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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1482 (2)traffic count is 6,900 vehicles per day therefore, the road is very near capacity already. Based on this information, the staff recommends against this request. srsss Scott Bell, an engineer, for the company said sewer had already been extended to the proposed 40 -house development, and a petition had been submitted to Mooresville for annexation. No one else desired to speak, and Chairman Norman adjourned the public hearing. MOTION by Commissioner Johnson to follow the staff's recommendation and to deny the release of jurisdiction request from the Foothills Land and Development Company. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. Chairman Norman declared the meeting to be in a public hearing. Request for the Consideration of a Minimum Housing Ordinance for Iredell County: Inspections and Code Enforcement Director Lynn Niblock presented a minimum housing ordinance with a requested implementation date of September 1, 2007. (The ordinance in its entirety is as follows.) Iredell County Minimum Housing Ordinance DIVISION 4. fredell County Minimum Housing Ordinance Sec. 4.130 A. ride. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Iredell County Minimum Housing Ordinance B. Authorityand purpose. (a) it is the purpose of this article to promote an accountability and responsibility associated with housing quality not only to owner occupied housing, but also to owners, occupants and tenants of rental housing. Furthermore, it is the intent of this article to ensure owners, occupants and tenants that minimum standards of fitness exist for all housing types and upon habitation of such property owners, occupants and tenants share responsibility for maintaining those standards pursuant to this article. (b) Pursuant to G.S. 160A441, it is hereby declared that there exist in the county 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 rendering such dwellings unsafe or unsanitary, dangerous and detrimental to the health, safety and morals, and otherwise inimical to the welfare of the residents of the county. (c) in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the county as authorized by G. S. Ch. 160A, Art. 19, Part 6, d 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. 160A444. C. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of this article. Basement shall mean the portion of a building which is partly or completely below grade. Basement story above grade shall mean a basement of which the finished Boor above the basement is: (1) More than six (6) feet above grade. (2) More than six (6) feet above the finished ground level for more than fifty (50) percent of the total building perimeter, or (3) More than twelve (12) feet above the finished ground level at any point. Deteriorated shall mean a dwelling is unfit for human habitation and can be repaired, altered, or improved to comply with all of the minimum standards established by this article at a cost not in excess of fifty (50) percent of its value, as determined by finding of the inspector. Dilapidated shall mean a dwelling is unfit for human habitation and cannot be repaired, altered or improved to comply with all of the minimum standards established by this article at a cost not in excess of fifty (50) percent of its value, as determined by finding of the inspector. Dwelling shall mean any building, structure, manufactured home or mobile home, or part thereof, used and occupied for human habitation or intended to be so used, and includes any outhouses and appurtenances belonging thereto or usually enjoyed therewith, except that 4 does not include any dwelling which is used solely for a seasonal vacation purpose. The term shall include within its meaning the terms "rooming house" and "rooming unit" as defined in this section. Extermination shall mean the control and elimination of insects, rodents or other pests by removing or matting inaccessible materials that may serve as their food; by poisoning, spraying, fumigating, or trapping; or by any other recognized and legal pest elimination methods approved by the inspector.