(A) The owner, duly authorized agent or tenant of any lot or land within the corporate limits or extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of the city shall remove garbage or refuse found upon the lot, land, streets, roads or alleys abutting the lot or land which constitutes a public nuisance.
(B) Notice that removal of garbage or refuse is necessary shall be given to each owner or owner’s duly authorized agent and to the tenant, if any. The notice shall be provided by personal service or by certified mail. After providing the notice, the city shall, in addition to other proper remedies, remove the garbage or refuse, or cause it to be removed, from the lot, land, streets, roads or alleys.
(C) If the Mayor declares that the accumulation of garbage or refuse upon any lot or land constitutes an immediate nuisance and hazard to public health and safety, the city shall remove the garbage or refuse, or cause it to be removed, from the lot or land within 48 hours after notice by personal service, or following receipt of a certified letter in accordance with division (B) above, if the garbage or refuse has not been removed.
(D) Whenever the city removes any garbage or refuse, or causes it to be removed, from any lot or land pursuant to this section, it shall, after a hearing conducted by the City Council, assess the cost of the removal against the lot or land.
(Neb. RS 18-1752)