Weed abatement assessment hearing on blighted properties
City is collecting fines from property owners for noxious weeds declared a public nuisance in 2017. Hearing allows affected owners to contest the assessment before liens are placed.
Topic
Public Safety
Agenda items
Public Safety items
Special assessment: weed abatement costs billed to property owners
Property owners may face charges for city weed removal on their lots. The assessment covers noxious or dangerous weeds declared a nuisance in 2017.
Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties
Property owners will receive bills for city weed-abatement costs on their blighted parcels. This follows a 2017 city declaration and gives owners a chance to contest the charges at a public hearing.
Weed abatement assessment levied on blighted properties
City collects costs for clearing noxious weeds from abandoned or neglected parcels; property owners may face liens if assessments go unpaid.
Demolition cost charged to property: 303 67th Street North
Property owner at 303 67th Street North is being charged $3,388.08 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe building. This special assessment becomes a lien on the property if unpaid.
Land area:
1 parcel
Weed abatement: special assessment on noxious properties
City levies cleanup costs against property owners who allow dangerous weeds to grow unchecked, funding blight removal citywide.
City removes inoperable motor vehicle as public nuisance
Eliminates abandoned vehicle from neighborhood streets; removal costs billed to the registered owner.
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.
Remove inoperable vehicle declared public nuisance
City removes abandoned or inoperable cars that create neighborhood blight and safety hazards; removal costs charged to the vehicle owner.
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.
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.
City accepts equipment donation from Jefferson County Emergency Management Agenc
Birmingham receives equipment donation from JCEMA at no cost, potentially strengthening emergency response capacity.
City clears blighted building at 2328 South Park Drive for demolition
Unsafe structure declared a public nuisance and scheduled for removal. Demolition clears a blight hazard in the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
Unsafe building at 2309 South Park Terrace ordered demolished
Property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be removed, improving neighborhood safety and clearing blight from the area.
Land area:
1 parcel
Unsafe building at 1336 3rd St. North ordered demolished
City is removing a condemned building deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Property at 1336 3rd Street North will be cleared.
Land area:
1 parcel
Unsafe building at 6116 Grove Ave ordered demolished
City will demolish a condemned building in the RC neighborhood, removing a public hazard and blighted property.
Land area:
1 parcel
City declares 3519 Avenue B unsafe, orders demolition
The building at 3519 Avenue B has been deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. The city will proceed with demolition to remove the hazard from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
Unsafe building at 832 51st Street, Ensley marked for demolition
City will tear down a condemned building identified as a public nuisance and safety hazard in the Ensley neighborhood. Removes a blighted structure from the community.
Land area:
1 parcel
Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 2307 Avenue I, Ensley
City declares the property unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing the way for demolition to remove blight from the Ensley neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
Unsafe building at 1609 Avenue I slated for demolition
City will demolish a blighted structure in Ensley deemed unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing the parcel for potential redevelopment or land recovery.
Land area:
1 parcel