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| Address: 111 West 19th Street Mailing Address: 1818 Avenue A Scottsbluff, NE 69361 | Code Enforcement: Frequently Asked Questions |
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| How high can my weeds grow? | ||||
| Main Phone: (308) 630-6243 Fax: (308) 630-6204 | According to Section 12.1.3 (r) your "lawn/weeds" can be up to 12-inches in height before you need to cut them. | |||
| Office Hours: Phone Calls & Counter: Monday – Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. | I just received a violation notice..…now what? | |||
| You will be given 5-days to abate the violation. Then an inspector will return to the property to insure compliance. If the issue is not resolved within the given time-frame the city inspector may mow and clean-up the property at the expense of the owner or the owner can be prosecuted. | ||||
| Development Services Administrative Assistant Chris Burbach Planning Administrator Annie Urdiales Code Administrator II Gary Batt Community Development Specialist/Code Administrator I Ken Meyer Code Enforcement Assistant Stan Lucke | ||||
| If I have a question about a violation or would like to register a complaint about a property…who do I call? | ||||
| Please contact the Development Services Department at (308) 643-6243 and someone will assist you. | ||||
| Sidewalk Maintenance | ||||
| According to Section 20-3-10 Repair; safe condition; property owner; duty it is the responsibility of every property owner to maintain the sidewalk in good and proper repair, and in a condition reasonably safe for travel for all travelers, and it is unlawful for an owner to allow a sidewalk to remain in a dangerous condition. In Section 20-3-11 it states that the City shall notify a property owner if a sidewalk is found to be a hazard or in disrepair and if it is need of replacement. The owner will be given a year to bring it into conformance. | ||||
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| Copyright Information | Sidewalks and Snow | |||
| Policy and Disclaimer | Section 20-6-20 Snow, ice, mud; removal; nuisance states that it is unlawful for a occupant or owner of a lot/property to allow snow, mud, ice, or other substance to accumulate on the sidewalk. The ordinance allows 5 hours after it stops snowing to remove all of the snow, ice or other substance. | |||
| Inoperable Vehicles | ||||
| Section 12-1-3 (s)(4) A property owner or occupant may have two (2) inoperable vehicles. The vehicles need to be covered and located on the side or rear of a property. | ||||