The term appropriate city official as used in Section 45-3-171.02 to 45-3-171.14, inclusive, shall mean any city official or employee designated by the mayor or other chief executive officer of the city as the person to exercise the authority and perform the duties delegated by those sections to be "appropriate city official."
The appropriate city official shall report to the city governing body whenever weeds are growing upon any street, sidewalk, or private property which constitute a nuisance. Upon receiving a report, the city governing body may declare the same to be a public nuisance and order its abatement.
Structure Code of Alabama
Article 17 - Health and Environment.
Section 45-3-171 - Applicability.
Section 45-3-171.02 - Weeds May Be Declared a Public Nuisance and Abated.
Section 45-3-171.04 - Report of Appropriate City Official; Resolution Declaring a Public Nuisance.
Section 45-3-171.06 - Notice to Owner; Contents; Posting of Signs.
Section 45-3-171.08 - Hearings on Weeds.
Section 45-3-171.12 - Accounting of Cost of Abatement.
Section 45-3-171.16 - Demolition of Unsafe Structures.
Section 45-3-171.18 - Appropriate City Officials.
Section 45-3-171.20 - Hearings on Unsafe Structures; Orders; Appeals.
Section 45-3-171.24 - Assessment of Costs; Sale and Redemption of Lots.