City Council Meeting Recap 7.7.20
Here’s the video from today’s meeting:
Here are the main items the Birmingham City Council discussed at the July 7th, 2020 Meeting
Rezoning in North Birmingham
After a public hearing, the Birmingham City Council approved a rezoning case in the North Birmingham neighborhood for Reliable Property Group to create a gravel lot to allow storage trailers to park.
The properties (currently undeveloped) are located at 2409 20th Street North; 2008 24th Avenue North; 2015 24th Court North; 2014 24th Avenue North; 2019 24th Court North and 2414 21st Street North, and have now been rezoned from C-2 (General Commercial District) to “Q” I-1 (Light Manufacturing District).
The site will be cleared and a gravel parking area for storage of trailers and other equipment will be built. A 6-foot chain link fence will also be constructed to surround the site. Access will be restricted to a driveway on 20th Street North.
Request for COVID-19 Relief Funding
An item was withdrawn related to a CARES Act Subgrant Agreement with Jefferson County for the City to apply for $9,029,329 of COVID relief funding that would serve as eligible reimbursement for costs incurred by the City, in accordance with the CARES act. We will keep you updated on the City’s efforts to secure funding for COVID-19 relief.
Noxious Weed Abatement
The Birmingham City Council voted to authorize the abatement of nuisances and noxious weeds on over 300 hundred properties throughout the city.
The City of Birmingham’s Code Enforcement division has a multi-step process to abate and assess costs for abandoned properties with overgrown weeds.
First, a City Inspector will send the property owner a notice that their property has overgrown weeds. A picture will be taken, and a certified letter will be sent, notifying the property owner of a two-week period to address the issue. If no substantial progress is made, a “posting”, or notice, is placed upon the property, letting the property owner know that the property will be on the City Council agenda as a public nuisance.
After the City Council votes to approve the item, the property will appear a second time on the agenda authorizing the City to actually abate the weeds. Finally, the nuisance properties will appear on the agenda for a third time, once the costs have been assessed against the properties.
