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Public Works Department
The City’s Public Works Department tries to keep the City looking
its best at all times. The Department takes care of the City
streets and park areas in several ways. The City’s right-of-ways
are maintained by grass cutting and clearing of excess undergrowth
to help with visibility and safety. Ditches and culverts are
cleared of debris to help maintain the drainage system. Streets are
routinely inspected for potholes and damage. The park areas and ball
fields are cleared of litter and debris and mowed as often as
possible to try and sustain an attractive appearance.
All regulatory, warning, and street signs along the right-of-way
within the City limits are the responsibility of the City. If you
see a traffic sign that is down or damaged, please report it to City
Hall at 492-2414. Please report theft or destruction of street
signs to the Police Department.
Sanitation Services
Household sanitation
pickup/disposal services within the City limits are provided
by Allied Waste. Pickup days are Tuesday and Wednesday
according to your location. The current monthly charge for
the service is $13 which is billed on a quarterly basis at
$39. This charge is billed by City Hall and is billed
separately from other City utilities such as water and
sewer.
All citizens are asked
to place all garbage/trash in plastic garbage bags before
placing the bags in the 90-gallon carts provided by Allied
Waste. This will help reduce the amount of litter that is
scattered by the garbage trucks on pickup days and also in
the event the cart is turned over before it is emptied. For
safety, broken glass or other sharp objects should not be
placed loose in the garbage carts. Enclose these items in a
rigid container before placing them in a garbage bag.
No liquid paint,
building materials, batteries, oil, or hazardous materials
may be placed in the garbage carts nor will these items be
picked up by Allied Waste.
Limb/Yard Debris Pickup
Information
On the first working
Monday of each month, weather permitting, the City will pick
up small limbs, shrubbery trimmings, bagged grass clippings
and leaves. Occasionally, the pickup has to be
re-scheduled. Citizens must call City Hall to have their
name and address added to the list maintained for each
month’s pickup. All items must be placed on the street
right-of-way.
The City will pick up
the equivalent of what would fill a pickup truck bed at no
charge. All additional amounts picked up will be at a
charge of $25/load. Payment for extra loads must be
received in advance.
Limbs to be picked up
cannot be longer than four (4) feet in length or larger than
two (2) inches in diameter. Limbs must be of a size that
one (1) man can handle them.
The City does not pick
up stumps, tree trunks, tree tops, mattresses, appliances,
carpeting or padding, building materials, plumbing fixtures,
sofas, chairs, grills, tires, brick or concrete. These
items can be disposed of at the local landfill [Three
Corners’ Regional Landfill – (256) 447-1881] or the Gadsden
Transfer Station).
Debris left by tree
surgeons, pulpwood cutters, landscape companies, roofers,
construction workers, etc. will not be picked. These items
are the responsibility of the companies or homeowners. (The
companies are also required to obtain a City business
license and applicable permits.)
Building
Permits/Business Licenses
City of Hokes Bluff
Building/Business License Inspector
Arvil Alford
City of Hokes Bluff
3301 Alford Bend Road
Hokes Bluff, AL 35903
(256) 492-2414
FAX (256) 492-2416
The building/business license inspector ensures compliance with the
City’s Land Use Plan, Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Regulations,
business license ordinance, and International Building Code. The
purpose of these regulations is to help protect the health, safety
and welfare of the City’s citizens by enforcing building,
electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas and fire standards. All new
residential and commercial construction and renovations within the
City limits must be permitted and are inspected. In addition, any
company/business/individual engaging in commerce within the City
limits of Hokes Bluff is required to purchase a City business
license for the current year.
Building
permits are required in the following cases:
- When building or installing concrete service walls,
decks or patio covers, chimneys, garages, heating, ventilation,
air-conditioning supply or exhaust systems, swimming pools, tool or
storage sheds.
- When adding or changing rooms, dormers, bay windows or
other wall openings, water heaters or other plumbing, furnaces or
other parts of a heating or air conditioning system, circuits or
other parts of electrical systems, closing in a screened porch,
garages to living areas.
- When repairing or replacing roofing, siding, termite
damage, porches, existing stone, brick or concrete, interior wall
coverings of restaurants, outside wall coverings.
- When changing the use of a building, such as changing
from a retail store to a restaurant, or from a single family
residence to any type of commercial property.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission meets the 2nd Tuesday of every
month in the Council room at 6:00 pm. Call City Hall to be placed
on the agenda of the Planning Commission.
Zoning Board
of Adjustment meetings are scheduled as required.
The function of the Zoning
Board of Adjustment is to hear and decide upon the
interpretation and application of the provisions of the City’s
Zoning Ordinance in special cases. The Zoning Board of
Adjustment is not a legislative body with authority to
substitute its opinion for that of the governing body (City
Council or Planning Commission) nor is it charged with the
routine administration of the Planning Commission. The Zoning
Board of Adjustment is an appeal board for variances, ordinance
interpretations and special exceptions. The Board does not have
unlimited power. It must comply with the powers granted to it
by State statute and local ordinance.
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