§ 45-57-170.01 — Public Nuisance

Alabama § 45-57-170.01

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 45: Local Laws
• Ch. 57: Russell County
• Art. 17: Health and Environment
• Part 1: Environment
• Subpart 1: Junkyards

Text

(a)
It is unlawful and constitutes a public nuisance for the owner or other person in charge or in control of a building, lot, junkyard, or other premises within the unincorporated territory of Russell County to fail to keep the lot, junkyard, or premises clean and free from junk and litter including, but not limited to, used tires and any abandoned or burned out manufactured home or mobile home, and any materials within which water may accumulate or which may shelter or encourage the growth of insects or rodents, or materials which generate obnoxious odors, or which offend the esthetics of the community, and which thereby cause a substantial diminution in the value of other property nearby or which threaten the health and safety of any resident.
Used tires shall be covered and kept out of the weather.
In the event an abandoned or burned out manufactured home or mobile home constitutes a nuisance and title to the home is not held by the owner of the lot or property where it is located, the owner of the lot or property shall be notified of the provision of Chapter 12A, Title 35, and given time to follow the procedures of Chapter
12A
prior
to
the
institution
of
a
civil
action
by
the
county
commission to abate the nuisance.
(b) This subpart shall not apply to any company, corporation, or business currently operating, whose primary purpose or business is salvage materials, building refuse, waste products, timber stumps, trees, or brush and other debris that results from clearing land, cutting timber, or refurbishing or constructing buildings. This subpart shall not apply to farm buildings or farm equipment and farm materials stored around farm buildings on a farm.

Legislative History

(Act 98–596, p. 1308, § 2; Act 2005–150, p. 266, § 1; Act 2009–597, § 1.)