(A) As provided in G.S. § 160A-441, in addition to the exercise of police power authorized herein, the town may by ordinance provide for the repair, closing or demolition of any abandoned structure which the Town Council finds to be a health or safety hazard as a result of the attraction of insects or rodents, conditions creating a fire hazard, dangerous conditions constituting a threat to children or frequent use by vagrants as living quarters in the absence of sanitary facilities.
(B) The repair, closing or demolition of the structures shall be pursuant to the same provisions and procedures as are prescribed in this code for the repair, closing or demolition of dwellings, found to be unfit for human habitation.
(Ord. passed - -2007)