§ 9-26. Finding; purpose.

(a)

Pursuant to G.S. section 160A-441, it is hereby found and declared that there exist 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 other conditions, and there exist abandoned structures which constitute health and safety hazards due to the attraction of insects, conditions creating fire hazards, dangerous conditions constituting a threat to children, and frequent use by vagrants, such that these dwellings and abandoned structures are detrimental to the health, safety and morals and otherwise inimical to the welfare of the residents of the town.

(b)

In order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the town as authorized by part 6 of article 19, chapter 160A of the General Statutes, it is the purpose of this article to establish minimum standards of fitness for the initial and continued occupancy of all buildings used for human habitation, and for all abandoned structures, as expressly authorized by G.S. section 160A-441.

(Code 1967, § 9-115; Ord. No. 96-17, § 1, 10-14-96; Ord. No. 96-21, § 1, 11-18-96)

State law reference

Authority to adopt and enforce ordinances relating to dwellings that are unfit for human habitation, G.S. § 160A-443.