(A) In pursuance of authority granted by the General Assembly of North Carolina in G.S. § 160A-19-3, and for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals and general welfare; promoting the orderly development of the community; lessening congestion in the roads and streets; securing safety from fire, panic and other dangers; providing adequate light and air; preventing the overcrowding of the land; avoiding undue concentration of population; and facilitating the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements, all in accordance with a well considered comprehensive plan. Now, therefore, the Town Board of the Town of Fairmont, in pursuance of the authority granted by the General Statutes of North Carolina, hereby ordain and enact into law the following sections.
(B) The provisions of this chapter shall apply within the corporate limits of the Town of Fairmont and within the territory beyond corporate limits as prescribed by G.S. § 160A-19, as now or hereafter fixed, up to a distance of 1 mile in all directions.
(C) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to bona fide farms. This chapter does not exercise any controls over crop lands, timber lands, pasture lands, idle or other farm lands, nor over any farm house, barn, poultry house or other farm buildings including tenant or other houses for persons working on farms, as long as houses shall be in the same ownership as the farm and located on the farm. Agricultural uses maintain the openness of the land and achieve the purposes of this chapter without the need for regulation. Residences for non-farm use or occupancy and other non-farm uses shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 5- -1977)