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Council advances multiple nuisance declarations, tables three properties; rezoning at 5301 Moffett Road cleared for immediate action
Summary
Staff asked the council to declare several structures public nuisances and to order demolition; some properties were tabled pending ownership or repair permits. Council members also discussed a rezoning at 5301 Moffett Road, which staff said would likely improve stormwater conditions by about 10 percent.
City staff asked the Mobile City Council to declare several structures public nuisances and to order demolition where owners have not made repairs; the council also heard an update on a rezoning request for 5301 Moffett Road.
At the meeting, staff reported no progress on repairs for 770 Walworth Street, 1053 Bay Avenue and 1101 Bay Avenue and recommended moving forward with public-nuisance declarations and demolition orders for those properties. Staff recommended tabling 2813 Longleaf Drive to allow a new owner time to make repairs and tabling 710 Smith Street while an ownership dispute is resolved. For 554 Hickory Street staff said the owner has a demolition permit and the property should be permanently tabled while demolition proceeds.
Staff also provided an update on 612 Bizil Avenue (listed in agenda materials), saying the structure still showed roof and exterior wall damage but that the owner had applied for a repair permit; staff said they were open to tabling that property 30 to 60 days to allow permit resubmittal.
On development, Councilmember Gregory said the rezoning proposal at 5301 Moffett Road (from B-2 to B-3) has been adjusted with engineers and neighbors and “will likely improve the [stormwater] situation by about 10%,” and that neighbors who had raised flooding concerns were now agreeable to the proposal.
Why it matters: nuisance declarations and demolitions address public-safety and blight concerns; rezoning and engineering changes affect flood risk, site development and neighborhood concerns.
Next steps: staff asked the council to move forward on the nuisance declarations where no repairs or permits have been filed and to table those properties where owners are actively working or where ownership is disputed. The rezoning item will proceed through the ordinance process; staff said they do not need another layover and anticipated moving forward.
Ending: several consent resolutions and ordinances were introduced on the agenda related to demolitions, rezoning and capital projects; staff will return with required ordinance hearings and scheduled actions.
