An ordinance adopted by the governing board may authorize the public officer to exercise any powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purpose and provisions of this Article, including the following powers in addition to others herein granted:

(1)        To investigate the dwelling conditions in the local government‘s planning and development regulation jurisdiction in order to determine which dwellings therein are unfit for human habitation.

(2)        To administer oaths, affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive evidence.

(3)        To enter upon premises for the purpose of making examinations in a manner that will do the least possible inconvenience to the persons in possession.

(4)        To appoint and fix the duties of officers, agents, and employees necessary to carry out the purposes of the ordinances.

(5)        To delegate any of his or her functions and powers under the ordinance to other officers and other agents. ?(2019-111, s. 2.4; 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d).)

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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 160D-1210

  • Development: Any of the following:

    a. See North Carolina General Statutes 160D-102

  • Dwelling: 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. See North Carolina General Statutes 160D-102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Governing board: The city council or board of county commissioners. See North Carolina General Statutes 160D-102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Local government: A city or county. See North Carolina General Statutes 160D-102
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