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Matthews adopts Chapter 152 to add nonresidential building‑code enforcement
Town of Matthews Board of Commissioners · November 11, 2025
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Summary
The board adopted a new chapter to the town code (Chapter 152) giving the town, through Mecklenburg County enforcement, authority to address unsafe nonresidential structures, including hearings, liens and civil penalties; ordinance text largely adapted from Huntersville.
The Town of Matthews on Nov. 10 voted to add a nonresidential building code to the town's general ordinances, creating Chapter 152 and new enforcement tools for commercial structures.
Planning Director Jay Camp told the board that the existing local code addresses…
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