Council declares multiple Seabreeze and Cresthaven properties public nuisances, orders securing or demolition

At the June 17 Mobile City Council meeting, members approved resolutions declaring multiple properties in the Seabreeze and Cresthaven areas public nuisances and ordered the structures secured and/or demolished.

The council moved and approved resolutions listing addresses on Seabreeze Road North, Seabreeze Road East, Seabreeze Court and Cresthaven Road and directed the city to secure or remove the structures identified as public nuisances.

Council paperwork and the clerk’s reading included many affected addresses; during the meeting the clerk read the list and council voted to declare the structures public nuisances and order them secured and/or demolished. At least one grouped motion covering addresses on Seabreeze Road North, Seabreeze Road East, Seabreeze Court and Cresthaven Road passed and was recorded as “declared the structures ... public nuisances and ordering them secured and demolished.”

For one set of properties the council voted to lay the item over for 60 days. A motion to “delay over 60 days” was made, seconded and approved; the transcript records, “Item laid off for 60 days.” The council also approved other consent resolutions relating to declaring specific structures public nuisances and ordering repairs, securing or demolition as part of the consent docket.

What happened next: the council approved the nuisance declarations and the associated orders to secure or demolish, and postponed action on at least one group of properties for 60 days. The transcript does not detail demolition schedules, cost estimates or specific enforcement timelines; those details would be in enforcing department records.