Special assessment: weed abatement liens on blighted properties
City collects costs for removing noxious weeds from abandoned or neglected properties by placing liens against those parcels. Homeowners may face charges if their property is assessed.
Topic
Public Safety
Agenda items
Public Safety items
Special weed abatement assessment levied on blighted properties
City assigns cleanup costs to property owners with noxious weeds. Assessment amounts and parcel addresses not provided in agenda item.
Weed abatement: special assessments set against properties
City may charge property owners for costs of clearing noxious weeds from their land. Owners with assessments will receive notice and a chance to be heard.
Fire Department appliances: $2,825 to D & R Appliance
City spending $2,825 on appliances (likely stoves, refrigerators, etc.) for Fire Department operations.
Special assessment for weed abatement on blighted properties
Property owners will receive special assessments to cover costs of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from blighted properties. This enforces accountability for code violations and blighted-property cleanup.
Unsafe building at 4225 41st Ave N ordered demolished
City declares this property unsafe and a public nuisance, directing demolition. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
Weed abatement: 4721 Carver Avenue SW removed from special assessment
Property at 4721 Carver Avenue SW is cleared of the weed-abatement charge that funded city cleanup efforts. Owner no longer responsible for that special assessment.
Land area:
1 parcel
City orders demolition of unsafe building at 104 7th Ave South
Blighted property at 104 7th Avenue South is being demolished after being declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal clears the site for redevelopment and improves neighborhood safety and appearance.
Land area:
1 parcel
City orders demolition of unsafe building at 19 Center Street South
Unsafe building at a downtown address will be demolished. Removal clears a public nuisance and may open the property for redevelopment or stabilization of the block.
Land area:
1 parcel
Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 4216 Jackson Street
Condemned property will be removed to address blight and public safety hazard in the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
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; costs assessed to owner
Abandoned or broken-down vehicles clutter neighborhoods and signal neglect. The city removes them and charges the registered owner for the cost.
Inoperable vehicle abatement; removal costs assessed to owner
City removes abandoned or non-working vehicles from streets and properties; costs are billed to the registered owner.
Weed abatement liens authorized on nuisance properties
City will clear overgrown weeds on abandoned or neglected properties and bill owners; unpaid costs become a lien against the property.
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.
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.
Remove inoperable vehicle from property; costs charged to owner
City removes a junk vehicle classified as a public nuisance. Owner pays removal costs.
Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance
City removes abandoned or non-working vehicles from neighborhoods. Costs of removal are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.