(A) Dwellings. The existence and occupation of dwellings that are unfit for human habitation are inimical to the welfare and dangerous and injurious to the health and safety of the people of the town. A public necessity exists for the repair, closing, or demolition of such dwellings. The town finds that there exists in its planning and development regulation jurisdiction dwellings that are unfit for human habitation due to dilapidation; defects increasing the hazards of fire, accidents or other calamities; lack of ventilation, light, or sanitary facilities; or other conditions rendering the dwellings unsafe or unsanitary, or dangerous or detrimental to the health, safety, morals, or otherwise inimical to the welfare of the residents of the town.
(B) Abandoned structures. The town finds certain abandoned structures are a health or safety hazard as a result of 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.
(C) Therefore, the town adopts this chapter to exercise the authority given in G.S. Ch. 160D-1201 to provide for the repair, closing or demolition.
(Prior Code, § 9-1031) (Ord. passed 6-11-1974; Ord. passed 6-29-2021)