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After public hearing, Lincoln County adopts changes to unsafe‑building and abandoned‑structure rules; county attorney clarifies appeal routes

Lincoln County Board of Commissioners · August 19, 2025
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Summary

The board held a public hearing and approved amendments to Chapters 91 and 94 to incorporate statutory authority for declaring unsafe residential and nonresidential buildings and to tighten standing for abandoned-structure complaints; county attorney said appeals for stop-work orders go to the state fire marshal and abandoned‑structure appeals go to superior court.

Lincoln County commissioners held a public hearing and approved amendments to Chapters 91 and 94 of the county code to address unsafe buildings and abandoned structures. County attorney Miss Gilbert explained that the change incorporates statutory language (discussed as North Carolina General Statute 160D‑1119 in the hearing) to allow inspectors to post or…

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