<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 1.2 - Authority.</div>
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               (a)
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               The Jackson County UDO is hereby adopted under the authority and provisions of North
               Carolina General Statutes, (G.S. ch. 160D).
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               (b)
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               Whenever any provision of this UDO refers to or cites a section of the North Carolina
               General Statutes and that section of the North Carolina General Statutes is later
               amended or superseded, this UDO shall be deemed amended to refer to the amended section
               or the sections that most nearly corresponds to the superseded section.
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               (c)
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               The Mountain Ridge Protection Regulations provided in Section 5.6 are authorized pursuant
               to G.S. ch. 113A, art. 14 and G.S. 160D-924.
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               (d)
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               The regulations provided in Section 6.4 Industrial Development are authorized by G.S.
               153A-121, which stipulates that a County may, by ordinance, define, regulate, prohibit,
               or abate acts, omissions, or conditions detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare
               of its citizens and the peace and dignity of the County; and may define and abate
               nuisances.
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               (Ord. No. O2019-01(5), 11-2-2021)
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