18-2115 Plan; public hearing; notice.
18-2115. Plan; public hearing; notice.(1) The governing body of the city shall hold a public hearing on any redevelopment plan or substantial modification thereof recommended by the authority, after reasonable public notice thereof by publication at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the community, the time of the hearing to be at least ten days from the last publication. The notice shall describe the time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing and shall specifically identify the area to be redeveloped under the plan. All interested parties shall be afforded at such public hearing a reasonable opportunity to express their views respecting the proposed redevelopment plan.(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the governing body of the city or such other division of the city or person as the governing body shall designate shall, at least ten days prior to the public hearing required by subsection (1) of this section, mail notice of the hearing by first-class United States mail, postage prepaid, or by certified mail to all registered neighborhood associations whose area of representation is located in whole or in part within a one-mile radius of the area to be redeveloped and to the president or chairperson of the governing body of each county, school district, community college, educational service unit, and natural resources district in which the real property subject to such plan or major modification is located and whose property tax receipts would be directly affected. The notice shall set out the time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing and shall include a map of sufficient size to show the area to be redeveloped.(3) If the planning board or planning commission of the city will conduct a public hearing on the redevelopment plan or substantial modification thereof, the governing body of the city or such other division of the city or person as the governing body shall designate shall, at least ten days prior to the public hearing, mail notice of the hearing by first-class United States mail, postage prepaid, or by certified mail to all registered neighborhood associations whose area of representation is located in whole or in part within a one-mile radius of the area to be redeveloped and to the president or chairperson of the governing body of each county, school district, community college, educational service unit, and natural resources district in which the real property subject to such plan or major modification is located and whose property tax receipts would be directly affected. The notice shall set out the time, date, place, and purpose of the hearing and shall include a map of sufficient size to show the area to be redeveloped. If the registered neighborhood association has been given notice of the public hearing to be held by the planning board or planning commission in conformity with the provisions of this subsection, the governing body or its designee shall not be required to comply with the notice requirements of subsection (2) of this section.(4) Each neighborhood association desiring to receive notice of any hearing as provided in this section shall register with the city's planning department or, if there is no planning department, with the city clerk. The registration shall include a description of the area of representation of the association and the name and address of the individual designated by the association to receive the notice on its behalf. Registration of the neighborhood association for the purposes of this section shall be accomplished in accordance with such other rules and regulations as may be adopted and promulgated by the city. SourceLaws 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.