(A) Pursuant to G.S. § 160D-1201, it is hereby found and declared that there exists in the town:
(1) Dwellings which are unfit for human habitation due to dilapidation; defects increasing the hazards of fire, accidents and other calamities; lack of ventilation, light and sanitary facilities; and other conditions rendering dwellings unsafe or unsanitary, dangerous and otherwise detrimental to the health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the town; and
(2) Certain abandoned structures which, due to the attraction of insects and rodents, conditions creating a fire hazard, dangerous conditions contributing a threat to children or frequent use by vagrants as living quarters in the absence of sanitary facilities, are a health hazard and are otherwise inimical to the welfare of the town.
(B) In order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the town, it is the purpose of this chapter to establish minimum standards of fitness for the initial and continued occupancy of all buildings used for human habitation, and in addition to provide for the regulations of abandoned structures, as expressly authorized by G.S. § 160D-1205.
(C) Development approvals and determinations, as defined by G.S. § 160D-102, subject to this chapter are governed by G.S. § 160D-403. Development approvals attach to and run with the land as provided by G.S. § 160D-104.
(Ord. 21- , passed - -2021)