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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5311 - Bonds; issuance; procedure; liability.

19-5311.
Bonds; issuance; procedure; liability.
(1) An authority shall have the power to issue bonds for any of its corporate purposes, the principal and interest of which are payable from its revenue generally. Any of such bonds shall be secured by a pledge of any revenue of the authority or by a mortgage of any property owned by the authority.
(2) The bonds issued by an authority are hereby declared to have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the Uniform Commercial Code.
(3) The bonds of an authority and the income therefrom shall at all times be exempt from all taxes imposed by the state or any political subdivision thereof.
(4) Bonds issued by an authority shall be authorized by resolution of the authority and shall be limited obligations of the authority. The principal and interest, costs of issuance, and other costs incidental thereto shall be payable by any revenue of the authority or by the disposition of any assets of the authority. Any refunding bonds issued shall be payable from any source described in this subsection or from the investment of any of the proceeds of the refunding bonds and shall not constitute an indebtedness or pledge of the general credit of any city within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation of indebtedness and shall contain a recital to that effect. Bonds of the authority shall be issued in such form, shall be in such denominations, shall bear interest, shall mature in such manner, and shall be executed by one or more members of the authority as provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance thereof. Such bonds may be subject to redemption at the option of and in the manner determined by the authority in the resolution authorizing the issuance thereof.
(5) Bonds issued by the authority shall be issued, sold, and delivered in accordance with the terms and provisions of a resolution adopted by the authority. The authority may sell such bonds in such manner, either at public or private sale, and for such price as it may determine to be in the best interests of the authority. The resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds shall be published in a newspaper in or of general circulation within the city that created the authority.
(6) Neither the members of the authority nor any person executing the bonds shall be liable personally on any such bonds by reason of the issuance thereof. Such bonds or other obligations of an authority shall not be a debt of any city and shall so state on their face, and no city nor any revenue or any property of any city shall be liable for such bonds or other obligations except as provided in the Riverfront Development District Act.
Source
Laws 2017, LB97, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5312 - Business occupation tax; hearing; appeals; collection; area within business improvement district; how treated.

19-5312.
Business occupation tax; hearing; appeals; collection; area within business improvement district; how treated.
(1) A city may levy a general business occupation tax upon the businesses and users of space within a district for the purpose of paying all or any part of the total costs and expenses of such district. Notice of a hearing on any such tax levied under the Riverfront Development District Act shall be given to the businesses and users of space of such district, and appeals may be taken, in the manner provided in section 19-5314.
(2) Any occupation tax imposed pursuant to this section shall make a reasonable classification of businesses, users of space, or kinds of transactions for purposes of imposing such tax, except that no occupation tax shall be imposed on any transaction which is subject to tax under section 53-160, 66-489, 66-489.02, 66-4,140, 66-4,145, 66-4,146, 77-2602, or 77-4008 or which is exempt from tax under section 77-2704.24. The collection of a tax imposed pursuant to this section shall be made and enforced in such manner as the city council shall by ordinance determine to produce the required revenue. The city council may provide that failure to pay the tax imposed pursuant to this section shall constitute a violation of the ordinance and subject the violator to a fine or other punishment as provided by ordinance.
(3) If any part of a riverfront development district overlaps with a business improvement district in which a general business occupation tax is already being levied pursuant to section 19-4031, the city creating the riverfront development district shall not impose the riverfront development district’s occupation tax within the overlapping area.
Source
Laws 2017, LB97, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5313 - Special assessment; hearing; appeals; lien; area within business improvement district; how treated.

19-5313.
Special assessment; hearing; appeals; lien; area within business improvement district; how treated.
(1) A city may levy a special assessment against the real estate located in a district, to the extent of the special benefit thereto, for the purpose of paying all or any part of the total costs and expenses of such district. The amount of each special assessment shall be determined by the city council sitting as a board of equalization. Assessments shall be levied in accordance with the method of assessment proposed in the ordinance creating the district. If the city council finds that the proposed method of assessment does not provide a fair and equitable method of apportioning costs, then it may assess the costs under such method as the city council finds to be fair and equitable. Notice of a hearing on any such tax levied under the Riverfront Development District Act shall be given to the landowners in such district, and appeals may be taken, in the manner provided in section 19-5314.
(2) All special assessments levied under the act shall be liens on the property and shall be certified for collection and collected in the same manner that special assessments for improvements in street improvement districts of the city are collected.
(3) If any part of a riverfront development district overlaps with a business improvement district in which a special assessment is already being levied pursuant to section 19-4030, the city creating the riverfront development district shall not impose the riverfront development district’s special assessment within the overlapping area.
Source
Laws 2017, LB97, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5314 - Hearing; notice; manner; decision; appeal.

19-5314.
Hearing; notice; manner; decision; appeal.
(1) Notice of a hearing on any general business occupation tax to be levied under the Riverfront Development District Act shall be given to the businesses and users of space in such district by publication of a description of the businesses and users of space who will be subject to the occupation tax, the amount of the occupation tax proposed to be levied, and the general purpose for which such occupation tax is to be levied one time each week for three weeks in a newspaper in or of general circulation in the city.
(2) Notice of a hearing on any special assessments to be levied under the act shall be given to the landowners in such district by publication of the description of the land, the amount proposed to be assessed, and the general purpose for which such assessment is to be made one time each week for three weeks in a newspaper in or of general circulation in the city.
(3) Notice under this section shall provide the date, time, and place of hearing to hear any objections or protests by landowners in the district as to the amount of assessment made against their land or by businesses and users of space in the district as to the amount of occupation tax to be levied against them. A direct appeal to the district court of the county in which such city is located may be taken from the decision of the city council in the same manner and under like terms and conditions as appeals may be taken from the amount of special assessments levied in street improvement districts in such city as now provided by law.
Source
Laws 2017, LB97, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5315 - Additional assessment or levy; procedure.

19-5315.
Additional assessment or levy; procedure.
If, subsequent to the levy of taxes or assessments, the use of any parcel of land shall change so that, had the new use existed at the time of making such levy, the assessment or levy on such parcel would have been higher than the levy or assessment actually made, an additional assessment or levy may be made on such parcel by the city council taking into consideration the new and changed use of the property. Reassessments or changes in the rate of levy of assessments or taxes may be made by the city council after notice and hearing as provided in section 19-5314. The city council shall adopt a resolution of intention to change the rate of levy at least fifteen days prior to the hearing required for changes. The resolution shall specify the proposed change and shall give the time and place of the hearing. The levy of any additional assessment or tax shall not reduce or affect in any manner the assessments previously levied.
Source
Laws 2017, LB97, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5316 - Records; meetings; reports.

19-5316.
Records; meetings; reports.
(1) The authority shall cause minutes and a record to be kept of all its proceedings. Meetings of the authority shall be subject to the Open Meetings Act.
(2) All of an authority’s records and documents shall be considered public records for purposes of sections 84-712 to 84-712.09.
(3) The authority shall provide quarterly reports to the city that created the authority on the authority’s activities pursuant to the Riverfront Development District Act. The authority shall also provide an annual report to the city that created the authority and to the Urban Affairs Committee of the Legislature by January 31 of each year summarizing the authority’s activities for the prior calendar year. The report submitted to the committee shall be submitted electronically.
Source
Laws 2017, LB97, § 16.
Cross References
Open Meetings Act, see section 84-1407.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5317 - Dissolution of district; procedure; notice.

19-5317.
Dissolution of district; procedure; notice.
(1) A district or an authority may be dissolved sixty calendar days after a resolution of dissolution is approved by the city council of the city that created the district or authority. Notice of consideration of a resolution of dissolution shall be given by publishing such notice in a newspaper in or of general circulation within the city that created the district or authority. Such notice shall also be sent by certified mail to the trustee of any outstanding bonds of the authority.
(2) Upon dissolution of an authority, all real property, personal property, and other assets of the authority shall become the assets of the city that created the authority.
(3) Upon dissolution of a district, any proceeds of the occupation tax or the special assessment relating to such district shall be subject to disposition as the city council shall determine.
Source
Laws 2017, LB97, § 17.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5401 - Act, how cited.

19-5401.
Act, how cited.
Sections 19-5401 to 19-5408 shall be known and may be cited as the Vacant Property Registration Act.
Source
Laws 2018, LB256, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5402 - Legislative findings and declarations.

19-5402.
Legislative findings and declarations.
The Legislature finds and declares that:
(1) Vacant properties have the potential to create a host of problems for Nebraska communities, including a propensity to foster criminal activity, create public health problems, and otherwise diminish quality of life;
(2) Vacant properties have the potential to reduce the value of area properties, increase the risk of property damage through arson and vandalism, and discourage neighborhood stability;
(3) Vacant properties represent unrealized economic growth in Nebraska communities;
(4) A vacant property registration ordinance allows a municipality to discourage property vacancy, maintain unoccupied buildings, provide a database of vacant properties and their owners, and assess fees for the increased public costs associated with vacant properties;
(5) Fees imposed under a vacant property registration ordinance have the potential to benefit the owners of vacant properties by helping to finance additional government services to protect the value and security of such properties; and
(6) Enactment of a vacant property registration ordinance is a proper exercise of governmental authority to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of community residents and a valid regulatory scheme.
Source
Laws 2018, LB256, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5403 - Purposes of act.

19-5403.
Purposes of act.
The purposes of the Vacant Property Registration Act are to promote the health, safety, and welfare of Nebraska residents by providing authority for municipalities to enact vacant property registration ordinances. Such ordinances will allow communities to identify and register vacant properties, collect fees to compensate for the public costs of vacant properties, plan for the rehabilitation of vacant properties, and encourage the occupancy of vacant properties.
Source
Laws 2018, LB256, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5404 - Terms, defined.

19-5404.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Vacant Property Registration Act:
(1) Evidence of vacancy means any condition or circumstance that on its own or in combination with other conditions or circumstances would lead a reasonable person to believe that a residential building or commercial building is vacant. Such conditions or circumstances may include, but are not limited to:
(a) Overgrown or dead vegetation, including grass, shrubbery, and other plantings;
(b) An accumulation of abandoned personal property, trash, or other waste;
(c) Visible deterioration or lack of maintenance of any building or structure on the property;
(d) Graffiti or other defacement of any building or structure on the property; or
(e) Any other condition or circumstance reasonably indicating that the property is not occupied for residential purposes or being used for the operation of a lawful business;
(2) Municipality means a city of the first class, city of the second class, or village;
(3) Owner means the person or persons shown to be the owner or owners of record on the records of the register of deeds;
(4) Residential building means a house, a condominium, a townhouse, an apartment unit or building, or a trailer house; and
(5) Vacant means that a residential building or commercial building exhibits evidence of vacancy.
Source
Laws 2018, LB256, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5405 - Vacant property registration ordinance; adoption by municipality.

19-5405.
Vacant property registration ordinance; adoption by municipality.
Under the Vacant Property Registration Act, a municipality may adopt a vacant property registration ordinance which applies to any type of either residential or commercial buildings or both, located within the corporate limits of the municipality, except that a vacant property registration ordinance shall not apply to property owned by the federal government, the State of Nebraska, or any political subdivision thereof. A vacant property registration ordinance shall create a city-wide vacant property registration database and clearly designate a program administrator.
Source
Laws 2018, LB256, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5406 - Registration of property; duty of owner; information required; fee; exemptions.

19-5406.
Registration of property; duty of owner; information required; fee; exemptions.
(1) Owners of vacant property subject to a vacant property registration ordinance adopted pursuant to section 19-5405 shall be required to register such property with the program administrator if the property has been vacant for one hundred eighty days or longer. A vacant property registration ordinance registration form shall be in either paper or electronic form, and the following information shall be required:
(a) The name, street address, mailing address, telephone number, and, if applicable, the facsimile number and email address of the property owner and his or her agent;
(b) The street address and parcel identification number of the vacant property;
(c) The transfer date of the instrument conveying the property to the owner; and
(d) The date on which the property became vacant.
(2)(a) A vacant property registration ordinance may require payment of a fee one hundred eighty days after initial registration of the vacant property pursuant to subsection (1) of this section or three hundred sixty days after the property becomes vacant, whichever is sooner, and may require the payment of supplemental registration fees at intervals not more frequently than every six months thereafter for as long as the property remains on the vacant property registration database. The initial registration fee shall be not more than two hundred fifty dollars for a residential property and not more than one thousand dollars for a commercial property. A supplemental registration fee shall be not more than double the previous fee amount, with a maximum supplemental registration fee of ten times the initial registration fee amount. Registration fees may be refundable for the year preceding the date on which the property is no longer vacant.
(b) A vacant property registration ordinance shall provide an exemption to the registration and fee requirements for vacant property that is advertised in good faith for sale or lease.
(c) A vacant property registration ordinance may provide exemptions to the registration and fee requirements, including, but not limited to, for vacant property:
(i) Only considered to be a seasonal residence;
(ii) Damaged by fire, weather, an act of God, or vandalism;
(iii) Under construction or renovation;
(iv) Where the owner is temporarily absent, but who has demonstrated his or her intent to return; and
(v) Which is subject to divorce, probate, or estate proceedings.
Source
Laws 2018, LB256, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5407 - Vacant property registration ordinance; contents; program administrator; powers.

19-5407.
Vacant property registration ordinance; contents; program administrator; powers.
(1) A vacant property registration ordinance shall:
(a) Provide that a subsequent owner or owners of property subject to the ordinance will assume the obligations of the previous owner or owners;
(b) Provide for removal of the property from the vacant property registration database when the property is no longer vacant;
(c) Require submission of an owner plan for occupancy of the property; and
(d) Provide that owners have the right to prior notice and to appeal adverse decisions of the municipality or the program administrator. Such notice shall be sent by certified mail to the registered owner at the address maintained in the register of deeds' office at least ten days prior to such adverse decision.
(2) A vacant property registration ordinance may allow the program administrator or his or her designee to inspect the interior and exterior of the vacant property upon registration and at one-year intervals thereafter for so long as the property remains on the vacant property registration database. A vacant property registration ordinance may provide for municipal fines for failure to comply with its requirements. A municipality may enforce the collection of vacant property registration fees by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. Unpaid vacant property registration fees and unpaid fines for any violation of a vacant property registration ordinance shall become a lien on the applicable property upon the recording of a notice of such lien in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the applicable property is located. The lien created under this subsection shall be subordinate to all liens on the applicable property recorded prior to the time the notice of such lien under this subsection is recorded.
Source
Laws 2018, LB256, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5408 - Supplemental provisions.

19-5408.
Supplemental provisions.
The provisions of the Vacant Property Registration Act shall be supplemental and in addition to any other laws of the State of Nebraska relating to vacant property.
Source
Laws 2018, LB256, § 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5501 - Act, how cited.

19-5501.
Act, how cited.
Sections 19-5501 to 19-5506 shall be known and may be cited as the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act.
Source
Laws 2020, LB866, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5502 - Legislative findings.

19-5502.
Legislative findings.
The Legislature finds and declares that:
(1) Residential density is beneficial in making better and more cost-effective use of municipal resources and services;
(2) There is a need for affordable housing in municipalities of all sizes in Nebraska. Affordable housing contributes to economic growth by providing housing options for workers of all levels;
(3) Following World War II, municipal zoning codes, ordinances, and regulations in Nebraska and throughout the United States prioritized detached single-family homes and mid-rise to high-rise apartment buildings over other forms of housing stock;
(4) In addition to zoning restrictions, the historic practice of redlining in Nebraska communities has contributed to a lack of affordable housing in many Nebraska municipalities;
(5) Housing stock known as middle housing, while prominent in the early 1900s, has been largely missing in the construction of new housing in the United States since the mid-1940s; and
(6) Examining and updating municipal zoning codes and ordinances to permit varied types of housing stock will provide greater availability of affordable housing, increase residential density, promote more efficient and effective land use, and create conditions for successful mass transit, bikeability, walkability, and affordability in residential neighborhoods.
Source
Laws 2020, LB866, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5503 - Terms, defined.

19-5503.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act:
(1) Accessory dwelling unit means an interior, attached, or detached residential structure that is used in connection with, or that is an accessory to, a single-family dwelling and is located on the same lot or parcel as such single-family dwelling;
(2) Affordable housing means residential dwelling units affordable to a household earning not more than eighty percent of the income limit as set forth by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under its Income Limits Documentation System, as such limits existed on January 1, 2022, for the county in which the units are located and for a particular household size;
(3) City means any city of the metropolitan class, city of the primary class, or city of the first class in the State of Nebraska with a population of at least twenty thousand inhabitants as determined by the most recent federal decennial census or the most recent revised certified count by the United States Bureau of the Census;
(4) Cottage cluster means a grouping of no fewer than four detached housing units per acre with a footprint of less than nine hundred square feet each and that includes a common courtyard;
(5) Density bonus means a density increase over the otherwise maximum allowable residential density under a city's zoning codes, ordinances, and regulations;
(6) Middle housing means:
(a) Duplexes;
(b) Triplexes;
(c) Quadplexes;
(d) Cottage clusters; or
(e) Townhouses;
(7) Townhouse means a dwelling unit constructed in a row of two or more attached units where each dwelling unit is located on an individual lot or parcel and shares at least one common wall with an adjacent unit; and
(8) Workforce housing means:
(a) Housing that meets the needs of working families;
(b) Owner-occupied housing units that have an after-construction appraised value of at least one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars but not more than two hundred seventy-five thousand dollars to construct;
(c) Owner-occupied housing units for which the cost to substantially rehabilitate exceeds fifty percent of a unit's assessed value;
(d) Upper-story housing for occupation by a homeowner; and
(e) Housing that does not receive federal or state low-income housing tax credits, community development block grants, HOME funds as defined in section 81-1228, or funds from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
Source
Laws 2020, LB866, § 3;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 330.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5504 - Affordable housing; report; contents.

19-5504.
Affordable housing; report; contents.
(1) On or before July 1, 2021, and by each July 1 every two years thereafter, each city shall electronically submit a report to the Urban Affairs Committee of the Legislature detailing its efforts to address the availability of and incentives for affordable housing through its zoning codes, ordinances, and regulations. Such report shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) An overview of the city's current residential zoning requirements;
(b) The percentage of areas within the corporate limits of the city zoned for residential use which permit the construction of multifamily housing and middle housing, including whether such areas are zoned specifically for residential use or generally allow residential use, and whether such construction is permitted with or without any additional permit requirements;
(c) A breakdown of new residential construction within the corporate limits of the city over the previous five years, including the percentage of such construction that was single-family housing, multifamily housing, and middle housing;
(d) A breakdown of residential units annexed by the city over the previous five years, including the percentage of such units that were single-family housing, multifamily housing, and middle housing;
(e) An estimate of the per-unit cost of housing within the corporate limits of the city;
(f) Whether such zoning codes, ordinances, and regulations provide for density bonuses or other concessions or incentives which encourage residential density, and the frequency with which such bonuses, concessions, or incentives are utilized;
(g) Whether such zoning codes, ordinances, and regulations allow the construction of accessory dwelling units;
(h) What incentives the city applies to encourage the development of affordable housing, including both direct incentives and regulatory relief;
(i) The percentage of areas within the corporate limits of the city zoned for residential use which have been declared substandard and blighted areas under the Community Development Law;
(j) The percentage of areas within the corporate limits of the city zoned for residential use which have been declared extremely blighted areas under the Community Development Law;
(k) A demographic analysis of the city with trends and estimates of the housing need classified by housing type and price range; and
(l) Efforts to adopt an affordable housing action plan as required under section 19-5505 or efforts to implement an affordable housing action plan after such plan is adopted.
(2) The Urban Affairs Committee of the Legislature may require any city to present its report to the committee at a public hearing.
Source
Laws 2020, LB866, § 4;
Laws 2022, LB800, § 331;
Laws 2023, LB531, § 22.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
Cross References
Community Development Law, see section 18-2101.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5505 - Affordable housing action plan; required; failure to adopt; effect.

19-5505.
Affordable housing action plan; required; failure to adopt; effect.
(1) On or before January 1, 2023, each city with a population of fifty thousand or more inhabitants shall adopt an affordable housing action plan. On or before January 1, 2024, each city with a population of less than fifty thousand inhabitants shall adopt an affordable housing action plan. Such action plan shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) Goals for the construction of new affordable housing units, including multifamily housing and middle housing, with specific types and numbers of units, geographic locations, and specific actions to encourage the development of affordable housing, middle housing, and workforce housing;
(b) Goals for a percentage of areas in the city zoned for residential use which permit the construction of multifamily housing and middle housing;
(c) Plans for the use of federal, state, and local incentives to encourage affordable housing, middle housing, and workforce housing, including the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act, tax-increment financing, federal community development block grants, density bonuses, and other nonmonetary regulatory relief; and
(d) Updates to the city's zoning codes, ordinances, and regulations to incentivize affordable housing.
(2) An affordable housing action plan required under subsection (1) of this section may be adopted as part of a city's comprehensive plan or as a separate plan.
(3) Each city that adopts an affordable housing action plan as required under subsection (1) of this section shall electronically submit a copy of such plan to the Urban Affairs Committee of the Legislature.
(4) Any city which fails to adopt an affordable housing action plan as required under subsection (1) of this section shall be required to allow the development of:
(a) Middle housing in all areas in the city zoned for residential use that allow for the development of detached single-family dwellings; and
(b) A duplex on each lot or parcel zoned for residential use that allows for the development of detached single-family dwellings.
(5) A city shall amend any building zoning ordinances or regulations as needed to comply with subsection (4) of this section.
Source
Laws 2020, LB866, § 5;
Laws 2021, LB44, § 1;
Laws 2023, LB531, § 23.
Operative Date: June 7, 2023
Cross References
Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act, see section 18-2701.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5506 - Act, how construed.

19-5506.
Act, how construed.
Nothing in the Municipal Density and Missing Middle Housing Act shall be construed to prohibit any city from:
(1) Regulating the siting and design of middle housing provided for under section 19-5505, except that such regulation shall not prohibit or have the effect of physically precluding the development of middle housing in any residential area; or
(2) Allowing single-family dwellings in areas zoned to allow for single-family dwellings.
Source
Laws 2020, LB866, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5601 - Act, how cited.

19-5601.
Act, how cited.
Sections 19-5601 to 19-5608 shall be known and may be cited as the Municipal Natural Gas System Emergency Assistance Act.
Source
Laws 2021, LB131, § 1.
Termination Date: June 30, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5602 - Act; purpose.

19-5602.
Act; purpose.
The purpose of the Municipal Natural Gas System Emergency Assistance Act is to assist municipalities which own and operate a natural gas plant or natural gas system in addressing extraordinary costs due to extreme weather events.
Source
Laws 2021, LB131, § 2.
Termination Date: June 30, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5603 - Terms, defined.

19-5603.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Municipal Natural Gas System Emergency Assistance Act:
(1) Extraordinary costs means expenses that exceed the usual, average, or budgeted costs related to procuring and delivering natural gas, including the purchase of spot or incremental natural gas, costs related to propane injection, and pipeline charges beyond the scope of normal and customary charges;
(2) Extreme weather event means a weather event occurring on or after January 1, 2021, including, but not limited to, snow, rain, drought, flood, storm, extreme heat, or extreme cold, that generates extraordinary costs related to such event; and
(3) Municipality means any city of the first class, city of the second class, or village which owns or operates a natural gas plant or natural gas system.
Source
Laws 2021, LB131, § 3.
Termination Date: June 30, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5604 - Extreme weather event; extraordinary costs; grant; application.

19-5604.
Extreme weather event; extraordinary costs; grant; application.
A municipality may apply to the State Treasurer for a grant under the Municipal Natural Gas System Emergency Assistance Act to cover up to eighty percent of the extraordinary costs incurred by such municipality as a result of an extreme weather event. Applications shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the State Treasurer. Each application shall include the amount of grant funds requested, the date or dates of the extreme weather event, and documentation of the extraordinary costs incurred as a result of such extreme weather event. The State Treasurer shall consider applications in the order in which they are received and may approve applications within the limits of available appropriations. The State Treasurer shall not be required to verify the information provided in the application.
Source
Laws 2021, LB131, § 4.
Termination Date: June 30, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5605 - Municipal Natural Gas System Emergency Assistance Fund; created; use; investment.

19-5605.
Municipal Natural Gas System Emergency Assistance Fund; created; use; investment.
The Municipal Natural Gas System Emergency Assistance Fund is created. The fund shall be used by the State Treasurer to make grants to municipalities under the Municipal Natural Gas System Emergency Assistance Act and to defray any administrative expenses incurred by the State Treasurer in carrying out the act. The fund shall consist of appropriations made by the Legislature, transfers authorized by the Legislature, and any federal funds which may become available for the purposes of the act. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 2021, LB131, § 5.
Termination Date: June 30, 2023
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5606 - Report.

19-5606.
Report.
On or before December 31 of each year, the State Treasurer shall electronically submit a report to the Urban Affairs Committee of the Legislature documenting the grants approved under the Municipal Natural Gas System Emergency Assistance Act during the calendar year.
Source
Laws 2021, LB131, § 6.
Termination Date: June 30, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5607 - Rules and regulations.

19-5607.
Rules and regulations.
The State Treasurer may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Municipal Natural Gas System Emergency Assistance Act.
Source
Laws 2021, LB131, § 7.
Termination Date: June 30, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 19 - Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes › 19-5608 - Act; termination; transfer unobligated money.

19-5608.
Act; termination; transfer unobligated money.
The Municipal Natural Gas System Emergency Assistance Act terminates on June 30, 2023. The State Treasurer shall transfer any unobligated money remaining in the Municipal Natural Gas System Emergency Assistance Fund on such date to the General Fund.
Source
Laws 2021, LB131, § 8.
Termination Date: June 30, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-113.01 - Legislative findings.

20-113.01.
Legislative findings.
In order to declare the intent of the present Legislature and to effect the original intent of sections 18-1724 and 20-113, the Legislature finds that civil rights are a local as well as state concern and the Legislature desires to provide for the local enforcement and enactment of civil rights legislation concurrent with the authority of the State of Nebraska.
Source
Laws 1979, LB 438, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-123 - Intent, purpose, public policy; freedom of speech.

20-123.
Intent, purpose, public policy; freedom of speech.
It is the intent, purpose, and public policy to protect, preserve, and perpetuate the constitutional right to freely speak, write, and publish on all lawful subjects, including the right to make a comprehensive distribution of such printed materials, either commercial or noncommercial, by using the most effective lawful means or methods, and being responsible for any damages.
Source
Laws 1969, c. 120, § 19, p. 550.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-124 - Interference; restraint of freedoms; penalty.

20-124.
Interference; restraint of freedoms; penalty.
Any individual, corporation, or municipality that attempts to interfere with or restrain the exercise of the freedoms referred to in sections 20-123 and 20-132, either by ordinance or otherwise, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding six months, or be both so fined and imprisoned, and shall stand committed until such fine and costs of prosecution are paid. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
Source
Laws 1969, c. 120, § 20, p. 551.
Annotations
While injunctive relief for interference with first amendment right to free speech can be granted, the facts herein do not support such relief. Hartford v. Womens Services, P.C., 239 Neb. 540, 477 N.W.2d 161 (1991).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-126 - Statement of policy.

20-126.
Statement of policy.
It is the policy of this state to encourage and enable persons with disabilities to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state and to engage in remunerative employment.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 496, § 1;
R.S.Supp.,1971, § 43-633;
Laws 1980, LB 932, § 1;
Laws 1997, LB 254, § 2;
Laws 2019, LB248, § 1;
Laws 2021, LB540, § 3.
Annotations
This section setting forth a general policy to employ the blind and visually handicapped does not require the employment of firemen with visual defects where the disability would prevent the performance of the work involved. McCrea v. Cunningham, 202 Neb. 638, 277 N.W.2d 52 (1979).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-126.01 - Disability, defined.

20-126.01.
Disability, defined.
For purposes of sections 20-126 to 20-131, disability has the same meaning as in 42 U.S.C. 12102, as such section existed on January 1, 2021.
Source
Laws 1997, LB 254, § 1;
Laws 2008, LB806, § 5;
Laws 2021, LB540, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-127 - Rights enumerated.

20-127.
Rights enumerated.
(1) A person with a disability has the same right as any other person to the full and free use of the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, and other public places.
(2) A person with a disability is entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motor buses, street cars, boats, any other public conveyances or modes of transportation, hotels, lodging places, places of public accommodation, amusement, or resort, and other places to which the general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.
(3) A person with a disability has the right to be accompanied by a service animal, especially trained for the purpose, and a bona fide trainer of a service animal has the right to be accompanied by such animal in training in any of the places listed in subsection (2) of this section without being required to pay an extra charge for the service animal. Such person shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities or to any person by such animal.
(4) A person who is totally or partially blind has the right to make use of a white cane in any of the places listed in subsection (2) of this section.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 496, § 2;
R.S.Supp.,1971, § 43-634;
Laws 1980, LB 932, § 2;
Laws 1997, LB 254, § 3;
Laws 2003, LB 667, § 1;
Laws 2008, LB806, § 6;
Laws 2021, LB540, § 5.
Annotations
This section is a penal statute, and it must be strictly construed. By the inclusion of the phrase "and other places to which the general public is invited" in subsection (2) of this section, the Legislature evidenced its intent that this statute should apply whenever the general public is invited to a given place at a given time. Softball fields are "places to which the general public is invited" under subsection (2). This section is not limited by considerations of safety. Loewenstein v. Amateur Softball Assn., 227 Neb. 454, 418 N.W.2d 231 (1988).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-128 - Pedestrian using cane or service animal; driver of vehicle; duties; violation; damages.

20-128.
Pedestrian using cane or service animal; driver of vehicle; duties; violation; damages.
In addition to the provisions of sections 28-1313 and 28-1314, the driver of a vehicle approaching a pedestrian who is totally or partially blind and carrying a cane predominantly white or metallic in color or using a service animal or a pedestrian who is deaf or hard of hearing or a pedestrian with a disability who is using a service animal shall take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to such pedestrian, and any driver who fails to take such precautions shall be liable in damages for any injury caused such pedestrian. A pedestrian who is totally or partially blind and not carrying such a cane or using a service animal or a pedestrian who is deaf or hard of hearing or a pedestrian with a disability who is not using a service animal in any of the places, accommodations, or conveyances listed in section 20-127 shall have all of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons, and the failure of a pedestrian who is totally or partially blind to carry such a cane or to use a service animal or of a pedestrian who is deaf or hard of hearing or of a pedestrian with a disability to use a service animal in any such places, accommodations, or conveyances does not constitute and is not evidence of contributory negligence.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 496, § 3;
R.S.Supp.,1971, § 43-635;
Laws 1978, LB 748, § 2;
Laws 1980, LB 932, § 3;
Laws 1997, LB 254, § 4;
Laws 2008, LB806, § 7;
Laws 2019, LB248, § 2;
Laws 2021, LB540, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-129 - Denying or interfering with admittance to public facilities; penalty.

20-129.
Denying or interfering with admittance to public facilities; penalty.
(1) Any person or agent of such person who denies or interferes with admittance to or enjoyment of the public facilities enumerated in section 20-127 or otherwise interferes with the rights of a person who is totally or partially blind, who is deaf or hard of hearing, or who has a disability under section 20-127 or sections 20-131.01 to 20-131.04 is guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
(2) Any person or agent of such person who denies or interferes with admittance to or enjoyment of the public facilities enumerated in section 20-127 or otherwise interferes with the rights of a bona fide trainer of a service animal when training such animal under section 20-127 is guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 496, § 4;
R.S.Supp.,1971, § 43-636;
Laws 1975, LB 83, § 5;
Laws 1977, LB 40, § 76;
Laws 1980, LB 932, § 4;
Laws 1997, LB 254, § 5;
Laws 2003, LB 667, § 2;
Laws 2008, LB806, § 8;
Laws 2021, LB540, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-130 - White Cane Safety Day; proclamation; Governor issue.

20-130.
White Cane Safety Day; proclamation; Governor issue.
Each year, the Governor shall take suitable public notice of October 15 as White Cane Safety Day and issue a proclamation:
(1) Commenting upon the significance of the white cane;
(2) Calling upon the citizens of the state to observe the provisions of sections 20-126 to 20-131 and to take precautions necessary to the safety of people with disabilities;
(3) Reminding the citizens of the state of the policies with respect to people with disabilities set forth in sections 20-126 to 20-131 and urging the citizens to cooperate in giving effect to them; and
(4) Emphasizing the need of the citizens to be aware of the presence of people with disabilities in the community and to keep safe and functional for people with disabilities the streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities, other public places, places of public accommodation, amusement, and resort, and other places to which the public is invited.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 496, § 5;
R.S.Supp.,1971, § 43-637;
Laws 2021, LB540, § 8.