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Homewood council moves on multiple nuisance cases: several properties declared nuisances, others dropped or continued
Summary
At its Sept. 15 meeting the council heard dozens of public nuisance items; several properties were declared nuisances and placed on the city's abatement track, others were dropped because owners remedied conditions or the cases were continued.
The Homewood City Council on Monday processed a lengthy nuisance docket: it declared some properties public nuisances and continued or dropped others after staff reports and occasional owner contact.
City staff member Scott Cook presented multiple properties cited for violations of the city's excessive growth and sanitation ordinances. The council declared as public nuisances the properties at 1807 Mayfair Drive (Resolution 25 1 62), 2534 Central Avenue (Resolution 25 1 63), 251 Carr Avenue (Resolution 25 1 64; also referred to the Abatement Board), and 10450 Forest Brook Drive (Resolution 25 1 65). For several other properties, including one at 139 State Farm Parkway and one at 20 West Lehi Shore Drive, the council voted to drop the matter after staff reported the owners had abated the violations.
Cook described the typical enforcement sequence: staff posts the property, sends certified notices, and schedules a public hearing if the owner does not timely abate the violation. If the council declares a nuisance and the owner does not remedy the condition within the statutory period, "the city would schedule to clean it ourselves and place a lien on the property for the cost of that," he said.
In one case the owner had already cut a tree and addressed the grass and the council dropped the item after viewing the staff pictures. In another case an owner-occupant reported health issues and the council continued the hearing to the Sept. 29 meeting so the resident and council can discuss the timeline.
Most declarations and drops passed unanimously; the 405 Woodvale Lane item (discussed separately) passed 9 to 1. The council referred at least one vacant, open structure with transient issues to the Abatement Board for additional action.
Cook's staff photos and the certified-notice process formed the basis for each public hearing; actions taken were recorded by resolution numbers noted above.
