(A) It is hereby found that there may exist within the town abandoned structures which the Board finds to be hazardous to the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the town due to the attraction of insects or rodents, conditions creating a fire hazard, dangerous conditions constituting a threat to children, or frequent use by vagrants as living quarters in the absence of sanitary facilities.
(B) Therefore, pursuant to the authority granted by G.S. § 160D-1129 and 1130, it is the intent of the governing body that this subchapter provide for the repair, closing, or demolition of any such abandoned structures in accordance with the same provisions and procedures as are set forth by law for the repair, closing or demolition of dwellings unfit for human habitation.
(Prior Code, § 4-41)