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RES - 2021 - 030 ; S I7 ta <br /> ( � <br /> RESOLUTION OF AMENDMENT <br /> A RESOLUTION AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE ORANGE COUNTY CODE <br /> OF ORDINANCES <br /> Be it Resolved and Ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County , North Carolina : <br /> WHEREAS , in 2019 the North Carolina Legislature passed and Governor Cooper signed into law <br /> Chapter 160D of the North Carolina General Statutes ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Chapter 160D combined the enabling land use legislation impacting cities and counties <br /> into a single statute ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Chapter 160D includes updates for local minimum housing ordinances such as the <br /> Minimum Housing Standards Ordinance first adopted in Orange County in 1984 ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Board of Commissioners of Orange County believes all renters in Orange County <br /> have a right to reside in rental dwellings that meet reasonable habitable standards and are free <br /> from unreasonable health and safety risks . <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDAINED , that the Code of Ordinances , Orange <br /> County , North Carolina , Chapter 20 , Article II is hereby amended which amendments read as <br /> shown in the attached revised ordinance to effect Minimum Housing Standards in Orange County . <br /> This Amendment is effective upon adoption . <br /> Adopted by the Orange County Board of Commissioners this 1 st day of June , 2021 . <br /> By : Attes . <br /> Renee Price , Chair Laura Jens n Clerk to the Board <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> .000 <br /> [ SEAL] S� <br /> $ sy' <br /> n. <br />