<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 14-151. - Findings and purpose.</div>
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               (a)
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               Pursuant to G.S. 160A-441, it is hereby found and declared that there exists in the
               County of Wayne 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 detrimental to the welfare of the residents of the county.
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               (b)
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               In order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the county
               as authorized by G.S. ch. 160A, art. 19, pt. 6, 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, as expressly authorized by G.S. 160A-444.
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               (Ord. of 11-1-2016(1), art. A, Â§ 1)
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