(A) Each owner shall be responsible for the proper and satisfactory maintenance of any presently existing structure privately erected east of the Shoreline Development Boundary. All such structures shall be subject to inspection by the Code Enforcement Official or his designee, in accordance with Section 155.11.33, and where faulty maintenance is found, the Code Enforcement Official shall confer with the Building Inspector and the owner notified in writing as to the remedy required. Provisions of the North Carolina Building Code shall be applied. The owner shall promptly apply for a permit to accomplish all requirements and shall proceed within 90 days of the written notice. Non-compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance shall result in the removal of the structure as per Section 155.11.29, and the assessment of civil penalties as per Section 155.1.12.9.
(B) All presently existing structures east of the Shore Line Development Boundary must be maintained in an operable condition, and within standards promoting health, safety and welfare. Commercial fishing piers shall be maintained in accordance with Chapter 95, Garbage, Trash and Rubbish of the Wrightsville Beach Code of Ordinances and in compliance with the following additional provisions:
(1) Commercial piers must provide a trash barrel every 50 feet along the length of the pier. Trash barrels must also be located near the tackle shop and on the approach ramp thereto.
(2) Signs notifying patrons of the penalty for littering, including the depositing of litter in the water, shall be posted every 50 feet along both sides of the pier.
(3) Pier owners, proprietors or employees are required to notify the police in the event that any person shall litter on the pier or from the pier into the water or shoreline surrounding the pier.
(4) Pier owners or proprietors shall insure that trash barrels are emptied into the regular refuse receptacle to be collected by the town's Sanitation Department.
(C) Failure to properly maintain or utilize a presently existing structure located east of the Shore Line Development Boundary in accordance with this section, or failure to satisfy the objectives of this section, may result in a penalty as provided in subsection 155.1.12.9.
(D) The removal of an approved dune stabilization device such as sand fencing or pedestrian control mechanisms in a manner constituting a willful destruction of private or town property shall be a violation punishable as provided pursued under the enforcement provisions as set forth in Section 155.11.35.
(Ord. 1814, passed 10-8-20; Am. Ord. 1838, passed 3-10-22)