§ 9-1. Finding; purpose.

Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 160A-441, et. seq. it is hereby found and declared that there exists in the town 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 such 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.

In order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the town as authorized by Article 19, Part 6, Chapter 160A, of the General Statutes, it is the purpose of this chapter to establish minimum standards of fitness for the initial and continued occupancy of all buildings used for human habitation, as expressly authorized by N.C.G.S. 160A-443.

(Ord. of 9-18-68, § 1; Ord. No. 2002-02-25/O-1; Ord. No. 2002-04-08/O-3, § 1)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2002-04-08/O-3, adopted Jan. 1, 2003, supplied provisions that sunset on June 30, 2005, unless further action is taken to retain said provisions. Therefore, since no further action was taken to retain the information, at the direction of the city, said provisions have been removed from this Code.