(A) Purpose. This section is enacted to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of Davie County pursuant to powers granted under G.S. §§ 153A-132, 153A-136, and 153A-140, the Davie County Code, and subsequent re-codifications and/or amendments, and other applicable legislation, as may be adopted in the future.
(B) Objectives. The principal objectives of this section are:
(1) To prevent injury and illness to occupants of property and the public and to remove public nuisances.
(2) To provide countywide standards for the abatement of public nuisances including, but not limited to solid waste, junked motor vehicles and abandoned manufactured homes.
(3) To establish responsibility of involved parties and assure that people are not unnecessarily exposed to dangers of public nuisances.
(C) Junk or wrecked cars. Junked or wrecked cars may be stored on a lot. This storage period shall not exceed one month, except where the Board of Adjustment may grant an extension because of specific circumstances. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall notify the property owners by certified mail when a violation has occurred. The property owner shall have one month from the date the letter was sent to comply with the requirements of this section.
(D) Abandoned manufactured homes unlawful; removal authorized. It shall be unlawful for the registered owner or persons entitled to the possession of an abandoned manufactured home, or for the registered owner, lessee, or occupant of the real property upon which an abandoned manufactured home is located, to cause or allow a manufactured home to be an abandoned manufactured home.
(1996 Code, § 155.031) (Ord. passed 5-21-1984; Am. Ord. passed 6-1-2015)