§ 11-67-4 — Notice of Public Hearing; Posting of Signs and Form Thereof

Alabama § 11-67-4

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 11: Counties and Municipal Corporations
• Ch. 67: Abatement of Weeds
• Art. 1: Abatement of Weeds and Debris in Class 2 Municipalities
• Div. 1: General Provisions

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(a) After the passage of a resolution, notice of a public hearing on the matter shall be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, mailed 30 days prior to the date of the hearing and shall inform the owner of the time, date, and place of the hearing and reason therefor. The notice shall be mailed to the owner of the property as it appears of record in the revenue commissioner’s office of the county in which the Class 2 municipality is located.
(b) All notices shall carry a list of names of persons that perform such work and are registered with the city clerk. The names shall not constitute a recommendation and the failure to include the list shall not affect the operation of this division.
(c) Notice shall also be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation, in the county in which the municipality is located, once a week for two consecutive weeks, or if no newspaper is published in the county, notice shall be given by radio or television. The first notice shall be published at least 14 days prior to the date of the scheduled hearing.
(d) Two signs shall be conspicuously posted on the property. The wording of the signs shall not be less than one inch in height and shall be in substantially the following form:
NOTICE TO DESTROY OR REMOVE WEEDS OR DEBRIS
Notice is hereby given that on the _____ day of _____, 2__ at ___ A.M./P.M. in the council chamber, the council of the City of ______ will consider a resolution regarding the weeds growing or debris located on or in front of the property on ______ Street, in the City of ______, and described in the resolution, a copy of which is on file in the office of the city clerk. At the above time and place, the council shall determine whether the weeds or debris constitute a public nuisance that must be abated or removed; and, if so, shall order the abatement and removal of the nuisance. The cost of the abatement and removal shall be assessed upon the lands from which or in front of which the nuisance is abated or removed, and the cost shall constitute a lien for the nuisance abatement or removal upon the lands until paid.
If no objections are filed with the city clerk at least five days before the meeting of the council and unless the person appears before the council in person or through his or her representative to show cause, if any, why his or her objection should be sustained, it shall be presumed that the person accepts the notice as fact and waives any rights he or she may have to contest the abatement or removal of the nuisance and the action of the council shall be final unless good and sufficient cause can be otherwise shown.
Reference is made to the resolution, on file in the office of the city clerk, for further particulars.
Dated this _____ day of _______, 2__.
___________ Name of city By: ________ City Clerk
(e) The notice shall be posted at least seven days prior to the time for hearing objections by the governing body of the municipality.

Legislative History

(Acts 1988, No. 88-329, p. 496, §4A; Act 2025-86, §1.)