Ala. Code § 45-8-172.02
Whenever any officer or employee of the city or the county having that responsibility reports to the city or county governing body the existence of any condition enumerated in Section 45-8-172.01, the city governing body or the county commission may, by resolution, if the proof is satisfactory, declare the condition to be a public nuisance. The resolution shall refer to the street or road by the name under which it is commonly known, and describe the property upon which or in front of which the nuisance exists by giving a legal description thereof. No other description of the property shall be required. Any number of streets, roads, sidewalks, or parcels of private property may be included in the same resolution.
Ala. Code § 45-8-172.02 (1975)