🏚️ Blight Accountability

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $12K

City charges property owner $11,899 for demolition at 2205 15th Ave N

Property owner will be assessed $11,899.40 to cover demolition costs for an unsafe building. The charge becomes a lien on the property if unpaid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2205 - 15th Avenue North, Birmingham

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $9K

City recovers $9,097 demolition cost for unsafe building at 1707 16th Pl N

Unsafe structure at 1707 16th Place North has been demolished; property owner is assessed the full cost. Special assessment secures public safety spending and holds property owners accountable for blighted buildings.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1707 - 16th Place North, Birmingham

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $8K

City bills property owner $8,494 for unsafe building demolition at 1517 Shuttles

Property owner at 1517 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Drive faces a special assessment to cover the City's cost of demolishing an unsafe structure on the site.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1517 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Drive, Birmingham

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $8K

City bills property owner $8,371 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 1516 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Drive must pay the city's demolition costs for an unsafe structure.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1516 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Drive, Birmingham

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $8K

Special demolition bill: $7,709 assessed at 4309 Shuttlesworth Drive

Property owner receives a $7,709 bill for demolishing an unsafe building at this address. The cost becomes a lien against the property unless paid.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4309 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Drive, Birmingham

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $7K

City assesses $6,976 demolition cost to 42nd Ave N property

Property owner at 3685–42nd Avenue North will owe the city $6,976 to cover demolition of an unsafe building. This recovers public safety costs from the responsible party.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3685 - 42nd Avenue North, Birmingham

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $6K

Special assessment: $6,240 demolition cost for unsafe building at 3645 42nd Ave

Property owner at 3645 42nd Avenue North will be billed $6,240 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe structure. This assessment becomes a lien against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3645 - 42nd Avenue North, Birmingham

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $5K

Property owner billed $5,191 for demolition at 4305 F.L. Shuttlesworth Dr.

An unsafe building at this address has been demolished, and the owner is now responsible for the $5,191.40 cost. This cost will be assessed as a special tax charge against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4305 F. L. Shuttlesworth Drive, Birmingham

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $4K

Property owner billed $4,254.64 for unsafe building demolition

City recovered demolition costs by assessing the property owner at 4210-48th Avenue North. This transfers cleanup expenses from taxpayers to the property responsible for the unsafe structure.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4210 - 48th Avenue North, Birmingham

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $4K

City charges $4,247 to property owner for demolition

Property at 4417 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Drive will be charged $4,247 to cover demolition costs of an unsafe building. Owner must pay the special assessment or face tax consequences.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4417 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Drive, Birmingham

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $3K

City bills owner $3,243.72 for demolition at 3550 41st Ave N

Property owner now owes the city $3,243.72 to cover the cost of removing an unsafe building. The bill becomes a lien on the property until paid.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3550 - 41st Avenue North, Birmingham

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #13 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; owner pays costs

Abandoned cars clutter neighborhoods and attract crime. The city removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner to recover costs.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; assess costs to owner

City removes abandoned or broken-down cars that create blight and safety hazards in neighborhoods. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #10 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance

Abandoned vehicles are cleared from neighborhoods and the owner is billed for removal costs, reducing blight and improving street safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #40 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: 530 properties declared public nuisance

City is moving to clear dangerous weeds from 530 blighted properties across Birmingham. Owners will receive notice to comply or face city enforcement action.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

September 8, 2020 · Item number:Item #9 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable motor vehicle as public nuisance

Eliminates abandoned vehicle from neighborhood streets; removal costs billed to the registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

August 25, 2020 · Item number:Item #19 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 7419 Naples Avenue unsafe, orders demolition

Property at 7419 Naples Avenue is being demolished after being declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7419 Naples Avenue, Birmingham

August 25, 2020 · Item number:Item #15 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 108 16th Avenue N.E.

Unsafe structure designated for removal to eliminate public hazard and blight. Clears the parcel for potential redevelopment or stabilization.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 108 - 16th Avenue N.E., Birmingham

August 25, 2020 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

6516 Georgia Road: City orders demolition of unsafe building

Removing a blighted structure eliminates a public safety hazard and nuisance in your neighborhood. Demolition clears the way for the parcel to be cleared and potentially redeveloped.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 6516 Georgia Road, Birmingham

August 25, 2020 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City moves to demolish unsafe building at 7413 Naples Avenue

Building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be torn down. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7413 Naples Avenue, Birmingham

August 25, 2020 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1708 Treadwell Road

Condemned structure declared a public nuisance will be torn down. Removal improves neighborhood safety and property values.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1708 Treadwell Road, Birmingham

August 25, 2020 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City to demolish unsafe building at 1425 34th Street North

Dangerous property declared a public nuisance will be removed from the neighborhood. Demolition clears blight and improves public safety in the area.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1425 - 34th Street North, Birmingham

August 25, 2020 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 335–25th Street ordered demolished

City will tear down a structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing the blighted property from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 335 - 25th Street, Birmingham

August 25, 2020 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Ensley: unsafe building at 1948 Bessemer Road ordered demolished

Removes a blighted, dangerous structure from the Ensley neighborhood. The property is declared a public nuisance, clearing the way for the site to be reclaimed.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1948 Bessemer Road, Ensley, Birmingham

August 25, 2020 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement: 582 blighted properties declared public nuisance

City moves to clean up 582 vacant or neglected lots with dangerous weeds across Birmingham. Properties will receive notice and face enforcement action if owners don't clear them.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement