ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE VILLAGE OF WALNUT CREEK, NC, REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION DEALING WITH SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN SUCH CODE OF ORDINANCES
WHEREAS, the present general and permanent ordinances of The Village of Walnut Creek, NC are inadequately arranged and classified and are insufficient in form and substance for the complete preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of the municipality and for the proper conduct of its affairs; and
WHEREAS, the Acts of the Legislature of the State of NC empower and authorize The Village of Walnut Creek, NC to revise, amend, restate, codify and compile any existing ordinances and all new ordinances not heretofore adopted or published and to incorporate such ordinances into one ordinance in book form; and
WHEREAS, The Village of Walnut Creek, NC has authorized a general compilation, revision and codification of the ordinances of The Village of Walnut Creek, NC of a general and permanent nature and publication of such ordinance in book form; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operation of The Village of Walnut Creek, NC and for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare of The Village of Walnut Creek, NC that this ordinance take effect at an early date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE OF WALNUT CREEK, NC as follows:
Section 1. The general ordinances of The Village of Walnut Creek, NC as revised, amended, restated, codified, and compiled in book form are hereby adopted as and shall constitute the “Code of Ordinances of The Village of Walnut Creek, NC.”
Section 2. Such Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section 1 shall consist of the following Titles:
See attached Exhibit A which is incorporated by preference.
Section 3. All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in such Code of Ordinances shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this ordinance except as they are included and reordained in whole or in part in such Code; provided, such repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of this ordinance, nor shall such repeal affect the provisions of ordinances levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises, or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements, plat or dedication of land to public use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall such repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code.
Section 4. Such Code shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and the Clerk of The Village of Walnut Creek, NC is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of such Code of Ordinances in the Office of the Clerk.
Section 5. Such Code shall be in full force and effect as provided in Section 5, and such Code shall be presumptive evidence in all courts and places of the ordinance and all provisions, sections, penalties and regulations therein contained and the date of passage, and that the same is properly signed, attested, recorded, and approved and that any public hearings and notices thereof as required by law have been given.
Section 6. This ordinance shall be effective upon adoption.
This 24 day of March, 2021.
/S/
Danny Jackson, Mayor
ATTEST:
/S/
Peggy Page, Village Clerk
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
NORTH CAROLINA BASIC CODE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHARTER
Chapter
TITLE I: USE OF THE CODE AND PENALTIES
10. General Provisions
TITLE II: GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
20. Mayor and Village Council
Appendix: Permitted Procedural Motions in Order of Preference
21. Officers and Employees
22. Financial Administration
TITLE III: PUBLIC SAFETY
30. Law Enforcement
31. Fire Protection
32. Emergency Telephone System
TITLE IV: PUBLIC WORKS
40. Streets and Sidewalks
41. Garbage and Refuse Collection and Disposal
42. Village Lakes
43. Village Park
Appendix: Exhibit A
TITLE V: VILLAGE UTILITIES
50. Water System
51. Sewer System
TITLE VI: LICENSING AND REGULATION
60. Peddlers
61. Alcoholic beverages
TITLE VII: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
70. General Provisions
71. Traffic Regulations
72. Stopping, Standing and Parking
73. Traffic Schedules
74. Parking Schedules
TITLE VIII: OFFENSES
80. Abandoned and Junked Vehicles
81. Animals
82. Littering
83. Weeds, Grass and Refuse and Other Nuisances
84. Miscellaneous Offenses
85. Swimming Pools
86. Deer Management
TITLE IX: PLANNING AND REGULATION OF DEVELOPMENT
90. Building Regulations
91. Flood Damage Prevention
92. Planning
93. Subdivision Regulations
Appendix A: Preliminary Plat Checklist/Letters of Preliminary Approval and Recommendations
Appendix B: Final Plat Checklist and Certification
Appendix C: Environmental Considerations
Appendix D: Environmental Assessment of the Subdivision Regulations
94. Zoning Regulations
Appendix: Environmental Assessment Statement
95. Housing - Minimum Standards
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
I. Annexations
II. Franchises
III. Street Closings
IV. Zoning Map Changes
PARALLEL REFERENCES
References to North Carolina General Statutes
References to Ordinances
INDEX
WALNUT CREEK, NORTH CAROLINA
CHARTER TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section:
ARTICLE II. INCORPORATION AND CORPORATE POWERS
1.1 Incorporation and General Powers
ARTICLE II. CORPORATE BOUNDARIES
2.1 Corporate Boundaries
ARTICLE III. GOVERNING BODY
3.1 Temporary Officers
3.2 Structure of Governing Body, Number of Members
3.3 Manner of Election of the Council
3.4 Term of Office of Members of the Council
3.5 Election of the Mayor; Term of Office
ARTICLE IV. ELECTIONS
4.1 Conduct of Village Elections
ARTICLE V. ADMINISTRATION
5.1 Form of Government
ARTICLE VI. REGULATION OF INTOXICATING BEVERAGES
6.1 Authorization for Malt Beverage and Unfortified Wine Election