(A) All persons owning vacant property within the city limits shall maintain such property free and clear of trash, garbage, high weeds, vines, or high shrubbery to the extent that the materials shall not be a menace to health, sanitation, fire safety, or traffic. Owners violating the terms of this section shall be notified in writing of the violation by the city department of inspection.
(B) If, at the end of 15 days from the date of receipt of notice by the owner, the violations have not been corrected, employees of the city may make the corrections and cleanup as required.
(C) The expenses involved shall be charged as a lien against the property and shall be collected as unpaid taxes.
(Prior Code, § 50.39)
Statutory reference:
Abatement of public health nuisances, see G.S. § 160A-193