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Ordinance Directing the Enforcement Officer to Vacate, Close, and Repair the Nonresidential Structure at 255 North Front Street as a Health and Safety Hazard and Directing That a Notice Be Placed Thereon Prohibiting Its Use or Occupancy
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LEGISLATIVE INTENT/PURPOSE:
WHEREAS, the City's Nonresidential Structure Code ("NRSC"), enacted pursuant to N.C.G.S. ?160D-1129, authorizes the vacating, closing, and repair or demolition of nonresidential structures found to be health and safety hazards; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wilmington finds that the property described herein, located at 255 North Front Street and having owners identified as "Adrian Holdings LLC, North Front Street Ventures LLC, 255 North Front Street Condos, Inc., Thomas Monaghan, Thomas Simpson" ("Owners"), is a health and safety hazard under the NRSC, and that all of the provisions of the NRSC have been complied with as a condition of the adoption of this ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, said structure should be vacated, closed, and repaired to meet the requirements of the NRSC, as directed by the Enforcement Officer, and should be placarded by placing thereon a notice prohibiting use or occupancy; and,
WHEREAS, the Owners have been given a reasonable opportunity to bring the structure up to the standards of the NRSC, pursuant to an order issued by the Hearing Officer on April 11, 2022, and the Owner have failed to comply with the order; and,
WHEREAS, N.C.G.S. ?160A-193 provides cities with the authority to summarily remove, abate, or remedy everything in the city limits that is dangerous or prejudicial to the public health or public safety; and,
WHEREAS, City Council has determined that the condition of the structure at 255 North Front Street constitutes a danger to the public safety and should be immediately repaired.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED:
Section 1. The Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized and directed to place on the structure bearing the postal enumerat...
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