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§ 150.03 PORTABLE STORAGE CONTAINERS.
   (A)   Definition. PORTABLE STORAGE CONTAINER is any box-like container transported by truck or trailer to a desired location for drop-off with a storage capacity of more than 216 cubic feet that would normally be stored at an off-site location. A commonly accepted name for these storage containers is PODS, an acronym for portable on-demand storage.
   (B)   Regulation of portable storage containers; permit required.
      (1)   The maximum allowable size for a portable storage container in a residential district is 160 square feet with an overall length, not to exceed 20 feet.
      (2)   Not more than one portable storage container shall be allowed on any property.
      (3)   Any portable storage container must be placed on a concrete or asphalt surface of the dwelling, but no closer than ten feet from the property line. Any portable storage container must also comply with the side and rear lot setback line requirements.
      (4)   A portable storage container may be utilized on-site for a period not to exceed 30 days in any 360-day period.
      (5)   A valid permit from the city is required.
   (C)   Placement on city streets prohibited; placard required. A portable storage container shall not be allowed to be placed or unloaded on any city street or right-of-way under any circumstances.
   (D)   Exceptions; permits.
      (1)   Extension of time. The city may grant a permit for the placement of a portable storage container for more than 30 days, provided the property owner has demonstrated that extenuating circumstances exist to justify the extension. Extenuating circumstances shall include, but are not limited to, natural disasters, fire, or acts of God.
      (2)   Validity. Permits under this section shall be valid for the period specified on the permit from the date of issuance to the specific name and approved location only.
      (3)   Fee requirements. All initial applications for permits and request for renewal/extension of permits shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee set by ordinance of the city.
(Ord. 682, passed 7-5-2017) Penalty, see § 150.99
UNSAFE BUILDINGS
§ 150.15 DEFINITION.
   (A)   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
      UNSAFE BUILDING. Includes any building, shed, fence, or other human-made structure:
         (a)   Which is dangerous to the public health because of its condition and which may cause or aid in the spread of disease or injury to the health of the occupants of it or neighboring structures;
         (b)   Which because of faulty construction, age, lack of proper repair, or any other cause is especially liable to fire and constitutes or creates a fire hazard; or
         (c)   Which by reason of faulty construction or any other cause is liable to cause injury or damage by the collapse or fall of all or any part of the structure.
   (B)   Any such unsafe building in the city is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
Penalty, see § 150.99
§ 150.16 PROHIBITIONS.
   It shall be unlawful to maintain or permit the existence of any unsafe building in the city, and it shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant, or person in custody of any dangerous building to permit the same to remain in an unsafe condition or to occupy the building or permit it to be occupied while it is in an unsafe condition.
Penalty, see § 150.99
Statutory reference:
   Authority to prevent and abate nuisances, see Neb. RS 18-1720
§ 150.17 DETERMINATION; NOTICE.
   (A)   (1)   Whenever the City Council or its designee has made a determination that a building or other structure in the city is an unsafe building, it shall be the duty of the City Clerk to post the property accordingly and to file a copy of such determination or resolution in the office of the County Register of Deeds to be recorded.
(Neb. RS 18-1722.01)
      (2)   The Clerk shall also serve written notice upon the owner and any occupant of the building or other structure by certified mail or personal service.
   (B)   This notice shall state that the building has been declared to be in an unsafe condition, that the dangerous condition must be removed or remedied by repairing or altering the building or by demolishing it, and that the condition must be remedied within 60 days from the date of receipt. The notice may be in the following terms:
“To __________________________________ (owner-occupant of premises), of the premises known and described as _________________________________.
“You are hereby notified that _______________________________ (describe building) on the premises above mentioned has been determined to be an unsafe building and a nuisance after inspection by ________________________________. The causes for this decision are ________________________ (here insert the facts as to the dangerous condition).
“You must remedy this condition or demolish the building within 60 days from the date of receipt of this notice or the city will proceed to do so. Appeal of this determination may be made to the City Council, acting as the Board of Appeals, by filing with the City Clerk within ten days from the date of receipt of this notice a request for a hearing.”
   (C)   If the person receiving the notice has not complied within 60 days from the date of receipt of the notice, or taken an appeal from the determination that a dangerous building exists within ten days from the time when this notice is served upon that person by personal service or certified mail, the Building Inspector or other designated official may, upon orders of the City Council, proceed to remedy the condition or demolish the unsafe building.
§ 150.18 APPEAL; DEMOLITION; DUTY TO INFORM COUNTY.
   (A)   Upon receiving the notice to repair or demolish the building, the owner of the building, within the time stipulated, may in writing to the City Clerk request a hearing before the City Council, sitting as the Board of Appeals, to present reasons why the building should not be repaired or demolished. The City Council shall grant such a hearing within ten days from the date of receiving the request. A written notice of the City Council’s decision following the hearing shall be sent to the property owner by certified mail.
   (B)   If the City Council rejects the appeal, the owner shall have 60 days from the sending of the decision to begin repair or demolition and removal. If after the 60-day period the owner has not begun work, the City Council shall proceed to cause the work to be done, except that the property owner may appeal the decision to the appropriate court for adjudication, during which proceedings the decision of the City Council shall be stayed.
   (C)   Any city police officer or member of the City Council shall at once inform the County Treasurer of the removal or demolition of or a levy of attachment upon any item of real property known to him or her.
(Neb. RS 77-1725.01)
§ 150.19 EMERGENCY.
   Where any unsafe building or structure poses an immediate danger to the health, safety, or general welfare of any person or persons and the owner fails to remedy the situation in a reasonable time after notice to do so, the city may summarily repair or demolish and remove that building or structure.
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