The Town Council hereby finds that there may exist in the town dwellings which are unfit for human habitation due to dilapidation, defects increasing the hazards of fire, accident or other calamity, lack of ventilation, light or sanitary facilities, or due to other conditions rendering the dwellings unsafe or unsanitary, or dangerous or detrimental to the health, safety, morals or otherwise inimical to the welfare of the residents of the town, and that a public necessity may exist to exercise the police powers of the town pursuant to G.S. Ch. 160D, Art. 12 to repair, close or demolish the dwellings in accordance with the procedure herein provided.
(1989 Code, Title VI, Ch. 80, § 2) (Ord. passed 6-10-2003; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)