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The North Carolina Building Code, as enacted and published by the state’s Building Code Board and as modified by the cumulative supplements thereto and the amendments adopted by the state’s Building Code Board, is adopted by reference as fully as though set forth herein as the Fuel Gas Code for the town.
(A) All buildings or structures which are hereafter constructed, reconstructed, erected, altered, extended, enlarged, repaired, demolished or moved shall conform to the requirements, minimum standards and other provisions of the North Carolina Building Code.
(B) Every building or structure intended for human habitation, occupancy or use shall have plumbing, plumbing systems or plumbing fixtures installed, constructed, altered, extended, repaired or reconstructed in accordance with the minimum standards, requirements and other provisions of the North Carolina Plumbing Code.
(C) All mechanical systems consisting of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, fuel-burning equipment and appurtenances shall be installed, erected, altered, repaired, used and maintained in accordance with the minimum standards, requirements and other provisions of the North Carolina Mechanical Code.
(D) All electrical wiring, installations and appurtenances shall be erected, altered, repaired, used and maintained in accordance with the minimum standards, requirements and other provisions of the North Carolina Building Code.
The Code Enforcement Officer may deal with any building or structure which does not, in his or her opinion, comply with the requirements, minimum standards and other provisions of § 150.23 of this chapter as follows: any non-complying building within the corporate limits of the town may be ordered by the Code Enforcement Officer to be brought into compliance with the requirements, minimum standards and other provisions of § 150.23 of this chapter, or upon failure of the owner to bring the building or structure into compliance, may in some cases be ordered removed or demolished, all according to the following terms, conditions and procedures.
(A) When non-complying buildings are used for human housing, the entire provisions of the Minimum Standard Housing Code in Ch. 151 of this code of ordinances shall apply. A building found pursuant to the procedures of the minimum housing standards to be non-compliant with the requirements, minimum standards and other provisions of § 150.23 of this chapter is deemed to be unfit for human habitation within the spirit of the minimum housing standards.
(B) For all other non-complying buildings, the provisions of condemnation of buildings and structures other than housing shall apply found in Ch. 151 of this code of ordinances.
CODE ENFORCEMENT UNIT
There is created a unit of the Support Services Division of the town’s Police Department to be known as the Code Enforcement Unit. The Code Enforcement Unit shall be headed by the Chief of Police or his or her designee. The Chief of Police shall appoint the Code Enforcement Officer who shall be under the immediate direction and control of the Chief of Police or his or her designee. The Code Enforcement Unit shall be composed of the personnel as the Town Manager may from time to time authorize.
(A) The duties and responsibilities of the Code Enforcement Officer and of the inspectors therein shall be to enforce within the town and the extraterritorial area provided in this chapter, all state and local laws relating to the following:
(1) The construction of buildings and other structures;
(2) The installation of such facilities as plumbing systems and air conditioning systems; and
(3) Other matters that may from time to time be specified by the Chief of Police.
(B) These duties may include, but not be limited to, the receipt of applications for permits, the making of any necessary inspections, the issuance or denial of certificates of compliance, the issuance of orders to correct violations, the recommendation of the Town Board to institute judicial actions against actual or threatened violations, the keeping of adequate records and the taking of any other actions that may be required in order to adequately enforce those laws.
(C) The Code Enforcement Officer is granted all power necessary to carry out the mandates of the Town Board. This shall include in addition to any incidental powers necessary, any specific powers which may from time to time be granted by the Town Board in any specific ordinances.
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