Weed abatement: City assigns cleanup costs to property owners
Property owners may face special assessments to cover the cost of removing noxious or dangerous weeds from their land. This follows a 2012 city declaration allowing enforcement.
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Public Safety
Agenda items
Public Safety items
Weed abatement: special assessment against properties
Properties with dangerous or noxious weeds face a special assessment to cover city cleanup costs. Affects property owners in areas where weeds were declared hazardous under a 2013 city rule.
Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties
Property owners will face special assessments to cover costs of removing noxious weeds from their land. Owners who don't comply face liens or collection action.
Weed abatement liens assessed on blighted properties
City imposes special assessments on owners of neglected lots with dangerous weeds. Property owners will receive bills for cleanup costs; unpaid liens can affect property sales or refinancing.
Special assessment: weed abatement liens on blighted properties
City assesses property owners for costs of clearing noxious weeds from neglected parcels. Owners who don't pay can face liens on their properties.
City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; owner pays removal costs
Abandoned or broken-down vehicles clutter neighborhoods and reduce property values. This action removes one from the public right-of-way and holds the registered owner financially responsible for cleanup.
Remove inoperable vehicle; costs billed to owner
Abandoned car will be removed from the neighborhood. The owner pays for the removal cost.
Inoperable vehicle removal; costs charged to owner
City removes abandoned or broken-down vehicles from neighborhoods and bills the registered owner. Helps clear blight from residential areas.
City removes inoperable vehicle, bills registered owner
Abandoned or disabled cars are removed from neighborhoods as public nuisances; the cost of removal is charged to the vehicle's owner. Clears blight from residential areas.
Remove inoperable vehicle as public nuisance
City removes abandoned cars from neighborhoods, cleaning up blight and improving safety. Removal costs charged to registered owner.
City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance
Abandoned or broken-down vehicles create safety hazards and drag down neighborhood conditions. Removal costs get billed to the registered owner.
City declares 800 Albany Street unsafe; demolition authorized
Wylam neighborhood property condemned as dangerous and ordered demolished. Removes blighted structure from the community.
Land area:
1 parcel
City declares 1305 2nd Ave W unsafe; building to be demolished
Blighted property at 1305 2nd Avenue West will be torn down after city declares it unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition clears the way for neighborhood stabilization.
Land area:
1 parcel
Unsafe building at 1432 Alabama Ave. ordered demolished
City declares the building unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing the way for demolition. Removes a blighted property from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
Council orders demolition of unsafe building at 204 Graymont Ave North
City declares the building a public nuisance and safety hazard, clearing the way for demolition. Removes blight from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
City bills owner $3,036 for demolition of unsafe building at 2433 Dawson Ave S.W
Property owner will be assessed for the cost of removing an unsafe structure from their lot. The city has already completed the demolition and is now recovering expenses through this special assessment.
Land area:
1 parcel
Property owner billed $9,236 for unsafe building demolition at 42 Norwood Circle
The property owner at 42 Norwood Circle will be charged $9,236.04 to cover the city's cost of demolishing the unsafe structure. This special assessment becomes a lien on the property until paid.
Land area:
1 parcel
City recovers $2,726 demolition cost from unsafe building at 5420 Gordon
Property owner is charged for the cost of tearing down an unsafe structure. The city recovers demolition expenses through a special assessment on the property.
Land area:
1 parcel
Special assessment: $2,085.92 for demolition at 112 W. Ann Drive S.W.
Residents of this property are being charged for the cost of demolishing an unsafe building. The charge appears on their tax bill as a special assessment.
Land area:
1 parcel
City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1516 Graymont Avenue West
Unsafe structure removed from neighborhood; improves public safety and property values on block. Part of ongoing effort to address blighted properties.
Land area:
1 parcel