City assesses weed abatement costs against property owners
Property owners will receive bills for the city's cost to clear noxious weeds from their land. This is how Birmingham recovers abatement expenses from negligent owners.
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Public Safety
Agenda items
Public Safety items
Weed abatement: special assessment levied on blighted properties
City is charging property owners for costs to clear noxious weeds from neglected land. Owners who don't pay will face liens or tax consequences.
City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3600 42nd Ave N
City will remove a blighted property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance. Demolition typically clears the way for neighborhood cleanup and potential future development or land recovery.
Land area:
1 parcel
City orders demolition of blighted building at 1505 12th Avenue North
Property deemed unsafe and a public nuisance will be removed, improving safety and appearance in the neighborhood.
Duplex at 1623 31st Ave. North ordered demolished as unsafe nuisance
City orders demolition of a blighted duplex that poses safety and neighborhood concerns. Removal clears a tax-delinquent property from the area.
Land area:
1 parcel
Unsafe building at 609–78th Street South ordered demolished
City declares the structure a public nuisance and will tear it down. Removes blight and potential hazard from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3037 33rd Street North
Blighted structure declared a public nuisance will be torn down. Removal clears hazard and aids neighborhood recovery.
Land area:
1 parcel
Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 1717 Steiner Ave
City identifies 1717 Steiner Avenue as unsafe and a public nuisance, clearing the path for demolition. Removes blighted structure from neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
Building at 17-11th Court West declared unsafe; demolition approved
City will demolish a blighted property declared unsafe and a public nuisance. Removes hazard from neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
City declares 731 9th Court West unsafe; demolition approved
Property at 731 9th Court West will be demolished after the city determined it poses a public safety hazard. Neighbors may see the structure removed soon.
Land area:
1 parcel
City orders demolition of unsafe building at 1338 33rd Street North
An unsafe, blighted building near your neighborhood will be removed. Demolition clears code violations and improves public safety.
Land area:
1 parcel
City demolishes unsafe building at 1007 11th Place North
Blighted building removal can improve neighborhood safety and property values. One property cleared in central Birmingham.
Land area:
1 parcel
City demolishes unsafe duplex at 1018-20 12th Street North
Duplex declared a public nuisance and unsafe will be torn down. Removes blight and potential hazard from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
City condemns and orders demolition of 1727–1729 Steiner Avenue
Building declared unsafe and a public nuisance; demolition will remove a blight hazard from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
City assesses property owner $4,051 for unsafe-building demolition
Property owner at 2319 29th Street West will pay $4,051 to cover the city's cost of demolishing an unsafe structure. This clears a blight hazard from the neighborhood.
Land area:
1 parcel
Property owner billed $2,589 for unsafe building demolition
City recovers demolition costs by assessing the property owner at 6449 Division Avenue. This clears a blighted structure and recaptures public spending.
Land area:
1 parcel
City assesses $3,239 to property owner for building demolition
Property owner at 7317 Sparta Avenue will be billed $3,238.84 to cover the city's cost for removing an unsafe structure. The special assessment appears on the property tax bill.
Land area:
1 parcel
19 properties declared public nuisance for overgrown weeds
City is moving to clean up blighted properties with noxious weeds. Neighbors will see notice posted on each property as abatement proceeds.
Land area:
19 parcels
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.
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.