Weed abatement special assessment against properties
Property owners will receive a special assessment bill to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land under a city-declared abatement program.
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Public Safety
Agenda items
Public Safety items
City to assess weed-abatement costs against blighted properties
Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds will be billed for city cleanup costs. The special assessment recovers expenses from owners who fail to abate hazards on their land.
Weed abatement: special assessments imposed on blighted properties
Property owners facing weed-abatement charges for vacant or blighted lots; costs will appear on tax bills or liens. Specific properties and amounts not listed in agenda text.
Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties
City assigns costs to property owners for clearing noxious weeds on their parcels. Property owners can appeal at the public hearing.
City assesses $13K demolition cost to property at 4800 2nd Ave N
Property owner will receive a bill for $13,013.68 to cover the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on the parcel. This special assessment becomes a lien against the property.
Land area:
1 parcel
City assesses $4,729 demolition cost to 225 51st St. N owner
Owner of the unsafe building at 225 51st Street North will be billed $4,728.70 for demolition costs. Property owners pay back the cost of removing blighted structures on their land.
Land area:
1 parcel
Property owner charged $9,292 for unsafe building demolition
City demolition cost passes to property owner at 7603 Oporto-Madrid Blvd South. Special assessments become a lien on the property until paid.
Land area:
1 parcel
City charges property owner $9,523 for unsafe building demolition at 7822 3rd Av
Property owner at 7822 3rd Avenue South will be billed $9,523 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe structure. The special assessment creates a lien against the property.
Land area:
1 parcel
City bills property owner $4,562.80 for unsafe building demolition
City recovers demolition costs by assessing the property owner at 6456 3rd Avenue South. Unsafe building removed from neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
City assesses $5,604.80 demolition cost to property owner at 6626 2nd Ave S
Property owner at 6626 2nd Avenue South will be charged $5,604.80 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building on the site. The assessment becomes a lien against the property.
Land area:
1 parcel
City bills property owner $4,996 for unsafe building demolition
Property owner at 7317 - 4th Avenue South receives a special assessment to cover demolition costs for an unsafe structure. This clears blight while shifting the cost to the property holder.
Land area:
1 parcel
City recovers $7,028 demolition cost from 6608 Division Avenue property
Property owner will be charged $7,028 to repay the city's cost of tearing down an unsafe building. Helps recover public spending on blight removal.
Land area:
1 parcel
City bills property owner $6,472 for emergency demolition
Property owner at 6609 1st Avenue South is assessed the cost of tearing down an unsafe building. This sets a precedent for who pays for emergency demolitions in Birmingham neighborhoods.
Land area:
1 parcel
Retired police/fire rehires can recover 50% of unused sick leave
Allows rehired public safety officers to restore accrued sick time, increasing their available leave balance and potentially reducing out-of-pocket costs for time off.
Special assessment levied for demolition at 7340 Paris Avenue
Property owner will be charged $6,044.48 for the city's cost to demolish an unsafe building at this address. The charge becomes a lien against the property until paid.
Land area:
1 parcel
Weed abatement: Special assessment imposed on blighted properties
Property owners with noxious or dangerous weeds may face city-imposed cleanup costs. Assessment follows 2017 blighting declaration and public hearing process.
Special assessment: $7,004 demolition cost at 6611 Division
Property owner at 6611 Division Avenue will be billed $7,004.48 for emergency demolition of an unsafe structure. The cost is recovered through a special assessment against the property.
Land area:
1 parcel
City recovers $5,194 demolition cost from 7111 Division Avenue
Property owner or lender will be charged $5,193.60 to cover the city's cost to tear down an unsafe building—shifting the financial burden from taxpayers to the responsible party.
Land area:
1 parcel
City recovers $12,262 demolition cost from property owner at 7400 3rd Ave S
The property owner at 7400 3rd Avenue South will be assessed $12,262.44 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. This recovers public funds spent to remove blight and hazards from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
Special assessment: $6,585 demolition cost at 4705 14th Ave N
Property owner will be billed for the city's cost to tear down an unsafe building at this address. The charge becomes a lien on the property until paid.
Land area:
1 parcel