(A) Before any building may be ordered to be demolished and removed as provided in § 150.40, the Building Inspector shall notify the owner thereof, in writing, by certified or registered mail to the last known address of the owner, by personal service of the notice by the Building Inspector or his or her assistant or by posting notice as hereinafter provided, that the building is in such condition as appears to constitute a fire or safety hazard or to be dangerous to life, health, or other property or to be a public nuisance and that a hearing will be held before the Building Inspector at a designated place in the City Hall at a time not less than ten days after the date of the written notice; at which time and place, the owner shall be entitled to be heard in person or by counsel upon all legal or factual questions relating to the matter and shall be entitled to offer such evidence as he or she may desire which is relevant or material to the questions sought to be determined or the remedies sought to be effected.
(B) If the name or whereabouts of the owner cannot, after due diligence, be discovered, the notice herein referred to shall be considered properly and adequately served if a copy thereof is posted on the outside of the building in question at least ten days prior to the date fixed for the hearing and a notice of the hearing is published one time in a newspaper published in the city at least one week prior to the date fixed for the hearing. The notice shall state the address or location of the building and the time, place, and purpose of the hearing.
(Prior Code, § 150.081)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see G.S. § 160D-1121