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023 <br /> 2 <br /> MINIMUM HOUSING CODE <br /> ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS <br /> 1.1 LONG TITLE AND AUTHORITY. <br /> An ordinance establishing minimum housing standards for , <br /> dwellings within the designated areas of Orange County and <br /> providing for the administration, enforcement pursuant to G.S. <br /> 153A-121, 153A-122, 153A-123, 153A-351 and 160a-441 et seq. <br /> (Article 19, Part 6. Minimum Housing Standards) . <br /> 1.2 SHORT TITLE. <br /> This ordinance may be known and cited as the "Minimum Housing <br /> Code " for Orange County. <br /> 1.3 FINDINGS. <br /> It is hereby declared that there exists in Orange County <br /> dwellings that are unfit for human habitation due to <br /> dilapidation, defects increasing the hazards of fire, accidents <br /> or other calamities, lack of ventilation, light or sanitary <br /> facilities or other conditions. Hence, these conditions render <br /> dwellings unsafe or unsanitary, or detrimental to the health, <br /> safety, morals or otherwise harmful to the welfare of the <br /> residents. <br /> 1.3 PURPOSE. <br /> The purpose of this Minimum Housing Code is to protect the <br /> health, safety and welfare of the people of Orange County by <br /> establishing minimum housing standards for dwellings to provide <br /> for the elimination of overcrowding, to provide for the <br /> enforcement of sanitary conditions in and around structures used <br /> for human habitation, to determine the responsibilities of <br /> owners and occupants of dwelling and to provide for the <br /> administration and enforcement of this code. <br /> 1.4 APPLICABILITY. <br /> The provisions of Minimum Housing Code shall apply to any person <br /> owning, occupying, managing or controlling any dwelling within <br /> the jurisdiction of Orange County unless otherwise ordained by <br /> the Orange County Board of Commissioners and pursuant to G.S. <br /> 16OA-441. <br />