§ 56. Abatement of nuisances.

Said city council may require and compel the abatement of all nuisances in said city at the expense of the person causing the same or the owner or the tenant of the land whereon any such nuisances shall be, or may itself abate the same or cause the abatement thereof; it may also prohibit or license or regulate the establishment within said city of any slaughterhouse, or house for the storage of any explosive, unhealthy, dangerous or noxious substances, or the storage of any such substances in any quantities whatever in said city or within one hundred (100) yards of its corporate limits, or the exercise therein of any dangerous, noxious, offensive or unhealthy trade, business or employment, if the owner, agent, tenant or occupant of any premises in said city or on or in connection with which any nuisances shall be committed or about to be committed, shall refuse, fail or neglect to comply with any order of said city council to remove, abate, prevent or discontinue the same within the time in such order required, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and for such offense upon conviction, be fined as provided by state law; and such city council may at any time proceed to remove, abate, prevent or discontinue such nuisances and the costs of so doing shall be charged upon such premises and constitute a lien thereon paramount to all liens except taxes and assessments of said city from the time of so doing, and shall be collected in the same manner in all respects as liens for ad valorem taxes.

State law reference

Abatement of health and safety nuisances, G.S. 160A-193; abatement of nuisances as to public morals, G.S. 19-1 et seq.