon any street, avenue, or alley within the municipality representing 3/4 of the front footage thereon may petition the governing body to create an improvement district, so that such district, when created, will make up one continuous or extended thoroughfare or more without cost to the municipality. The governing body shall assess the entire cost of any such improvements in any such street, avenue, or alley, including intersections of streets or avenues and spaces opposite alleys, against the private property within such improvement district or districts. It shall be the duty of the governing body to create the proper improvement district or districts, which shall be consecutively numbered, and to improve the same and to proceed in the same manner and form as hereinbefore provided for in other paving and improvement districts; provided that the governing body shall have power to levy the entire cost of such improvements of any such street, avenue, or alley, including intersections of streets or avenues and spaces opposite alleys, against the private property within such district, and to issue street improvement bonds to pay for such improvements. Such bonds shall be issued to cover the entire cost of so improving such streets or avenues, intersections of the same, and spaces opposite alleys. If the assessments hereinbefore provided for, or any part thereof, shall fail, or for any reason shall be invalid, the governing body make other and further assessments upon such lots or lands as may be required to collect from the same the cost of any improvements properly chargeable thereto, as herein provided. The governing body shall have the discretion to deny the formation of the proposed district when the area to be improved has not previously been improved with a water system, sewer system, and grading of streets. If the governing body should deny a requested improvement district formation, it shall state its grounds for such denial in a written letter to interested parties. (Neb. RS 16-624)
[Amended 8-21-1984 by Ord. No. 22-84[1]]
A. 
The Street Superintendent may require the owner of property served by a driveway approach constructed or maintained upon the street right-of-way to repair or replace any such driveway approach which is cracked, broken, or otherwise deteriorated to the extent that it is causing or is likely to cause damage to or interfere with any street structure, including pavement or sidewalks.
B. 
The Municipal Clerk shall give the property owner notice by registered letter or certified mail, directed to the last-known address of such owner or the agent of such owner, directing the repair or replacement of such driveway approach. If within 30 days of mailing such notice the property owner fails or neglects to cause such repairs or replacements to be made, the Street Superintendent may cause such work to be done and assess the cost upon the property served by such approach.
(Neb. RS 18-1748)
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Amended 8-20-2002 by Ord. No. 31-02[1]]
A. 
Upon the vacation of any street or alley by the City, the title to such property shall vest in the owners of the abutting property and become a part of such property, one-half on each side thereof, unless the City reserves title in the ordinance vacating such street or alley. If title is retained by the City, such property may be sold, conveyed, exchanged, or leased upon such terms and conditions as shall be deemed in the best interests of the City.
B. 
When a portion of a street or alley is vacated only on one side of the center thereof, the title to such property shall vest in the owner of the abutting property and become part of such property, unless the City reserves title in the ordinance vacating a portion of such street or alley. If title is retained by the City, such property may be sold, conveyed, exchanged, or leased upon such terms and conditions as shall be deemed in the best interests of the City.
C. 
When the City vacates all or any portion of a street or alley, the City shall, within 30 days after the effective date of the vacation, file a certified copy of the vacating ordinance with the Register of Deeds for the county in which the vacated property is located to be indexed against all affected lots.
D. 
The title to property vacated pursuant to this section shall be subject to the following:
(1) 
There is reserved to the City the right to maintain, operate, repair, and renew public utilities existing at the time title to the property is vacated there; and
(2) 
There is reserved to the City, any public utilities, and any cable television systems the right to maintain, repair, renew, and operate water mains, gas mains, pole lines, conduits, electrical transmission lines, sound and signal transmission lines, and other similar services and equipment and appurtenances, including lateral connections or branch lines, above, on, or below the surface of the ground that are existing as valid easements at the time title to the property is vacated for the purposes of serving the general public or the abutting properties and to enter upon the premises to accomplish such purposes at any and all reasonable times.
(Neb. RS 16-611)
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).