(A) This chapter provides for the prevention and abatement of public nuisances caused by the uncontrolled growth of noxious weeds and grass and the accumulation of refuse; for the removal, storage and disposition of abandoned and junked motor vehicles, equipment and for the regulations and control of loud, disturbing and unnecessary noises in the Town of Carthage, North Carolina.
(B) The Board of Commissioners of the Town of Carthage is authorized under G.S. §§ 160A-175, 160A-192 and 160A-193 to abate nuisances, particularly insofar as they may be dangerous or prejudicial to the public health of its citizens and residents.
(C) The Board of Commissioners of the Town of Carthage is authorized by G.S. § 160A-303 to provide by ordinance for the removal and disposal of junked and abandoned motor vehicles from the public streets or on public or private property within the town under circumstances as well be defined in this chapter.
(D) The Board of Commissioners of the Town of Carthage is authorized and empowered under G.S. § 160A-184 to regulate, restrict, or prohibit by ordinance the production or omission of noise or amplified speech, music or other sounds that tend to annoy, disturb or frighten its citizens.
(E) The Board of Commissioners of the Town of Carthage is authorized under the General Statutes of North Carolina to impose liens, prescribe legal remedies and prescribe penalties for the violation of any regulations, restrictions or failure to abate any nuisances hereunder that may be dangerous and prejudicial to the public health, safety and general welfare of its citizens and residents.
(F) The Board of Commissioners of the Town of Carthage is authorized by G.S. §§ 160D-1117, 160D-1127 and 160D-1201 et seq. to provide by ordinance for the repair or removal of unsafe buildings and to repair, close or demolish unsafe, dilapidated and/or abandoned non-residential buildings or structures and/or dwellings and to establish minimum standards for housing within the town's jurisdiction under circumstances and following the procedures as are defined in this chapter.
(Ord. passed 7-21-1994; Am. Ord. passed 1-21-1997; Am. Ord. passed 3-17-2015; Am. Ord. passed 8-15-2022)