In the event of such failure to comply, in addition to the penalties, remedies and
enforcement procedures contained in chapter 1, section 1-14, general penalty; continuing violations and section 4-49 of this article, the inspector may cause such building and premises to be repaired,
closed, vacated or demolished as appears appropriate.
The inspector, however, shall not take such action until the city council shall have
by ordinance ordered the inspector to proceed with such action with respect to the
particular property or properties which the inspector shall have found to be unsafe
or not in compliance with all standards of nonresidential building and premises fitness
and which property or properties shall be described in the ordinance. No such ordinance
shall be adopted to require demolition of a building until the owner has first been
given a reasonable opportunity to bring it into conformity with this article. The
ordinance adopted pursuant to this section shall be recorded in the office of the
register of deeds of the appropriate county and shall be indexed in the name of the
property owner or owners in the grantor index.
The amount of the cost of repairs, alterations or improvements, or vacating and closing,
or removal or demolition by the Inspector shall be a lien against the real property
upon which the cost was incurred, which lien shall be filed, have the same priority,
and be collected as a lien for special assessments provided in G.S. Article 10 of
Chapter 160A. If the building is removed or demolished by the Inspector, he shall
sell the materials of the building, and the personal property, fixtures or appurtenances
found in or attached to the building, and shall credit the proceeds of the sale against
the cost of the removal or demolition and any balance remaining shall be deposited
in the Superior Court by the Inspector, shall be secured in a manner directed by the
Court, and shall be disbursed by the Court to the persons found to be entitled thereto
by final order of the decree of the court.
