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September 15, 2015
OCCUPANT APT. 2
1859 FRONT ST j
BLAIR, NE 68008
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RE: 1859 Front St
Dear Occupant:
This is a courtesy letter to notify you that we have received a complaint regarding garbage,
junk, weeds, old mower, on the property located at the above address. Please review the
included photos. This is a violation of the following municipal codes:
Code Description
04 -306 GARBAGE CONTAINERS; TIGHT FITTING LIDS OR COVERS REQUIRED;
CAPACITY; NUMBER REQUIRED; WHERE PLACED. It shall be the duty of every
owner, manager, householder, tenant and occupant of any dwelling, trailer house or
building, and the owner or manager of any hospital or business house of any kind to
provide storage of trash or garbage which shall be watertight and shall have a tight
fitting cover or lid, which covers or lids shall remain on such containers at all times
except when container is being filled or emptied. Garbage and trash may be placed
in the same container. The number of containers required for each unit shall be
established by the amount of garbage and trash normally produced during a collection
period. Such containers shall be kept or placed, if inside, on the ground floor,
accessible to the collectors and, if outside, at the rear of the lot and accessible to
collectors, but not on any street, alley or public place. Such containers must be so
arranged that they cannot be turned over. In case of dispute as to the place where
such containers are to be kept, then such place is to be determined by the City
Administrator or someone designated by him for such duty. All garbage and other
refuse material as defined above, but excluding mowings from lawns, trees or other
tree limbs and refuse building materials, shall be, by the owners, tenants, managers
and producers thereof, placed in such containers and such containers shall at all
times be kept clean and in a sanitary condition by the respective owners, tenants,
managers, or producers of such garbage and other refuse materials.
04 -501 NUISANCES, GENERALLY DEFINED. A nuisance consists in doing any unlawful act,
or omitting to perform a duty, or suffering or permitting any condition or thing to be or
exist, which act, omission, condition or thing either: 1) Injures or endangers the
comfort, repose, health or safety of others. 2) Offends decency. 3) Is offensive to the
senses. 4) Unlawfully interferes with, obstructs, tends to obstruct or renders
dangerous for passage any stream, public park, parkway, square, street, or highway
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218 S 16th Street • Blair, Nebraska 68008 •402.426.4191 • FAX 402.426.4195 • E -mail: cityofblair @ci.blair.ne.us
Matt Rasmussen
September 15, 2015
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in the Municipality. 5) In any way renders other persons insecure in life or the use of
property, or 6) Essentially interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life and
property, or tends to depreciate the value of the property of others.
04 -506 NUISANCES; WEEDS, GRASSES, AND WORTHLESS VEGETATION; LITTER. In
addition to the definitions as provided in Sections 4 -501 to 4 -505 inclusive, a nuisance
is hereby declared to be and defined as permitting, allowing, or maintaining any
growth of twelve inches or more in height of weeds, grasses, or worthless vegetation,
or to litter or cause litter to be deposited or remain on any premises in the municipality
except in proper receptacles.
Three (3) days after receipt of this "courtesy" notice, the above property will be inspected to
assure the violation has been corrected / removed. If, following the inspection, it is determined
that the violation still exists, you will receive a formal notice to correct / remove the violation
within five (5) days of the date of the formal notice as per city code. If an extension is needed
for additional time to comply with this request, please contact City Hall at (402) 426 -4191.
A copy of this notice has also been sent to the property owner.
On behalf of the citizens of Blair, thank you for your prompt attention to this matter and for your
efforts in helping to preserve a clean and safe community.
Sincerely,
Jeff J Beierma$nn
Code Enforcement Officer
cc: Owner, 1859 Front St
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