Title
A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING
DECLARING WEEDS TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE
AND ORDERING ITS ABATEMENT AT CODY LANE
Summary
Request a resolution setting a public hearing declaring weeds to be a public nuisance and ordering its abatement at the parcel on Cody Lane (off of Keller Road).
Body
WHEREAS, there have been complaints about the growth of grass, weeds and other vegetative growth located at Cody Lane, Foley, Alabama, Tax Parcel ID# 05-61-05-21-2-001-001.000, and
WHEREAS, investigations by City forces have substantiated the growth is of the type and character that can be a public nuisance as defined in the State of Alabama Code, 1975, §11-67-21, and City Ordinance 1095-09, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Foley will now give notice as prescribed by the State of Alabama Code, 1975, §11-67-22 and §11-67-23, of a Public Hearing to be held to determine if the area should be declared a public nuisance and give the property owners an opportunity to remove the growth of grass, weeds and other vegetative growth.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Foley City Council in regular session 20th day of March, 2017, as follows:
Section 1: Notice of public hearing on the matter shall be given by certified mail, return receipt requested to the property owners. The notice shall be set for 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 1, 2017.
Section 2: Notice shall also be given in The Onlooker once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first notice shall be published at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date scheduled for the public hearing in Section 1 of this resolution.
Section 3: Two signs shall be conspicuously posted on the properties described in this resolution. The wording of the signs shall be not less than one inch in height and shall be substantially in the form of the notice contained in Section 11-67-23 of the State of Alabama Code. The notice shall be posted at least seven days prior to the time for the public hearing to hear objections to dec...
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