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§ 91.17  ABATEMENT BY TOWN.
   If the owner, 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 from receipt of said order, the Town Clerk shall cause said condition to be removed or otherwise remedied by having employees of the town or their agents to go upon said premises and remove or otherwise abate such nuisance under the supervision of an officer or employee designated by the Town Clerk.
(Ord. passed 9-11-1995)
§ 91.18  COSTS TO BE PAID BY OWNER; CHARGES A LIEN ON PREMISES.
   (A)   The actual cost incurred by the town 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 Tax Collector to mail a statement of such charges to the owner or other person in possession of such premises with instructions that such charges are due and payable within 30 days from the receipt thereof.
   (B)   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 as provided for in § 91.16(C) of this chapter, such 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.
(Ord. passed 9-11-1995)
§ 91.19  OTHER REMEDIES.
   The procedure set forth in this subchapter shall be in addition to any other remedies that may now or hereafter exist under law for the abatement of public nuisances and this subchapter shall not prevent the town from proceeding in a criminal action against any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this subchapter as provided in G.S. § 14-4.
(Ord. passed 9-11-1995)