Public Safety

Council authorizes weed abatement on blighted properties

City will clear overgrown vacant lots and bill property owners for cleanup costs. Liens will be placed against properties that don't pay.

City declares 308 properties public nuisance for overgrown weeds

Overgrown properties in your neighborhood can attract illegal dumping, pests, and crime. This action puts owners on notice to clean up or face city enforcement and potential fines.

Birmingham hosts backup 911 systems for Jefferson County

City provides emergency-services infrastructure to back up county 911 dispatch. Ensures continuity of emergency response if primary systems fail.

Emergency: City Hall fire pump relay replacement

City Hall's fire suppression system requires an emergency replacement part to restore full protection. The relay controls water pressure in the building's fire pump system.

Emergency demolition cost: $3,986 assessment on Pulaski Street property

Property owner at 4308 Pulaski Street will be charged $3,986 for the city's emergency demolition of an unsafe building. The property owner is liable for this assessment.

ADDENDUM ITEM 102 WITHDRAWN An Ordinance “TO FURTHER AMEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALLOCATIONS FUND BUDGET” for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 by transferring $31,500.00 from District #2 and appropriating 31,500.00 to Fire Department – PI

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.

Special weed abatement assessment issued for noxious properties

Property owners will be assessed fees to cover the city's cost of clearing weeds from blighted parcels. This is a follow-up to 2014 abatement work and allows the city to recover cleanup costs.

Weed abatement: special assessment against blighted properties

City charges property owners for costs of removing dangerous weeds from neglected parcels. Owners may face liens if they don't pay the assessment.

Weed abatement: special assessments levied on blighted properties

Property owners may face liens or fines for overgrown weeds on their land if deemed a public nuisance. This hearing allows owners to contest the city's determination.

Weed abatement: Special assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners in designated areas will receive bills for weed removal costs. The city is recovering cleanup expenses through special assessments on non-compliant parcels.

Weed abatement assessment hearing on blighted properties

Property owners may face fines for overgrown weeds on their land; this hearing allows them to contest the assessment or learn collection details.

Weed abatement: City assesses property owners for clearing noxious growth

Property owners with weeds or dangerous vegetation will receive special assessments to cover abatement costs. Unpaid assessments may result in liens against the property.

Special weed abatement assessments on blighted properties

Property owners in designated blighted areas will face special assessments to cover cost of clearing noxious weeds from their parcels. Assessment amounts depend on property size and location.

Weed abatement: Special assessment levied on blighted properties

Property owners in Birmingham will face special assessments to pay for city weed-abatement work on their neglected parcels. This recovers cleanup costs from owners of blighted land.

Weed abatement liens assessed on blighted properties

City recovers cleanup costs by placing liens on properties with overgrown weeds. Property owners can pay the assessment to clear the lien.

Special assessments levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners face charges to clean up noxious weeds on blighted parcels; failure to pay becomes a lien on the property.

Special assessment imposed for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners with overgrown lots declared noxious will face a special bill to cover city costs of weed removal. This continues Birmingham's enforcement of blight ordinances.

Weed abatement: Special assessments issued for noxious vegetation

Properties with dangerous or noxious weeds face special assessments to cover city cleanup costs. Property owners will receive notice of charges tied to the January 2015 weed abatement directive.

Weed abatement: special assessment set for blighted properties

City will bill property owners for cost of clearing noxious weeds from blighted parcels. Property owners can attend a hearing to contest the assessment.