Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-911 (2026)

Board of adjustment; city council or village board of trustees powers and duties; exception

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1958–1980 · leading case: Staley v. City of Blair, 292 N.W.2d 570 (Neb. 1980).

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Staley v. City of Blair, 292 N.W.2d 570 (Neb. 1980). · cites it 6× “This appeal concerns the jurisdiction of a city of the first class to act as a board of adjustment, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-911 (Cum. Supp. 1978).”

Weber v. City of Grand Island, 87 N.W.2d 575 (Neb. 1958). “§ 19-911, R. R. S. 1943. Notice of the filing of the application and the time and place of hearing thereon was published as shown by the printer’s affidavit, but whether or not section 1 of ordinance No.”

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