5 rules for unincorporated Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Fayetteville residents must take rollout carts back in the day they are serviced. Carts cannot be stored in front of a dwelling or in front of the building closest to the street. Repeat failures bring warnings, then civil penalties.
Fayetteville Code Sec. 22-10(F)
Rollout Carts shall be removed from the Curbside the day that they are serviced and shall not be stored in front of a dwelling or commercial establishment, or otherwise in front of the building, closest to the street.
In unincorporated Cumberland County, a public officer may condemn dilapidated, vacant, or abandoned buildings that cause blight, disease, or fire and safety hazards. Owners must repair or demolish; unabated violations draw civil penalties and can become tax liens under NC Chapter 160D.
Cumberland County Code Sec. 4-71(b)
A public officer may declare a non-residential building or structure to be unsafe if it appears to the public officer to be dilapidated, vacant or abandoned, and it appears to be in such a condition to cause or contribute to blight, disease, vagrancy, fire or safety hazard.
In Fayetteville, an undeveloped lot is declared a nuisance lot after two or more verified violations within one year, triggering a property maintenance plan. County-wide, vacant lots must be kept free of illegal dumping, junk, and pest-harboring overgrowth.
Fayetteville Code Sec. 22-16(E)
An undeveloped lot is hereby declared a nuisance lot when there are two (2) or more verified violations within a one (1) year period.
In unincorporated Cumberland County no permit is required for a yard sale, but a household is limited to four separate sales per calendar year, each one or two days, during daylight hours. Only personal property may be sold and signage must stay on-site.
Cumberland County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 1001 D
A permit is not required; however, a resident and/or family household is limited to no more than four separate yard sales, each of which may consist of a one- or two-day period within any calendar year, within any residential or agricultural district.
The county's Minimum Housing Code does not set a numeric grass height, but requires every yard and exterior area to be kept free of overgrown vegetation that harms public health or breeds pests. Fayetteville and other towns enforce their own vegetation standards inside city limits.
Cumberland County Code Sec. 4-72(d)
Overgrown Vegetation. Every yard and all exterior property areas shall be kept free of overgrown vegetative plant growth which is detrimental to public health or provide breeding places for flies, insects, rodents, or other similar pests.
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