(A) If any person, having been ordered to abate a public nuisance, fails, neglects, or refuses to abate or remove the condition constituting the nuisance within 14 days from receipt of the order, the County Manager, or County Manager’s designee, shall cause such condition to be removed or otherwise remedied by having an independent contractor go upon such premises and remove or otherwise abate such nuisance under the supervision of an officer or employee designated by the County Manager.
(B) The actual cost incurred by the county in removing or otherwise remedying a public nuisance, including administrative costs, shall be charged to the owner of such lot or parcel of land and it shall be the duty of the County Tax Collector to forward, by certified mail, return receipt requested, 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 receipt thereof.
(C) 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 above, 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. § 153A-140.
(Ord. passed 6-17-2019)