(A) The city shall have power to open, widen or otherwise improve or vacate any street, avenue, alley or lane within the limits of the city and also to create, open and improve any new street, avenue, alley or lane. All damages sustained by the citizens of the city, or by the owners of the property therein, shall be ascertained in a manner as shall be provided by ordinance. Whenever any street or alley is vacated, the same shall revert to the owners of the abutting real estate, one-half on each side thereof and become a part of the property. When a portion of a street, avenue, alley or lane is vacated only on one side of the center thereof, the title to the land shall vest in the owner of the abutting property and become a part of the property. When the city vacates all or any portion of a street, avenue, alley or lane, 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.
(B) The city shall have power to create, open, widen or extend any street, avenue, alley, off-street parking area, or other public way, or annul, vacate or discontinue the same.
(Prior Code, § 8-309) (Ord. 7-02, passed 7-8-2002)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-558, 17-559