The Urban Affairs Committee heard testimony Jan. 21 on a bill that would establish a procedure for a property owner or occupant to appeal a nuisance citation in a first or second class city or village.<\/p>\n
Current law allows an appeal but does not specify the appeal procedure for general nuisance citations. Last year the Legislature enacted a measure that established an appeal procedure specifically for nuisance vegetation citations. LB801, introduced by the committee, would extend the same appeal procedure to other nuisance citations.<\/p>\n
Under the bill, if a property owner files a written appeal of a nuisance citation within five days of notification, a city or village would be required to hold an appeal hearing within 14 days.<\/p>\n
Greg Butcher, city attorney for Beatrice, testified in support of the bill. He said the current lack of an appeal procedure means that once a defendant requests an appeal hearing, the case is over.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt that point, they\u2019ve essentially won the battle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
No one testified in opposition to the bill and the committee took no immediate action on the measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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