🏚️ Blight Accountability

January 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $12K

Special assessment: $11,806.80 for demolition at 1008 48th St N

Property owner at 1008 48th Street North will be billed $11,806.80 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien on the property.

👥 Counterparty: unknown 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1008 - 48th Street North, Birmingham

January 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #18 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $10K

Property owner charged $9,570 for unsafe building demolition

Owner of 1428 - 18th Place S.W. must pay the city's cost to demolish an unsafe structure. Special assessments like this are added to the property tax bill.

👥 Counterparty: property owner at 1428 - 18th Place S.W. 🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1428 - 18th Place S.W., Birmingham

January 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $9K

Special assessment: $8,736 demolition cost for 1812 Center Street South

Property owner will be charged $8,736 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building at this address. The cost is recovered via special assessment against the parcel.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1812 Center Street South, Birmingham

January 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #24 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $7K

City charges property owner $7,464 for unsafe building demolition

Property owner at 1605 Alabama Avenue S.W. must pay demolition costs after the city removed an unsafe structure. The charge becomes a lien against the property.

👥 Counterparty: property owner at 1605 Alabama Avenue S.W. 🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1605 Alabama Avenue S.W., Birmingham

January 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #17 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $7K

City assesses $6,990 demolition cost to property owner at 11th Ave North

Property owner at 4741 11th Avenue North is billed for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on their lot. The assessment becomes a lien against the property until paid.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4741 - 11th Avenue North aka 1008 - 48th Street North, Birmingham

January 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $5K

Special assessment: $4,971 demolition cost at 1336 Alabama Ave

Property owner must pay the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building at this address. The assessment becomes a lien against the property.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1336 Alabama Avenue, Birmingham

January 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $5K

City demolishes unsafe building at 42 Omega; owner billed $4,589

City removed a blighted structure and is recovering demolition costs by billing the property owner. This clears an unsafe building from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 42 Omega Street and Shed, Birmingham

January 28, 2020 · Item number:Item #33 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 75 properties nuisance for dangerous weeds

Property owners will receive notice and face mandatory weed removal or city abatement action. Neglected lots pose fire hazards and drag down neighborhood conditions.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ 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

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #48 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

2510 38th Avenue North designated unsafe; demolition approved

Building at 2510 38th Avenue North will be demolished after council determination that it is unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2510 - 38th Avenue North, Birmingham

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #45 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1627 13th Street North

Property declared unsafe and public nuisance; demolition clears blight and improves neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1627 - 13th Street North, Birmingham

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved for unsafe building at 1600 13th Street North

Unsafe structure at 1600 13th Street North will be demolished, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1600 - 13th Street North, Birmingham

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #51 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Building declared unsafe and dangerous; demolition ordered at 12 1st St N

City will demolish a blighted building at 12 1st Street North, removing a public safety hazard and eyesore from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 12 - 1st Street North, Birmingham

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #50 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 4041 40th Ave N

Condemned structure at 4041 40th Avenue North will be torn down, removing a public safety hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4041 - 40th Avenue North, Birmingham

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #54 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3015 33rd Court North

Condemned property moves toward removal, clearing a blighted structure from the neighborhood and potentially opening the site for redevelopment or stabilization.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3015 - 33rd Court North, Birmingham

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #52 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3829 Center Place West

Unsafe structure declared public nuisance and slated for removal. Demolition clears blight and improves neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3829 Center Place West, Birmingham

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #53 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 2620 40th Ave N

Unsafe structure at 2620 40th Avenue North will be demolished, reducing blight and safety hazards in the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2620 - 40th Avenue North, Birmingham

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #39 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 1709 16th Place North

City will demolish a blighted structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance, removing a hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1709 - 16th Place North, Birmingham

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

Abandoned or broken-down cars in neighborhoods create safety hazards and blight. City removes the vehicle and bills the registered owner for costs.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Inoperable vehicle removed as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

City removes abandoned or disabled vehicles that create safety and blight hazards in neighborhoods. Removal costs are recovered from the registered owner.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

City removes abandoned or disabled vehicle from neighborhood; removal costs billed to the vehicle's registered owner instead of taxpayers.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #49 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 2829 41st Court North

Unsafe or abandoned structures are removed from neighborhoods, reducing blight and improving public safety. This decision clears a specific property for potential reuse or stabilization.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2829 - 41st Court North, Birmingham

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #47 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 2508–38th Ave. N

Building declared a public nuisance will be torn down. Removes hazard from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2508 - 38th Avenue North, Birmingham

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #46 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 1267 11th Street North

City declares building at 1267 11th Street North unsafe and a public nuisance, ordering its demolition to protect neighborhood safety and property values.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1267 - 11th Street North, Birmingham

January 21, 2020 · Item number:Item #40 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 3929 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Drive ordered demolished

City council declares the building unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing the way for demolition. This removes a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 3929 Fred L. Shuttlesworth Drive, Birmingham