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(A) Generally. All areas and parts of the premises upon which any dwelling or dwelling units are located and all areas adjacent thereto and a part of the premises shall be maintained and kept in a reasonable and proper manner. This shall include: cutting of grass and seeds; removal of dead trees and brush; removal of abandoned and junked automobiles, automobile bodies, chassis and parts; removal of inoperable machines and appliances; removal of lumber piles and building materials not being used in actual construction; and removal of tin cans, broken glass, broken furniture, boxes, crates and other debris, rubbish, junk and garbage.
(Prior Code, § 4-409)
(B) Action by city. In the event any owner, agent, occupant, tenant or other person in possession, charge or control of any lot or ground, or any part of any lot or ground located within the city’s boundaries shall fail to comply with the notice provided for in § 133.06, the city may cause such litter or noxious weeds or grass or worthless vegetation which has reached a height of 12 inches or more to be cut and/or removed and assess the cost thereof upon the lot or ground, in the same manner as other special taxes for improvement are levied and assessed; and, at all times thereafter until new growth of the following year, the city shall have the right, without providing further notice to such owner, agent, occupant, tenant or person in possession, charge or control of such lot or ground, to continue cutting and/or removing from such lot or ground all litter or noxious weeds or grass or worthless vegetation which has reached a height of 12 inches or more.
(Prior Code, § 4-410)
(Ord. 863, passed 9-11-2007)
No person in charge or control of any property within the municipality, other than municipal property, whether as owner, tenant, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall allow any partially dismantled, inoperable, wrecked, junked or discarded vehicle to remain on such property longer than 30 days. No unlicensed vehicle shall be permitted to remain on any private or public property for any length of time; provided, that this section shall not apply to a vehicle in an enclosed building; to a vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise, operated in a lawful place and manner, when such vehicle is necessary to the lawful operation of the business; to a vehicle which has been purchased and the 30-day licensing period, as provided by state law, has not yet expired; or to a vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the municipality. Any vehicle allowed to remain on property in violation of this section shall constitute a nuisance and shall be abated, and any person violating this section shall be guilty of an offense.
(Prior Code, § 4-411) (Ord. 863, passed 9-11-2007; Ord. 910, passed 4-8-2014) Penalty, see § 91.99
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to permit the emission of smoke from any source that is injurious or offensive to the residents of the municipality in the judgment of the City Council or Mayor. Air shall be considered to be polluted when the discharge into the open of dust, fumes, gases, mist, odors, smoke or any combination thereof is of such character and in a quantity which to any group of persons interferes with their health, repose or safety, or causes severe annoyance or discomfort or is offensive and objectionable to normal persons and causes injury to real and personal property of any kind. The standards for air pollution established or adopted by the state shall be presumptive evidence as to when the air is deemed to be polluted under this section. It is hereby unlawful for any such person, firm or corporation to permit or cause the escape of the aforesaid nuisances and the escape of the dust, fumes, gases, mists, odors and smoke is hereby declared to be a nuisance and shall be summarily abated upon written notice by the City Council or Mayor to the violator. Such abatement may be in addition to the penalty for air pollution in the municipality.
(Prior Code, § 4-412) (Ord. 863, passed 9-11-2007; Ord. 868, passed 11-11-2008) Penalty, see § 91.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 18-1720 and 28-1321
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to obstruct or impede without legal authority any river or collection of water, or to corrupt and render unwholesome or impure any watercourse, stream or other water.
(B) The standards for water quality established or adopted by the state shall be presumptive evidence as to when the water is deemed to be polluted under this section. Such a corruption of the water in or about the municipality shall constitute a nuisance and shall be summarily abated upon written notice to the violator by the municipality. The abatement may be in addition to the penalty for water pollution.
(Prior Code, § 4-413) (Ord. 863, passed 9-11-2007; Ord. 868, passed 11-11-2008) Penalty, see § 91.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 18-1720 and 28-1321
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
(A) The Mayor and City Council of the municipality are directed to enforce this municipal code against all nuisances.
(B) The jurisdiction of the Mayor, City Council and the court shall extend to, and the territorial application of this chapter shall include, all territory adjacent to the limits of the municipality within one mile thereof and all territory within the corporate limits.
(Prior Code, § 4-401) (Ord. 863, passed 9-11-2007)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 18-1720
(A) For the purpose of administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the director of each of the city’s departments of public works, any officer or agent duly designated by the Mayor and/or any other officer, employee or agent of the city under his or her supervision and/or health officer of the City/County Health Department shall have the right to enter any premises located within the boundaries of the city or within one mile thereof at any reasonable time.
(B) This section shall not be construed in any manner whatsoever to restrict or affect the city’s obligation to comply with all appropriate and necessary procedures required by law, including this code.
(Prior Code, § 4-408) (Ord. 863, passed 9-11-2007)
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