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NE Code § 18-2109 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2109 - Redevelopment plan; preparation; requirements; planning commission or board; public hearing; notice; governing body; public hearing; notice.

18-2109.  Redevelopment plan; preparation; requirements; planning commission or board; public hearing; notice; governing body; public hearing; notice.(1) A redevelopment plan for a redevelopment project area shall not be prepared and the governing body of the city in which such area is located shall not approve a redevelopment plan unless the governing body has, by resolution adopted after the public hearings required under this section, declared such area to be a substandard and blighted area in need of redevelopment.(2) Prior to making such declaration, the governing body of the city shall conduct or cause to be conducted a study or an analysis on whether the area is substandard and blighted and shall submit the question of whether such area is substandard and blighted to the planning commission or board of the city for its review and recommendation. The planning commission or board shall hold a public hearing on the question after giving notice of the hearing as provided in section 18-2115.01. The planning commission or board shall submit its written recommendations to the governing body of the city within thirty days after the public hearing.(3) Upon receipt of the recommendations of the planning commission or board, or if no recommendations are received within thirty days after the public hearing required under subsection (2) of this section, the governing body shall hold a public hearing on the question of whether the area is substandard and blighted after giving notice of the hearing as provided in section 18-2115.01. At the public hearing, all interested parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to express their views respecting the proposed declaration. After such hearing, the governing body of the city may make its declaration.(4) Copies of each substandard and blighted study or analysis conducted pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall be posted on the city's public website or made available for public inspection at a location designated by the city.Source   Laws 1951, c. 224, § 6(2), p. 805;   R.R.S.1943, § 14-1609;   Laws 1957, c. 52, § 8, p. 257;   Laws 1961, c. 61, § 7, p. 236;   R.R.S.1943, § 19-2609;   Laws 1997, LB 875, § 8;  Laws 2018, LB874, § 10;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 174;  Laws 2020, LB1021, § 3.
NE Code § 18-2110 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2110 - Plan; submission or recommendation; requirement.

18-2110.  Plan; submission or recommendation; requirement.A redevelopment plan shall not be submitted or recommended to the governing body of the city in which the redevelopment project area is located until a general plan for the development of the city has been prepared.Source   Laws 1951, c. 224, § 6(3), p. 805;   R.R.S.1943, § 14-1610;   R.R.S.1943, § 19-2610;  Laws 2020, LB1021, § 4.
NE Code § 18-2111 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2111 - Plan; who may prepare; contents.

18-2111.  Plan; who may prepare; contents.(1) The authority may itself prepare or cause to be prepared a redevelopment plan or any person or agency, public or private, may submit such a plan to an authority. A redevelopment plan shall be sufficiently complete to indicate its relationship to definite local objectives as to appropriate land uses, improved traffic, public transportation, public utilities, recreational and community facilities and other public improvements, and the proposed land uses and building requirements in the redevelopment project area, and shall include without being limited to: (a) The boundaries of the redevelopment project area, with a map showing the existing uses and condition of the real property therein; (b) a land-use plan showing proposed uses of the area; (c) information showing the standards of population densities, land coverage, and building intensities in the area after redevelopment; (d) a statement of the proposed changes, if any, in zoning ordinances or maps, street layouts, street levels or grades, or building codes and ordinances; (e) a site plan of the area; and (f) a statement as to the kind and number of additional public facilities or utilities which will be required to support the new land uses in the area after redevelopment. Any redevelopment plan may include a proposal for the designation of an enhanced employment area.(2) This section shall not apply to a redevelopment plan that receives an expedited review under section 18-2155.Source   Laws 1951, c. 224, § 6(4), p. 805;   R.R.S.1943, § 14-1611;   R.R.S.1943, § 19-2611;  Laws 2007, LB562, § 4;  Laws 2020, LB1021, § 5.
NE Code § 18-2112 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2112 - Plan; submit to planning commission or board; recommendations.

18-2112.  Plan; submit to planning commission or board; recommendations.(1) Prior to recommending a redevelopment plan to the governing body for approval, an authority shall submit such plan to the planning commission or board of the city in which the redevelopment project area is located for review and recommendations as to its conformity with the general plan for the development of the city as a whole. The planning commission or board shall submit its written recommendations with respect to the proposed redevelopment plan to the authority within thirty days after receipt of the plan for review. Upon receipt of the recommendations of the planning commission or board or, if no recommendations are received within such thirty days, then without such recommendations, an authority may recommend the redevelopment plan to the governing body of the city for approval.(2) This section shall not apply to a redevelopment plan that receives an expedited review under section 18-2155.Source   Laws 1951, c. 224, § 6(5), p. 805;   R.R.S.1943, § 14-1612;   Laws 1961, c. 61, § 8, p. 236;   R.R.S.1943, § 19-2612;  Laws 2020, LB1021, § 6.
NE Code § 18-2113 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2113 - Plan; considerations; cost-benefit analysis.

18-2113.  Plan; considerations; cost-benefit analysis.(1) Prior to recommending a redevelopment plan to the governing body for approval, an authority shall consider whether the proposed land uses and building requirements in the redevelopment project area are designed with the general purpose of accomplishing, in conformance with the general plan, a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of the city and its environs which will, in accordance with present and future needs, promote health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, and the general welfare, as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development, including, among other things, adequate provision for traffic, vehicular parking, the promotion of safety from fire, panic, and other dangers, adequate provision for light and air, the promotion of the healthful and convenient distribution of population, the provision of adequate transportation, water, sewerage, and other public utilities, schools, parks, recreational and community facilities, and other public requirements, the promotion of sound design and arrangement, the wise and efficient expenditure of public funds, and the prevention of the recurrence of insanitary or unsafe dwelling accommodations or conditions of blight.(2) The authority shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis for each redevelopment project whose redevelopment plan includes the division of taxes as provided in section 18-2147. In conducting the cost-benefit analysis, the authority shall use a cost-benefit model developed for use by local projects. Any cost-benefit model used by the authority shall consider and analyze the following factors:(a) Tax shifts resulting from the division of taxes as provided in section 18-2147;(b) Public infrastructure and community public service needs impacts and local tax impacts arising from the approval of the redevelopment project;(c) Impacts on employers and employees of firms locating or expanding within the boundaries of the area of the redevelopment project;(d) Impacts on other employers and employees within the city or village and the immediate area that are located outside of the boundaries of the area of the redevelopment project;(e) Impacts on the student populations of school districts within the city or village; and(f) Any other impacts determined by the authority to be relevant to the consideration of costs and benefits arising from the redevelopment project.(3) Copies of each cost-benefit analysis conducted pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall be posted on the city's public website or made available for public inspection at a location designated by the city.(4) This section shall not apply to a redevelopment plan that receives an expedited review under section 18-2155.Source   Laws 1951, c. 224, § 6(6), p. 806;   R.R.S.1943, § 14-1613;   Laws 1957, c. 52, § 9, p. 257;   R.R.S.1943, § 19-2613;   Laws 1997, LB 875, § 9;  Laws 1999, LB 774, § 1;  Laws 2018, LB874, § 11;  Laws 2020, LB1021, § 7.
NE Code § 18-2114 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2114 - Plan; recommendations to governing body; statements required.

18-2114.  Plan; recommendations to governing body; statements required.(1) The recommendation of a redevelopment plan by an authority to the governing body shall be accompanied by the recommendations, if any, of the planning commission or board concerning the redevelopment plan; a statement of the proposed method and estimated cost of the acquisition and preparation for redevelopment of the redevelopment project area and the estimated proceeds or revenue from its disposal to redevelopers; a statement of the proposed method of financing the redevelopment project; and a statement of a feasible method proposed for the relocation of families to be displaced from the redevelopment project area.(2) This section shall not apply to a redevelopment plan that receives an expedited review under section 18-2155.Source   Laws 1951, c. 224, § 6(7), p. 806;   R.R.S.1943, § 14-1614;   Laws 1961, c. 61, § 9, p. 236;   R.R.S.1943, § 19-2614;  Laws 2020, LB1021, § 8.
NE Code § 18-2115 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2115 - Redevelopment plan or substantial modification; public hearing; notice; governing body hearing; notice.

18-2115.  Redevelopment plan or substantial modification; public hearing; notice; governing body hearing; notice.(1) The planning commission or board of the city shall hold a public hearing on any redevelopment plan or substantial modification thereof after giving notice of the hearing as provided in section 18-2115.01.(2) After the hearing required under subsection (1) of this section, the governing body of the city shall hold a public hearing on any redevelopment plan or substantial modification thereof after giving notice of the hearing as provided in section 18-2115.01. At the public hearing, all interested parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to express their views respecting the proposed redevelopment plan.(3) For purposes of this section, substantial modification means a change to a redevelopment plan that (a) materially alters or reduces existing areas or structures otherwise available for public use or access, (b) substantially alters the use of the community redevelopment area as contemplated in the redevelopment plan, or (c) increases the amount of ad valorem taxes pledged under section 18-2150 by more than five percent, if the amount of such taxes is included in the redevelopment plan.(4) This section shall not apply to a redevelopment plan that receives an expedited review under section 18-2155.Source   Laws 1951, c. 224, § 6(8), p. 807;   R.R.S.1943, § 14-1615;   Laws 1957, c. 52, § 10, p. 258;   R.R.S.1943, § 19-2615;   Laws 1995, LB 140, § 1;   Laws 1997, LB 875, § 10;  Laws 2014, LB679, § 2;  Laws 2018, LB874, § 12;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 175;  Laws 2020, LB1021, § 9.
NE Code § 18-2117 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2117 - Plan; modification; conditions.

18-2117.  Plan; modification; conditions.A redevelopment plan which has not been approved by the governing body when submitted by a redeveloper under section 18-2155 or when recommended by the authority may again be submitted or recommended to the governing body with any modifications deemed advisable. A redevelopment plan may be modified at any time by the authority, except that if modified after the lease or sale of real property in the redevelopment project area, the modification must be consented to by the redeveloper or redevelopers of such real property or his or her successor, or their successors, in interest affected by the proposed modification. Where the proposed modification will substantially change the redevelopment plan as previously approved by the governing body the modification must similarly be approved by the governing body.Source   Laws 1951, c. 224, § 6(10), p. 807;   R.R.S.1943, § 14-1617;   R.R.S.1943, § 19-2617;  Laws 2020, LB1021, § 12.
NE Code § 18-2117.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2117.01 - Plan; report to Property Tax Administrator; contents; compilation of data.

18-2117.01.  Plan; report to Property Tax Administrator; contents; compilation of data.(1)(a) On or before December 1 each year, each city which has approved one or more redevelopment plans which are financed in whole or in part through the division of taxes as provided in section 18-2147 shall provide a report to the Property Tax Administrator on each such redevelopment plan which includes the following information:(i) A copy of the redevelopment plan and any amendments thereto, including the date upon which the redevelopment plan was approved, the effective date for dividing the ad valorem tax as provided to the county assessor pursuant to subsection (5) of section 18-2147, and the location and boundaries of the property in the redevelopment project; and(ii) A short narrative description of the type of development undertaken by the city or village with the financing and the type of business or commercial activity locating within the redevelopment project area as a result of the redevelopment project.(b) If a city has approved one or more redevelopment plans using an expedited review under section 18-2155, the city may file a single report under this subsection for all such redevelopment plans.(2) The report required under subsection (1) of this section must be filed each year, regardless of whether the information in the report has changed, except that a city is not required to refile a copy of the redevelopment plan or an amendment thereto if such copy or amendment has previously been filed.(3) The Property Tax Administrator shall compile a report for each active redevelopment project, based upon information provided by the cities pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and information reported by the county assessor or county clerk on the certificate of taxes levied pursuant to section 77-1613.01. Each report shall be electronically transmitted to the Clerk of the Legislature not later than March 1 each year. The report may include any recommendations of the Property Tax Administrator as to what other information should be included in the report from the cities so as to facilitate analysis of the uses, purposes, and effectiveness of tax-increment financing and the process for its implementation or to streamline the reporting process provided for in this section to eliminate unnecessary paperwork.Source   Laws 1997, LB 875, § 12;  Laws 1999, LB 774, § 2;  Laws 2006, LB 808, § 1;  Laws 2012, LB782, § 19;  Laws 2018, LB874, § 15;  Laws 2020, LB1021, § 13.
NE Code § 18-2117.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2117.02 - Redevelopment projects; annual report; contents.

18-2117.02.  Redevelopment projects; annual report; contents.On or before May 1 of each year, each authority, or such other division or department of the city as designated by the governing body, shall compile information regarding the approval and progress of redevelopment projects that are financed in whole or in part through the division of taxes as provided in section 18-2147 and report such information to the governing body of the city and to the governing body of each county, school district, community college area, educational service unit, and natural resources district whose property taxes are affected by such division of taxes. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:(1) The total number of active redevelopment projects within the city that have been financed in whole or in part through the division of taxes as provided in section 18-2147;(2) The total estimated project costs for all such redevelopment projects;(3) A comparison between the initial projected valuation of property included in each such redevelopment project as described in the redevelopment contract or, for redevelopment projects approved using an expedited review under section 18-2155, in the redevelopment plan and the assessed value of the property included in each such redevelopment project as of January 1 of the year of the report;(4) The number of such redevelopment projects approved by the governing body in the previous calendar year;(5) Information specific to each such redevelopment project approved by the governing body in the previous calendar year, including the project area, project type, amount of financing approved, and total estimated project costs;(6) The number of redevelopment projects for which financing has been paid in full during the previous calendar year and for which taxes are no longer being divided pursuant to section 18-2147; and(7) The percentage of the city that has been designated as blighted.Source  Laws 2018, LB874, § 16;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 177;  Laws 2020, LB1021, § 14.
NE Code § 18-2117.03 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2117.03 - Redevelopment project; inclusion of certain costs.

18-2117.03.  Redevelopment project; inclusion of certain costs.(1) A redevelopment project that includes the division of taxes as provided in section 18-2147 shall not provide for the reimbursement of costs incurred prior to approval of the redevelopment project, except for costs relating to:(a) The preparation of materials and applications related to the redevelopment project;(b) The preparation of a cost-benefit analysis conducted pursuant to section 18-2113;(c) The preparation of a redevelopment contract;(d) The preparation of bond and other financing instruments;(e) Land acquisition and related due diligence activities, including, but not limited to, surveys and environmental studies; and(f) Site demolition and preparation.(2) This section shall not be construed to require the reimbursement of legal fees incurred prior to approval of the redevelopment project.Source  Laws 2018, LB874, § 17;  Laws 2020, LB1003, § 178.
NE Code § 18-2117.04 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2117.04 - City; retain plans and documents.

18-2117.04.  City; retain plans and documents.(1) On and after October 1, 2018, each city that has approved one or more redevelopment plans or redevelopment projects that are financed in whole or in part through the division of taxes as provided in section 18-2147 shall retain copies of (a) all such redevelopment plans and (b) all supporting documents associated with the redevelopment plans or redevelopment projects, with any related substandard and blighted declaration under section 18-2109, and with any related extremely blighted declaration under section 18-2101.02 that are received or generated by the city.(2) The city shall retain the redevelopment plans and supporting documents described in subsection (1) of this section for the period of time required under any applicable records retention schedule adopted under the Records Management Act or for three years following the end of the last fiscal year in which ad valorem taxes are divided, whichever period is longer.(3) For purposes of this section, supporting document includes any substandard and blighted study or analysis conducted pursuant to section 18-2109, any extremely blighted study or analysis conducted pursuant to section 18-2101.02, any cost-benefit analysis conducted pursuant to section 18-2113, and any invoice, receipt, claim, or contract received or generated by the city that provides support for receipts or payments associated with the redevelopment plan or redevelopment project.Source  Laws 2018, LB874, § 18;  Laws 2019, LB86, § 5.  Cross References  Records Management Act, see section 84-1220.
NE Code § 18-2118 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2118 - Real estate; sell; lease; transfer; terms.

18-2118.  Real estate; sell; lease; transfer; terms.An authority may sell, lease for a term not exceeding ninety-nine years, exchange, or otherwise transfer real property or any interest therein in a redevelopment project area to any redeveloper for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, or other uses, including parking or other facilities functionally related or subordinate to such uses, or for public use in accordance with the redevelopment plan, subject to such covenants, conditions, and restrictions as it may deem to be in the public interest or to carry out the purposes of the Community Development Law. Such real property shall be sold, leased, or transferred at its fair value for uses in accordance with the redevelopment plan. In determining the fair value of real property for uses in accordance with the redevelopment plan, an authority shall take into account and give consideration to the uses and purposes required by such plan; the restrictions upon, and the covenants, conditions, and obligations assumed by the redeveloper of such property; the objectives of the redevelopment plan for the prevention of the recurrence of substandard and blighted areas; and such other matters as the authority shall specify as being appropriate. In fixing rentals and selling prices, an authority shall give consideration to appraisals of the property for such uses made by land experts employed by the authority.Source   Laws 1951, c. 224, § 7(1), p. 808;   R.R.S.1943, § 14-1618;   Laws 1957, c. 52, § 12, p. 258;   Laws 1961, c. 61, § 10, p. 237;   R.R.S.1943, § 19-2618;   Laws 1979, LB 158, § 4;   Laws 1997, LB 875, § 13.
NE Code § 18-2120 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 18 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to All|18-2120 - Project; conveyance of property for public use.

18-2120.  Project; conveyance of property for public use.In carrying out a redevelopment project, an authority may: (1) Convey to the city in which the project is located, such real property as, in accordance with the redevelopment plan, is to be laid out into streets, alleys, and public ways; (2) grant servitudes, easements, and rights-of-way, for public utilities, sewers, streets, and other similar facilities, in accordance with the redevelopment plan; and (3) convey to the municipality, county, or other appropriate public body, such real property as, in accordance with the redevelopment plan, is to be used for parks, schools, public buildings, facilities, or other public purposes.Source   Laws 1951, c. 224, § 7(3), p. 809;   R.R.S.1943, § 14-1620;   R.R.S.1943, § 19-2620.