(A) The powers of the Code Official, as set forth in § 5-605(C) and (D), shall not be exercised until the Town Council has, by ordinance, ordered the Official to proceed to effectuate the purpose of this article with respect to the particular property, or properties, which the Official has found to be a health, or safety, hazard, and which shall be described in the ordinance. Such ordinance shall be recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of the county, and shall be indexed in the name of the property owner in the grantor index.
(B) The amount of the cost of such repairs, alterations, or improvements, or vacating and closing, or removal or demolition, by the Official shall be a lien against the real property upon which the cost was incurred, which lien shall be filed, have the same priority, and be collected as the lien for special assessment provided in G.S. Chapter 160A, Article 10. If the structure is removed, or demolished, by the Official, he or she shall sell the materials of such structure, any personal property, fixtures, or appurtenances found in, or attached to, the structure, and shall credit the proceeds of such sale against the cost of the removal, or demolition, and any balance remaining shall be deposited in the Superior Court by the Official, shall be secured in such manner as may be directed by the Court, and shall be disbursed by the Court to the persons found to be entitled thereto by final order, or decree, of the Court.
(Ord. 21-2018, passed 12-3-2018)