§ 15.2. Regulatory codes.

The City Council is hereby authorized to make effective and to enforce within the territory lying outside the corporate limits and within one mile thereof all ordinances and codes of the City regulating the construction and repair of buildings, including building codes, plumbing codes, electrical codes, heating and air conditioning codes, fire prevention codes, minimum housing codes adopted pursuant to Article 15 of Chapter 160 of the General Statutes [G.S. 143-138], and ordinances adopted pursuant to G.S. 160-200(28) relating to unsafe buildings. [G.S. 160A-441 et seq.] In addition, the City Council is hereby authorized to enforce in such area the North Carolina State Building Code, the North Carolina State Plumbing Code, and the North Carolina Uniform Residential Building Code, all as published by the North Carolina Building Code Council. Such enforcement powers shall include the power to require that prior to the beginning of any construction, reconstruction, or alteration of any building or structure or any part or system thereof within such area, the appropriate permit or permits be obtained from the City, and the power to make a reasonable charge therefor; provided, that the City Council may by ordinance require that the contractor or other person charged with such construction, reconstruction, or alteration secure such permit or permits, rather than requiring the owner of the property to do so.

(Session Laws of 1967, chapter 650)