(A) (1) Whenever a nuisance shall exist on any premises in the town, the Chief of Police or the County Health Officer shall give notice to the owner or occupant of the premises of the existence of the nuisance and shall direct that the nuisance be abated.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person receiving a notice to abate a nuisance, given pursuant to this section, to fail to start abatement of the nuisance within 24 hours after such notice.
(B) In the event the owner or occupant of the premises shall fail to abate a nuisance on his or her premises after having been given notice pursuant to division (A) above, the town may abate the nuisance and the costs of abatement shall be certified to the tax collector and collected as taxes.
(2013 Code, § 10-1) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Abatement of public health nuisances, see G.S. § 160A-193