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§ 94.23 MAINTENANCE.
   Every owner of any lot, lots, or piece of land within the corporate limits shall at all times keep and maintain the sidewalk along and contiguous to the lot, lots, or pieces of land, as the case may be, in good and proper repair, and in a condition reasonably safe for travel for all travelers thereon. In the event that the owner or owners of any lot, lots, or lands, abutting on any street, avenue, or part thereof shall fail to construct or repair any sidewalk in front of his, her, or their lot, lots, or lands, within the time and in the manner as directed and required herein after having received due notice to do so, they shall be liable for all damages or injury occasioned by reason of the defective or dangerous condition of any sidewalk, and the City Council shall have power to cause any such sidewalks to be constructed or repaired and assess the costs thereof against the property.
(Neb. RS 17-557.01) (1973 Code, § 8-204) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 94.24 REPAIR.
   The city official in charge of sidewalks may require sidewalks of the city to be repaired. Notice to the owners of property upon which the sidewalks in disrepair are located shall require within 48 hours from issuance of notice the owners to make arrangements to have the sidewalk repaired. The repairs shall be completed within 21 days after issuance of the notice. No special assessment shall be levied against the property unless the owner shall neglect or refuse to repair within the time prescribed and in the event that the owner fails to repair, the city shall cause the repairs to be made and assess the property owner the expense of the repairs.
(1973 Code, § 8-205)
§ 94.25 CONSTRUCTION BY OWNER.
   (A)   Any person desiring to construct, or cause to be constructed, any sidewalk shall do so only as herein provided. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct any sidewalk without first having obtained a permit.
   (B)   The owner shall make application in writing for a permit and file the application in the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer. The permit shall give a description of the lot, or piece of land along which the sidewalk is to be constructed. The official in charge of sidewalks shall issue the desired permit unless good cause shall appear why the permit should be denied; provided, if it is desired to construct the sidewalk at any other than the regularly prescribed location, grade, or elevation, the city official in charge of sidewalks shall submit the application to the City Council who shall determine whether the permit should be granted or denied. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, or cause to be constructed, the sidewalk at any other location, grade, or elevation than so designated by the city. All sidewalks shall be built and constructed on the established grade, or elevation, and if there is no established grade, then on the grade or elevation indicated by the city official in charge of sidewalks.
(1973 Code, § 8-206) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 94.26 MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION.
   (A)   The City Council may, by resolution, order the construction of a sidewalk on any lot or piece of ground within the city. Notice of the City Council's intention to construct the sidewalk shall be given by the City Clerk/Treasurer by publication of notice one time in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the city.
   (B)   A copy of the notice shall be personally served upon the occupant in possession of the property, or, when personal service is not possible, the notice shall be posted upon the premise ten days prior to the commencement of construction. The notice required in this section shall be prepared by the City Attorney in accordance with the provisions of this section. The service shall include a form of return evidencing personal service or posting as herein required.
   (C)   The notice shall notify the owner of the premise of the passage of the resolution ordering him or her to construct or cause to be constructed a sidewalk within 30 days after the date of publication and further that if he or she fails to construct the sidewalk or cause the same to be done within the time allowed, the city will cause the sidewalk to be constructed and the cost thereof shall be levied and assessed as a special tax against the premise; provided, the notice shall contain the official estimate of the cost of the construction and no special assessment in excess of this estimate shall be assessed against the property.
(Neb. RS 17-522 and 17-523) (1973 Code, § 8-207)
§ 94.27 CONSTRUCTION BY PETITION.
   If the owners of the record title representing more than 60% of the front footage of the directly abutting property, subject to assessment for sidewalk improvements, petition the City Council to make the same, the City Council shall proceed in all things as though the construction had been ordered by it. Upon the petition of any freeholder who is an abutting owner in fee simple of property subject to assessment for sidewalk improvements, the City Council may order permanent sidewalks built in accordance with this subchapter upon the freeholder making, executing, and delivering to the city an agreement to the effect that the petitioning freeholder will pay the engineering service fee and all other incidental construction costs until paid shall be a perpetual lien upon the real estate along which the freeholder desires the sidewalk to be constructed and that the petitioner gives and grants to the city the right to assess and levy the costs of the construction against the freeholder's real estate abutting the sidewalk improvement and promises to pay the costs with interest. The total cost of the improvement shall be levied, allocated, financed, and specially assessed as provided by law. In the event the property owner is a nonresident of the county in which the property lies, the city shall, before levying any special assessment against that property, send a copy of any notice required by law to be published by means of certified mail, return receipt requested to the last known address of the nonresident property owner. The last known address shall be that address listed on the current tax rolls at the time the required notice was first published.
(1973 Code, § 8-208) (Ord. 497, passed 5-8-1980)
STREETS
§ 94.40 NAMES AND NUMBERS.
   The City Council 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 the streets shall retain the numbers as the City Council may require. It shall be the duty of the city official in charge of streets, upon the erection of any new building or buildings to assign the proper numbers to the building or buildings and give notice to the owner or owners and occupant or occupants of the same.
(1973 Code, § 8-301)
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