Special weed-abatement assessment on blighted properties
City is imposing charges against property owners for clearing noxious weeds on their land. Property owners may be responsible for paying the abatement costs.
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Public Safety
Agenda items
Public Safety items
Nuisance abatement: costs will become property liens
City will clean up blighted or dangerous properties and charge owners; unpaid bills become liens on the land. Specific properties are listed in the consent package.
Special assessment imposed for weed abatement
Property owners will face costs to clear noxious weeds on their land or pay a city-imposed assessment. Details on which properties and amounts owed are not specified in this summary.
City orders demolition of unsafe building at 108 85th St N
Property declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish the structure. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
Property owner charged $7,820 for demolition of unsafe building at 1800 Alemeda
Owner of the property at 1800 Alemeda Avenue will be assessed $7,820 to cover the cost of removing an unsafe building. This is a lien against the property that the owner must pay.
Land area:
1 parcel
Special assessment: $3,089 demolition cost charged to 1145 5th Street West
Property owner at 1145 5th Street West must pay $3,089.04 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on their lot. The charge will be added to the property's tax assessment.
Land area:
1 parcel
City demolishes unsafe building; $7,450 bill sent to property owner
Property owner at 240 – 54th Street North will receive a special tax assessment to cover the city's demolition costs. The bill can become a lien on the property if unpaid.
Land area:
1 parcel
City declares 49 properties public nuisance for overgrown weeds
Property owners now face mandatory weed removal or city enforcement. Notice will be posted, triggering the formal abatement process that can result in city crews clearing the land and billing owners for costs.
Land area:
49 parcels
Unsafe building at 213-2nd Court North ordered demolished
City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, moving forward with demolition to remove blight and potential hazards from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
City demolishes unsafe building; owner billed $94,712
Vacant or unsafe properties get demolished at the city's expense, and the owner is charged to recover costs. This property at 3928 7th Avenue (Wylam/Fairfield area) now carries a $94,712 special tax bill.
Land area:
1 parcel
Special assessment levied for demolition at 4521 5th Avenue
Property owner at 4521 5th Avenue faces a $4,882.72 special tax bill to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. The assessment becomes a lien on the property.
Land area:
1 parcel
City orders demolition of unsafe building at 425-34th Avenue West
Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition will remove a neighborhood hazard and clear the property for future development or remediation.
Land area:
1 parcel
207 Killough Drive: City orders unsafe building demolished
Abandoned or deteriorating buildings attract crime and drag down neighborhood property values. This demolition removes a public safety hazard from Birmingham.
Land area:
1 parcel
City orders demolition of unsafe building at 5021 1st Ave N
Dangerous or abandoned building at 5021 1st Avenue North Rear will be torn down, removing a public hazard from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
Demolition approved: unsafe building at 1705 Bessemer Road
City will demolish a building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes hazard from neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 233 2nd Street Thomas
The city will demolish a building declared unsafe and a public nuisance. This clears a hazardous structure from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
City charges property owner $8,422 for unsafe building demolition
The city demolished an unsafe structure at 2313–24th Street West and is billing the property owner for the $8,422 cost. Property owners can be charged for demolition of condemned buildings on their land.
Land area:
1 parcel
City bills property owner $6,080 for emergency demolition at 116 68th Pl N
Property owner at 116 68th Place North will be charged $6,080 to recover the city's cost for demolishing an unsafe building on their land.
Land area:
1 parcel
City orders demolition of unsafe building at 2829 41st Court North
An unsafe, blighted structure will be torn down. This clears a public nuisance from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
City demolishes unsafe building at 2720 Lee Avenue
The building has been deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition removes a hazard from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel