This bill amends sections 16-901 and 17-1001 of the Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska, focusing on the extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction of cities and villages. It establishes that cities of the first class have a zoning jurisdiction extending two miles beyond their corporate boundaries, while cities of the second class and villages have a jurisdiction of one mile. The bill allows these municipalities to apply zoning regulations and ordinances within their extraterritorial areas, provided they do not interfere with existing agricultural operations.

Significantly, the bill introduces provisions that permit cities of the first class and second class or villages to exempt certain farm buildings from zoning regulations if they align with the comprehensive development plan and meet specific agricultural criteria. The definition of a farm building is clarified as a structure on a farmstead of twenty acres or more that generates at least one thousand dollars in farm products annually. Additionally, the bill mandates that cities and villages must notify the county board when proposing changes to zoning ordinances affecting their extraterritorial jurisdictions, with specific exceptions for larger populations or joint planning arrangements. The original sections of the statutes are repealed as part of this update.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 16-901, 17-1001
Final Reading: 16-901, 17-1001
Slip Law: 16-901, 17-1001