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Nebraska §18-1758 (LB 57, 2019) — Short-Term Rental Partial Preemption (NE)

Tracked preemption from the Nebraska overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
2019-09-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:NE
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Primary-source summary
§18-1758 (LB 57, 2019) — Statewide Short-Term Rental Partial Preemption

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

always true

Preempted fields

3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].str_outright_banwaive—Cities may not 'expressly or effectively prohibit' short-term rentals
str_fire_building_health_authoritypreservelocalCities retain authority over fire/building codes, health/sanitation, noise/nuisance, parking/traffic, and taxes as applied to STRs
str_prohibited_use_categoriespreserve['sex_offender_housing', 'sober_living', 'drug_sales', 'liquor_licensed_activity', 'sexually_oriented_business']Cities may continue to prohibit certain use categories at STR properties

Citation

Authority source
Neb. Rev. Stat. §18-1758; LB 57 (2019)
§ §18-1758 (Short-term rental preemption)
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=18-1758

Research notes

Partial preemption / floor — closer to Arizona's STR floor than Texas's HB 3699. Cities cannot ban STRs outright but retain broad ordinary-zoning levers over conduct and externalities. Omaha's 2019 STR ordinance and Lincoln's 2021 STR ordinance operate within this floor (permit requirements, owner-occupied vs. non-owner-occupied distinctions, district-by-district caps). State Nebraska Lodging Tax (§81-1254) applies to STR stays <30 days, collected by platforms — tax parity is independent of this zoning floor.