The Town Council finds, and declares, that there now exists, in the town and its one-mile jurisdiction, and may reasonably be expected to exist in the future, housing which is unfit for human habitation because of dilapidation; defects increasing the hazards of fire, accidents, or other calamities; lack of ventilation, adequate lighting, or sanitary facilities; or because of conditions rendering such housing unsafe or unsanitary, or dangerous or detrimental to the health, safety, or morals, or otherwise inimical, to the welfare of the residents of the town and its area of jurisdiction; and that a public necessity exists to exercise police powers of the town, pursuant to G.S. Chapter 160A, Article 19, and other applicable laws, as now, or hereafter, amended, to cause the repair and rehabilitation, closing, or demolishing of such housing in the manner provided in this article; and pursuant to the exercise for the police power, the Town Council finds as fact, and so declares, that the ensuing sections of this article are necessary to the implementation of its purposes hereinabove declared in this section, and that, specifically, but without limitation, the minimum standards of fitness for dwellings and dwelling units, as enacted in this article, are reasonable and necessary for this community, and are all reasonable and necessary criteria for determining whether dwellings and dwelling units in this town are fit for human habitation.
(Ord. 21-2018, passed 12-3-2018)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, G.S. Chapter 160D.