Section 45-3-171 – Applicability.
Section 45-3-171 Applicability. The provisions of this part shall only apply to any municipality located in Barbour County, Alabama. (Act 97-886, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 242, Art. I, §1; Act 97-929, p. 382, Art. I, §1.)
Section 45-3-171.02 – Weeds May Be Declared a Public Nuisance and Abated.
Section 45-3-171.02 Weeds may be declared a public nuisance and abated. All weeds growing upon streets, sidewalks, or upon private property within any municipalities located in Barbour County, Alabama, which bear seeds of a wingy or downy nature, which attain such a large growth as to become a fire menace when dry, or which are […]
Section 45-3-171.04 – Report of Appropriate City Official; Resolution Declaring a Public Nuisance.
Section 45-3-171.04 Report of appropriate city official; resolution declaring a public nuisance. The term appropriate city official as used in Section 45-3-171.02 to 45-3-171.14, inclusive, shall mean any city official or employee designated by the mayor or other chief executive officer of the city as the person to exercise the authority and perform the duties […]
Section 45-3-171.06 – Notice to Owner; Contents; Posting of Signs.
Section 45-3-171.06 Notice to owner; contents; posting of signs. After the passage of a resolution, the appropriate city official shall send notice of the action to the last person or persons, firm, association, or corporation last assessing the property for state taxes, by certified or registered mail to the address on file in the revenue […]
Section 45-3-171.08 – Hearings on Weeds.
Section 45-3-171.08 Hearings on weeds. Within the time specified in the notice, but not more than 14 days from the date the notice is given, any person, firm, or corporation, may file a written request for a hearing before the governing body of the city, together with objections to the finding by the city governing […]
Section 45-3-171.10 – Entry of Municipal Employees and Agents on Property to Abate Nuisance; Abatement by Private Contractor.
Section 45-3-171.10 Entry of municipal employees and agents on property to abate nuisance; abatement by private contractor. If the nuisance on the property has not been abated within 14 days after the city governing body’s resolution, the major of the city shall order the nuisance to be abated. The abatement may be accomplished, at the […]
Section 45-3-171.12 – Accounting of Cost of Abatement.
Section 45-3-171.12 Accounting of cost of abatement. The appropriate city official shall given an itemized written report to the city governing body regarding the cost of abating the nuisance. The cost of abatement shall be the actual cost the city incurs in the abatement, including administrative costs. Should the city contract for abatement, the cost […]
Section 45-3-171.14 – Cost of Constitute Weed Lines; Report to Revenue Commissioner; Amounts to Be Included in Tax Bills; Collection.
Section 45-3-171.14 Cost of constitute weed lines; report to revenue commissioner; amounts to be included in tax bills; collection. The confirmed cost of abatement shall hereinafter be referred to as a weed lien and thus made and confirmed shall constitute a weed lien on the property for the amount of the weed lien. After confirmation […]
Section 45-3-171.16 – Demolition of Unsafe Structures.
Section 45-3-171.16 Demolition of unsafe structures. Any municipality located in Barbour County, Alabama, shall have authority, after notice provided herein, to move or demolish buildings and structures, or parts of buildings and structures, party walls and foundations, when the same are found by the governing body of the city to be unsafe to the extent […]
Section 45-3-171.18 – Appropriate City Officials.
Section 45-3-171.18 Appropriate city officials. The term appropriate city official as used in Sections 45-3-171.16 to 45-3-171.26, inclusive, shall mean any city building official or deputy and any other city official or city employee designated by the mayor or other chief executive officer of the city as the person to exercise the authority and perform […]
Section 45-3-171.20 – Hearings on Unsafe Structures; Orders; Appeals.
Section 45-3-171.20 Hearings on unsafe structures; orders; appeals. (a) Within the time specified in the notice, but not more than 30 days from the date the notice is given, any person, firm, or corporation having an interest in the building or structure may file a written request for a hearing before the governing body of […]
Section 45-3-171.22 – Report of Cost of Demolition; Adoption of Resolution Fixing Costs; Proceeds of Sale of Salvaged Materials; Objections to Finding of Cost; Notice.
Section 45-3-171.22 Report of cost of demolition; adoption of resolution fixing costs; proceeds of sale of salvaged materials; objections to finding of cost; notice. Upon demolition of the building or structure, the appropriate city official shall make an itemized written report to the governing body of the cost thereof. The cost of the demolition shall […]
Section 45-3-171.24 – Assessment of Costs; Sale and Redemption of Lots.
Section 45-3-171.24 Assessment of costs; sale and redemption of lots. The city shall have the power to assess the costs authorized herein against any lot or lots, parcel or parcels of land purchased by the State of Alabama at any sale for nonpayment of taxes, and where any assessment is made against the lot or […]
Section 45-3-171.26 – Payment of Assessments.
Section 45-3-171.26 Payment of assessments. Payment of any assessment, or if delinquent, the collection of the assessment, shall be made in the manner and as provided for the payment of municipal improvement assessments as provided for the payment of an delinquent collection of municipal improvement assessments pursuant to Article 1 (commending with Section 11-48-1) of […]
Section 45-3-171.28 – Part Cumulative in Nature.
Section 45-3-171.28 Part cumulative in nature. This part shall be cumulative in its nature, and in addition to any and all power and authority which any city may have under any other law. (Act 97-886, 1st Sp. Sess., p. 242, Art. III, §7; Act 97-929, p. 382, Art. III, §7.)