Orders to take remedial action are subject to the following limitations [G.S. § 160A-439(e)].
(A) Orders may require the owner to repair, alter, or improve the building or structure in order to bring it into compliance with the minimum standards of this chapter or to vacate and close the building or structure for any use.
(B) Orders may require the owner to remove or demolish the building or structure if the cost of repair, alteration, or improvement would exceed 50% of its then current value. If the building or structure is designated as a local historic landmark, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, or located in a designated historic district and the board of commissioners determines, after a public hearing, that the building or structure is of individual significance or contributes to the character of the district, and the building or structure has not been condemned as unsafe, the order may require that the building or structure be vacated and closed until it is brought into compliance with the minimum standards.
(C) Orders may not require repairs, alterations, or improvements to be made to vacant manufacturing facilities or vacant industrial warehouse facilities to preserve the original use. The order may require the building or structure to be vacated and closed, but repairs may be required only when necessary to maintain structural integrity or to abate a health or safety hazard that cannot be remedied by ordering the building or structure closed for any use.
(Ord. 2011-05, passed 1-18-11)