Pursuant to G.S. § 160A-441, it is hereby found and declared that there exist in the Town of Zebulon and its extraterritorial area 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 due to other conditions rendering those dwellings unsafe or unsanitary and dangerous and detrimental to the health, safety and morals, and otherwise inimical to the welfare of the residents of the town and its extraterritorial area.
(1985 Code, § 153.01)