(A) It is hereby declared a nuisance for a property owner to permit, allow, or maintain any dead, damaged, or diseased trees within the right-of-way of streets within the corporate limits of the municipality.
(B) (1) It is hereby declared a nuisance for a property owner to permit, allow, or maintain any dead, damaged, or diseased trees on private property within the corporate limits of the municipality.
(2) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section, law enforcement shall have the authority to enter upon private property to inspect the trees thereon.
(C) (1) Notice to abate and remove such nuisance and notice of the right to a hearing and the manner in which it may be requested shall be given as provided in § 94.16, and the process set forth therein shall apply.
(2) Within five days after the receipt of such notice, if the owner or occupant of the lot or piece of ground does not request a hearing or fails to comply with the order to abate and remove the nuisance, the municipality may have such work done and may levy and assess all or any portion of the costs and expenses of the work upon the lot or piece of ground so benefited in the same manner as other special taxes for improvements are levied or assessed.
(Prior Code, § 94.23) (Ord. 631, passed - -; Ord. 613, passed 3-19-2013; Ord. 648, passed 10-22-2019)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see Neb. RS 17-555, 18-1720, and 28-1321