Property Maintenance in Surry County, NC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Surry County, North Carolina.
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Property Blight
In unincorporated Surry County, North Carolina, the Abatement of Health and Safety Nuisance Ordinance, County Code Chapter 92, lets the Planning Department order an owner to remove, abate or remedy any condition on their property that is dangerous or prejudicial to public health or safety, from collapsing structures to hazardous debris. Owners get written notice, up to 30 days to act, and a right of appeal to the Board of Commissioners.
Dangerous Property Nuisance Rules, Surry County
Some RestrictionsSurry County Code §§ 92.02, 92.04
§ 92.02 PURPOSE. ... The intent and purpose of this chapter is to establish a uniform procedure within the unincorporated areas of Surry County, to enforce G.S. § 153A-140 and to establish procedural and enforcement safeguards to ensure due process rights of owners and occupants of property within the County while protecting visitors and residents within the County from conditions that are dang...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
In unincorporated Surry County, North Carolina, a vacant or unimproved lot that violates the county's zoning code, County Code Chapter 154, can be brought before the District Court under § 154.005-11(C), which lets a judge order the grass and weeds cut, debris removed and the property brought into compliance. Civil citations under § 154.005-11(B) start at $50 before the county ever asks a court to step in.
Vacant Lot Weeds Abatement, Surry County
Some RestrictionsSurry County Code § 154.005-11
(C) Injunctions and orders of abatement. (1) If a building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained, or any building, structure or land is occupied or used in violation of the General Statutes of North Carolina, this chapter or other regulation made under authority conferred thereby, Surry County may apply to the District Court, Civil Divis...
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