ADOPTING ORDINANCES

ORDINANCE NO. 2023-3.3

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BENNET, LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA, TO ADOPT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF BENNET, NEBRASKA; TO REPEAL THE PRIOR CODE; TO REQUIRE FILINGS; TO PROVIDE FOR PUBLICATION; AND TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BENNET, LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA:

Section 1.   The general ordinances of the City of Bennet, Lancaster County, Nebraska, are hereby revised, adopted, codified, and published as a Code of Ordinances, composed of the following titles:

   TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

                           10. General Provisions

                           11. City Standards

   TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION

                           30. City Council

                           31. Officials and Organizations

                           32. General Administrative Policies

                           33. Finance and Revenue

                           34. Taxation

   TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS

                           50. Utilities, Generally

                           51. Garbage and Refuse

                           52. Water

                           53.   Sewer

   TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE

                           70. General Provisions

                           71. Traffic Regulations

                           72. Parking Regulations

                           73. Recreational Vehicles

                           74. Traffic Schedules

   TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS

                           90. Fire Prevention

                           91. Health and Safety

                           92. Sidewalks and Streets

                           93. Parks and Public Ways

                           94. Animals

   TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS

                           110. Occupation Taxes

                           111. Solicitation

                           112. Liquor Control

                           113. Amusements and Leisure

   TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES

                           130. Offenses Generally

   TITLE XV: LAND USE

                           150. Building Codes and Regulations

                           151. Minimum Housing Code

                           152. Subdivisions

                           153. Zoning Code

Section 2.   The Code of Ordinances contains all of the provisions of a general nature pertaining to the subjects enumerated. All prior ordinances pertaining to such subjects are hereby repealed.

Section 3.   All ordinances of a temporary or special nature and all other ordinances pertaining to subjects not embraced in the Code of Ordinances, including ordinances specified in this section, shall remain in effect unless repealed expressly or by necessary implication:

            a.   Vacating or setting the boundaries of streets, alleys, or other public places;

            b.   Annexing or detaching territory;

            c.   Granting or accepting easements, plats, or dedication of land to public use;

            d.   Providing of the acquisition or conveyance of real or personal property;

            e.   Authorizing or directing public improvements to be made;

            f.   Levying taxes or special assessments;

            g.   Appropriating money;

            h.   Granting franchise or special licenses;

            i.   Providing for the issuance of bonds or other instruments of indebtedness..

Section 4.   All boards, commissions, councils, and other such bodies as established in ordinances or resolutions adopted prior to the adoption of the Code of Ordinances shall continue in existence and number of members unless specifically amended in the Code of Ordinances or until an ordinance abolishing, establishing, or otherwise changing such bodies is adopted or amended. All fees and charges established in ordinances or resolutions adopted prior to the adoption of the Code of Ordinances shall remain in effect unless amended in the Code of Ordinances or until an ordinance adopting a schedule of fees and charges is adopted or amended.

Section 5.   At least one copy of the Code of Ordinances shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk and available for inspection by members of the public during the hours the office is open for the ordinary transaction of business. The City may publish the Code of Ordinances on its website. The Clerk shall file a copy of the Code of Ordinances with the County Court and the City Attorney.

Section 6.   This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage, approval, and publication according to law.

Section 4.   Such Code shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the Chairperson and Board of Trustees and the Clerk of the Village of Murray, Cass County, Nebraska is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of such Code of Ordinances in the Office of the Clerk.

Section 5.   Such Code shall be in full force and effect as provided in Section 6, and such Code shall be presumptive evidence in all courts and places of the ordinance and all provisions, sections, penalties and regulations herein contained and of the date of passage, and that the same if properly signed, attested, recorded, and approved and that any public hearings and notices thereof as required by law have been given.

Section 6.   This ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the people of this municipality and shall take effect at the earliest date provided by law.

PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of March 2023.

   Ryan Cheney /s/

   Mayor

ATTESTED AND PUBLISHED IN BOOK OR PAMPHLET FORM WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS OF PASSAGE ON THE 13th DAY OF MARCH 2023.

Michele Lincoln /s/

City Clerk