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A Resolution Fixing and Assessing the Costs of Demolition of an Unsafe Structure located at 3915 Linton Lane Pursuant to Ala. Code § 11-40-30 et seq. (1975)
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WHEREAS, under Ala. Code, § 11-40-30 (1975), any incorporated municipality of the State of Alabama may, after notice as provided by law, move or demolish buildings and structures, or parts of buildings and structures, party walls, and foundations when found by the governing body of the municipality to be unsafe to the extent of being a public nuisance from any cause; and
WHEREAS, the property located at 3915 Linton Lane, Foley, Alabama 36535, and identified as Tax Parcel ID No. 05-61-03-08-4-001-038.000 (PIN 7196), Baldwin County, Alabama, is owned of record by Rufus Chavers, Jr.; and
WHEREAS, the appropriate municipal official of the City of Foley found that the fire-damaged, dilapidated single-family dwelling structure located on the above-described property was unsafe to the extent of being a public nuisance, and notice was given to the owner of record and all mortgagees of record by certified or registered mail, and notice of the order was posted at or within three feet of an entrance to the structure, all as required by Ala. Code, § 11-40-31 (1975); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Foley conducted a public hearing on or about July 6, 2026, at which interested parties were afforded an opportunity to be heard, and the City Council determined that the structure was unsafe to the extent of being a public nuisance and ordered its demolition pursuant to Ala. Code, § 11-40-32 (1975), as reflected in Resolution 26- 1168-RES (setting a public hearing) and Resolution 26-1227-RES (authorizing entry upon the property and abatement of the public nuisance and directing that a complete record of the cost of abatement be kept and rendered to the City Council); and
WHEREAS, the demolition of the structure located at 3915 Linton Lane has been completed; and
WHEREAS, the appropriate municipal...
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