(A) No person may cause or allow (from property under his or her control) any tree limb, bush, shrub or other growth or any trellis, fence, awning or other obstruction to overhang a public street at a distance of less than 20 feet above the traveled portion of the street or public sidewalk at a distance of less than seven feet above the sidewalk.
(B) No person may cause or allow grass, vines, weeds or other vegetation to grow from property under his or her control over, onto or across any public street or sidewalk.
(C) Any violation of divisions (A) or (B) above is declared to be a public nuisance and, if not corrected by the responsible person within three days after being notified of the violation by the Code Enforcement Officer, the town may summarily abate the nuisance.
(D) The actual cost incurred by the town in removing or otherwise remedying a public nuisance pursuant to this section shall be charged to the owner of the offending property, and the owner shall pay these charges within 30 days after receiving from the town a statement of charges under this division (D), the charges shall become a lien upon the land or premises where the public nuisance existed and shall be collected as unpaid taxes, as provided in G.S. § 160A-193.