§ 16-82. Enforcement.

(a)

This article shall be enforced in accordance with the provisions of section 1-6.

(b)

Any violation of these sections, for which a criminal citation is issued pursuant to G.S. 14-4, shall subject the offender to a fine of $50.00 for each violation.

(c)

In addition to the remedies provided in section 1-6, a property owner shall be liable for the cost of abating the nuisance or remedying the health or safety hazard created by a tenant for a third or subsequent violation of these sections, as specified in section 16-73. A property owner may be liable for the actual cost of abatement/remedy taking into account the cost of law enforcement personnel salaries, law enforcement equipment, administrative overhead, law enforcement record keeping, mailing and notification costs, and any other costs directly or indirectly attributable to the cost of abating the nuisance or remedying the health or safety hazard. In no case shall the cost assessed under this section be less than $100.00 for the third violation by the tenant (initial assessment of property owner), or less than $75.00 for any subsequent assessment for the same-tenant violation. If costs assessed pursuant to this subsection are not paid by the property owner within 30 days of receipt of a statement of costs from the town, the costs may be placed as a lien on the property where the hazard existed. However, any violation of a maximum sound level of 85 dB(A) under provisions of a permit to exceed maximum sound pressure levels shall subject the offender to immediate revocation of the permit and to a civil penalty in the amount of $200.00. Upon revocation of a permit, maximum sound levels shall be reduced to those otherwise permitted under this article.

(Code 1990, § 13-6.12)