Land Development Ordinance - Amended 4-2-2024

shall have their privileges to secure permits temporarily suspended until such time as the correction of the code violation has been completed.

(10) Service of Notice

A. Type of Notice Served . Service of any notice may be by personal service as defined by State rules of civil procedures, or may be made by registered mail, return receipt requested; and such service shall be deemed complete upon delivery. B. Unknown Address . In the event the address of a person to be notified is unknown or the receipt of a notice which has been mailed is returned unsigned, such notice may be served by a proper notice posted on the public notice bulletin board at the Town Hall of the Town, in which event service shall be deemed complete as of the moment of posting.

b. Enforcement Procedures

(1) Permit(s) Required. No person(s) shall commence or proceed with any of the following types of work without first securing from the Inspections Department of the Town of Fuquay-Varina (jurisdictional authority) any and all permits required by the North Carolina State Building Code and any other State or local laws applicable to the work:

A. Removal or Demolition . The construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, movement to another site, removal or demolition of any building or structure.

B. Plumbing Repairs . The installation, extension or general repair of any plumbing system, except that in any one- and two-family dwelling unit a permit shall not be required for the connection of a water heater that is being replaced, provided that the work is performed by a person licensed under North Carolina General Statutes §87-21, who personally examines the work at completion and ensures that a leak test has been performed on the gas piping, and provided that:

i. Energy Use Rate or Thermal Input . The energy use rate or thermal input is not greater than that of the water heater being replaced.

ii. No Changes . There is no change in fuel, energy source, location, capacity, routing or sizing of venting and/or piping.

iii. Installed to Current Plumbing Code . The replacement is installed in accordance with the current edition of the North Carolina State Building Code.

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