(A) In accordance with G.S. § 160D-1119, the inspector shall condemn as unsafe each building that appears to him to be especially dangerous to life because of its liability to fire, bad conditions of walls, overloaded floors, defective construction, decay, unsafe wiring or heating system, inadequate means of egress, or other causes; and he shall affix a notice of the dangerous character of the building to a conspicuous place on it's exterior wall.
(B) Residential and nonresidential buildings or structures. In addition to the authority granted in division (A) of this section, an inspector may declare a building or structure within a community development target area to be unsafe if it meets both of the following conditions:
(1) It appears to the inspector to be vacant or abandoned.
(2) It appears to the inspector to be in such dilapidated condition as to cause or contribute to blight, disease, vagrancy, fire, or safety hazard, to be a danger to children, or to tend to attract persons intent on criminal activities or other activities that would constitute a public nuisance.
(C) If an inspector declares a building or structure to be unsafe under division (B) of this section, the inspector must affix a notice of the unsafe character of the structure to a conspicuous place on the exterior wall of the building. For the purpose of this section, the term "community development target area" means an area that has characteristics of an urban progress zone under G.S. § 143B-437.09, a "nonresidential redevelopment area" under G.S. § 160A-503(10), or special need of revitalization for the benefit and welfare of its citizens.
(Ord. passed 6-21-21)