DRAFT PH Packet 2022.09.20PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA
PRATTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
6:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL:
CALL TO ORDER:
1. RESOLUTION: To Authorize the Mayor to have Various Weeded Lots Abated per Title 11,
Chapter 67 of the Code of Alabama, 1975, as Amended. {Sponsored By: Councilor Starnes}
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RESOLUTION
[To Authorize the Mayor to have Various Weeded Lots Abated per Title 11, Chapter 67 of the
Code of Alabama, 1975, as Amended.]
{Sponsored By: Councilor Starnes}
WHEREAS, an abundance of overgrown grass or weeds:
1. is injurious to the public health, safety and general welfare by providing a breeding
ground and shelter for rats, mice, snakes, mosquitoes and other vermin;
2. may cause the further spread of weeds;
3. may hide debris, such as glass or metal, that could inflict injury on a person going to
such property;
4. may also pose a fire hazard and respiratory hazard; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Prattville declared in Resolution Book 2022-
A, Page 156, that the abundance of overgrown grass and weeds at various addresses in the
City constituted a public nuisance and set a public hearing to discuss said nuisances; and
WHEREAS, notice, as required by §11-67-62, Code of Alabama, 1975, as amended,
was provided in the Montgomery Advertiser, by certified mail, and by signage on the subject
property; and
WHEREAS, the Prattville Police Department Code Enforcement Officer has inspected
said property and determined that the public nuisance still exists; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held the required public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on September
20, 2022, permitting the owner(s) of said property to present evidence, objections, and protest
regarding the proposed removal of weeds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Prattville
declares that the abundance of overgrown grass and weeds on the property continue to be
a public nuisance:
172 Maple Street- Smith James K. & Mary Jean c/o LERP Properties LLC, 172 Maple
Street, Prattville, AL 36067 (19 04 17 1 009 003.000)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor shall have the overgrown grass and weeds
on the property listed above cut or removed using city forces or private contractors. Any
property owner(s) shall have the right to have any weeds removed at his or her own expense
provided the removal is done prior to the commencement of work by employees or agents of
the City. The Mayor shall keep an accounting of all costs related to the removal of overgrown
grass and weeds and report such cost to the City Council following their removal.
ADOPTED THIS 20TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022.
By: Lora Lee Boone, President
Prattville City Council
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AUTHENTICATED THIS 20TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022.
By: Paula G. Barlow
City Clerk
APPROVED:
By: Bill Gillespie, Jr.
Mayor
RESOLUTION BOOK 2022-A, PAGE