(A) If any person, having been ordered to abate such a public nuisance, fails, neglects, or refuses to abate or remove the condition constituting the nuisance within 15 days of being provided notice pursuant to Section 6 of such order, he or she shall be subject to prosecution for violation of this chapter in accordance with law and each day that such failure continues shall be a separate offense. In addition, the Village Manager and/or their designee(s) may have the condition described in the notice abated, removed or otherwise corrected and all expenses incurred thereby shall be chargeable to and paid by the owner of the property.
(B) The actual cost incurred by the municipality in removing or otherwise remedying a public nuisance shall be charged to the owner of such lot or parcel of land, and it shall be the duty of the Village Clerk to mail a statement of such charges to the owner with instructions that such charges are due and payable within 30 days from the receipt thereof.
(C) In the event charges for the removal or abatement of a public nuisance are not paid within 30 days after the receipt of a statement of charges, such charges shall become a lien upon the land or premises where the public nuisance existed and shall be collected as unpaid property taxes, as provided in G.S. § 160A-193.
(Ord. 2021-03, passed 3-8-21)