🏚️ Blight Accountability

January 14, 2020 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Special weed-abatement assessments on blighted properties

City imposes costs on property owners to clear dangerous weeds from vacant or neglected sites, part of ongoing blight cleanup efforts.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #25 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 805 42nd Street

Blighted structure declared a public nuisance and safety hazard will be torn down. Removes blight from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 805 - 42nd Street, Birmingham

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

City to demolish unsafe building at 6514 6th Avenue South

Blighted structure declared a public nuisance will be torn down, clearing a vacant lot that may become available for redevelopment or community use.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 6514 - 6th Avenue South, Birmingham

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #30 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 6203 2nd Ave S

Condemned property at 6203 2nd Avenue South will be demolished after being declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal of blighted structures improves neighborhood safety and property values.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 6203 - 2nd Avenue South, Birmingham

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #33 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 760 Highland Avenue

Condemned structure designated a public nuisance and safety hazard. Demolition removes dangerous building from neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 760 Highland Avenue, Birmingham

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #34 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Unsafe building at 813 50th Street North approved for demolition

City removes a condemned structure declared unsafe and a public nuisance in your neighborhood. Demolition clears blight and reduces safety risks.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 813 - 50th Street North, Birmingham

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #35 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1756 Treadwell Road

Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition removes a hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1756 Treadwell Road, Birmingham

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #44 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City declares 21 properties public nuisance for overgrown weeds

Properties with dangerous weeds will receive notice and face abatement action. Clears blighted sites affecting neighborhood safety and property values.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #26 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 817 45th Place North

City will tear down a condemned structure deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes blight from the neighborhood and potential hazard to residents.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 817 - 45th Place North, Birmingham

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

City moves to demolish unsafe building at 7119 3rd Avenue North

Blighted property at 7119 3rd Avenue North deemed unsafe will be demolished, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7119 - 3rd Avenue North, Birmingham

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #22 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 7-61st Street South

Unsafe building declared a public nuisance and demolished. Removes hazard from neighborhood and clears blighted property.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7-61st Street South, Birmingham

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #21 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Demolition approved: Unsafe building at 204-68th Place North

City declares the property unsafe and a public nuisance, ordering its demolition to remove a blight hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 204 - 68th Place North, Birmingham

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #20 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe structure at 4536 11th Ave N

Unsafe building at 4536 11th Avenue North will be torn down, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4536 - 11th Avenue North, Birmingham

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #16 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

City will tow and dispose of an abandoned or broken-down vehicle cluttering a neighborhood. The registered owner will be billed for removal costs.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 4421 11th Ave N

Unsafe structure at 4421 11th Avenue North will be demolished to remove a public nuisance and improve neighborhood safety.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 4421 - 11th Avenue North, Birmingham

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #29 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe structure at 221 - 69th Place North

Unsafe building designated for demolition removes a blighted property and public hazard from the neighborhood. Improves safety and property values in the area.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 221 - 69th Place North, Birmingham

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #12 · 🏚️ 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 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #11 · 🏚️ 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

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #8 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Weed abatement liens placed on blighted properties

City removes nuisances from vacant/abandoned properties and bills the owners. Liens can force sale or foreclosure if unpaid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #31 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Building at 7117 Division Ave declared unsafe; demolition approved

City removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood. Demolition clears tax-delinquent or abandoned property to improve safety and open land for recovery.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7117 Division Avenue, Birmingham

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #9 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

Nuisance abatement: City to clear blighted properties, assess costs as liens

City will remove overgrown vegetation and debris from neglected properties and charge owners for cleanup costs. Costs become liens on properties if unpaid.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Weed abatement

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #32 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

1945 Evergreen Street marked for demolition as unsafe

City declares this building a public nuisance and will tear it down. Removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.

🏛 Funding source: Unknown 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1945 Evergreen Street, Birmingham

January 7, 2020 · Item number:Item #23 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: undisclosed

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 7334 4th Ave S

Building at 7334 4th Avenue South is unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition removes a neighborhood hazard.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 7334 - 4th Avenue South, Birmingham

December 17, 2019 · Item number:Item #28 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $11K

City assesses $11,259 demolition cost to Ensley property owner

Property owner at 1536 30th Street now owes a special tax bill to cover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building on their lot. This shifts the demolition expense from city budget to the individual owner.

🏛 Funding source: Special Tax 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 1536 - 30th Street Ensley, Birmingham

December 17, 2019 · Item number:Item #27 · 🏚️ Blight Accountability $ Total cost: $11K

City recovers demolition costs: $10,668 special assessment on 20th Place West pr

Property owner at 2800 20th Place West will be billed $10,668.60 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. Owners of blighted properties may face similar charges to recover public demolition expenses.

🏛 Funding source: General Fund 📋 Action type: Demolition 📍 Location: 2800 - 20th Place West, Birmingham