Nebraska § 19-911 Board of adjustment; city council or village board of trustees powers and duties; exception

Nebraska Statutes

§ 19-911 — Board of adjustment; city council or village board of trustees powers and duties; exception

Nebraska·Ch. 19 Cities and Villages; Laws Applicable to More Than One and Less Than All Classes

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections  19-907  and  19-908 , the city council of a city of the first class, the city council of a city of the second class, or a village board of trustees may, except as set forth in section  19-912.01 , provide by ordinance that such city council or village board shall constitute a board of adjustment, and in the regulations and restrictions adopted pursuant to the authority of sections  19-901  to  19-905  may provide that as such board of adjustment it may exercise only the powers granted to boards of adjustment by section  19-910 . As such board of adjustment, the city council or the village board of trustees shall adopt rules and procedures that are in harmony with sections  19-907  to  19-910  and shall have the powers and duties of a board of adj

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Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 19-907 and 19-908 , the city council of a city of the first class, the city council of a city of the second class, or a village board of trustees may, except as set forth in section 19-912.01 , provide by ordinance that such city council or village board shall constitute a board of adjustment, and in the regulations and restrictions adopted pursuant to the authority of sections 19-901 to 19-905 may provide that as such board of adjustment it may exercise only the powers granted to boards of adjustment by section 19-910 . As such board of adjustment, the city council or the village board of trustees shall adopt rules and procedures that are in harmony with sections 19-907 to 19-910 and shall have the powers and duties of a board of adjustment provided for in such sections, and other parties shall have all the rights and privileges provided for in such sections. The concurring vote of two-thirds of the members of the city council or the village board of trustees acting as a board of adjustment shall decide any question upon which it is required to pass as such board of adjustment.

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Legislative History

Source: Laws 1927, c. 43, § 8, p. 186; C.S.1929, § 19-908; R.S.1943, § 19-911; Laws 1975, LB 410, § 19; Laws 1978, LB 186, § 7; Laws 1998, LB 901, § 2; Laws 2019, LB193, § 77; Laws 2025, LB289, § 5. Effective Date: September 3, 2025 Annotations: The city council of a first-class city is not authorized by this section to sit as a board of adjustment. Staley v. City of Blair, 206 Neb. 292, 292 N.W.2d 570 (1980). City council may sit as a board of adjustment. Weber v. City of Grand Island, 165 Neb. 827, 87 N.W.2d 575 (1958).