GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2005

 

 

SESSION LAW 2005-175

HOUSE BILL 196

 

 

AN ACT authorizing the cities of Oxford and morehead city and the towns of atlantic beach and newport to give annual notice to violators of the municipalities weeded lot ordinances.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

SECTION 1.  A municipality may notify a violator of the municipality's weeded lot ordinance that if the violator's property is found to be in violation of the ordinance again in the calendar year in which notice is given, the municipality shall, without further notice, take action to remedy the violation and the expense of that action shall be charged to the violator. The notice may also provide that for each additional violation the municipality shall charge the violator the expense of the action and a surcharge of up to fifty percent (50%) over the expense to remedy the preceding violation. Notice of violation shall be served by registered or certified mail.

SECTION 2.  This act applies to the Cities of Oxford and Morehead City and the Towns of Atlantic Beach and Newport only.

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 12th day of July, 2005.

 

 

                                                                    s/ Beverly E. Perdue

                                                                         President of the Senate

 

 

                                                                    s/ James B. Black

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives