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A Resolution Setting A Public Hearing Declaring 405 W Laurel Avenue To Be A Public Nuisance And Ordering Its Abatement
Summary
The Environmental Department requests a resolution to set a public hearing declaring 405 W Laurel Avenue to be a public nuisance and order its abatement. This property has a dead tree in the process of falling and two other trees with large dead limbs close to dropping in the common area in front of the apartment building at this address. This poses a potential danger to the residents.
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WHEREAS, there have been complaints about the dead tree and limbs located at 405 W Laurel Avenue, Foley, Alabama, Tax Parcel ID# 05-54-09-29-4-000-004.001, and
WHEREAS, investigations by City forces have substantiated the growth is of the type and character that can be a public nuisance as defined the City Ordinance 1066-08, 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 dead tree and limbs.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Foley City Council in regular session on the 1st day of December, 2025, as follows:
Section 1: Notice of public hearing on the matter shall be given by certified mail, return receipt requested to the property owners.
Section 2: Notice shall also be given in The Onlooker or The Baldwin Times 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 9-64., B. of the Ordinance. The notice shall be post...
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