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Sec.1.4 I APPLICABILITY AND JURISDICTION
Sec.1.4.1 1 General
1.4 APPLICABILITY AND JURISDICTION
1.4.1 General
The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to all development and the use of all
structures on all lands and waters within the corporate limits of the Town of Apex and
within the ETJ, except within the Town of Cary's zoning jurisdiction, as mutually
established and adopted by the Town boards of Apex and Cary during August, 1969.
1.4.2 Application to Town
Use of all structures and land owned by the Town or by Town agencies or departments
shall comply with all requirements of this Ordinance, except that the Town or Town
agencies or departments may be exempt from the provisions of this Ordinance when an
emergency exists such that it is impossible to submit to the normal procedures and
requirements of this Ordinance and quick and instant action is necessary to secure the
public health, safety, or welfare. The Town Council shall ratify such exemption after -the -
fact at its next regularly scheduled meeting, and shall base its ratification on specified
findings of fact related to the emergency involved.
1.4.3 No Development Until Compliance with this Ordinance
No structure, land or water shall hereafter be used and no structure, or part thereof shall
hereafter be located, erected, moved, reconstructed, extended, converted or structurally
altered except for normal repairs of existing structures, without full compliance with the
provisions of this Ordinance and all other applicable Town, State and Federal regulations.
For the purposes of this section, development or use of land shall include land
disturbance activities such as clearing and grading, or otherwise disturbing the existing
vegetative cover.
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Sec.1.51 OFFICIAL ZONING DISTRICT MAP
Sec.1.4.41 Bonafide Farms Exempt
1.4.4 Bonafide Farms Exempt
Bonafide farms, as defined by the North Carolina General Statutes are exempt from the
provisions of this Ordinance.
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