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February 21, 2011 (Regular Meeting) Page 325 other organization designated to undertake executed and entered into with other organizations. such acti vi ties or appropriate fire by contract prevention (b) Fire Inspectors will be appointed as required to enforce the Code and to perform required inspections. The Fire Inspectors will report to their supervisors in their respective departments. Assignment of specific areas of responsibility shall be made by the county manager. (Ord. of 8-16-93, § 2) Sec. 34-54. Periodic inspections. (a) Subject to the limitations and condition stated in the International Fire Prevention Code, N. C. Amendments, it shall be the duty of the Fire Inspectors to inspect all buildings, structures, and premises wi thin this jurisdiction for the purposes of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any condition which may cause a fire or an explosion or endanger life from fire or explosion. The inspector shall determine any violations of the provisions of the code or any other ordinances pertaining to fire or explosion hazards. These inspections and determinations will be done in accordance with the periodic inspection schedule for occupancies as approved by the state building code councilor upon complaint by interested parties or if there is probable cause for such inspections. (b) Fire inspections shall be conducted in accordance with the following schedule or more frequently: (1) Group 1. Annual inspections shall be conducted in the following hospitals, nursing homes, chemical plants, movie theaters, auditoriums, high rise buildings, businesses storing hazardous materials, gymnasiums, restaurants, stadiums with capacities of 100 or more persons and interior common areas of mUlti-occupant residential structures. (2) Group 2. Biennial inspections shall be conducted in industries and educational buildings other than public schools. (3) Group 3. Triennial inspections shall businesses. Example: offices, banks, barber florists, retail stores, churches and synagogues. be conducted at all other shops, bowling alleys, (4) Group 4. Public schools shall be inspected at least two times per year. (Ord. of 8-16-93, § 3) State law reference-Investigation of fires and inspection of premises. G. S. 58-79-1 et seq. Sec. 34-55. Issuance of notice of violation by Fire Inspectors. (a) Fire Inspectors Fire Inspectors have any provision of the are empowered to issue notices of violation when such reasonable cause to believe that any person has violated International Fire Prevention Code, N. C. Amendments. (b) The service of orders or notices for the correction of violations of the code shall be made upon the owner, occupant or other person responsible for the conditions, either by personally delivering a copy of same to such person or by delivering the same to and leaving it with any person in charge of the premises or by sending a copy of the order or notices by certified or registered mail to the owner's last known address. (c) When buildings or their premises are occupied by one other than the owner under a lease or agreement, the orders or notices issued to correct violations of the code shall apply to the occupant thereof; provided that where the order or notices require the making of additions to or changes in the premises themselves which may become part of the real property of the owner, then in such cases, the orders or notices shall also be issued to the owner of the premises or real property. Failure to deliver an order or notice to the owner, if other than the occupant, shall not invalidate such order or notices. (d) The notice of violation shall specify the penalty to be imposed on the violator and shall direct the violator to submit the penalty payment to the Emergency Management Department within 15 business days to pay the penalty. The penalty imposed shall be $50.00 for violations of the fire prevention code. IIo'dever, violations of "Exit Obstruction" shall be deemed "Life Safety" violations \iliieh shall subjeet the offender to a penalty of $250.00 and "Open Burning" violations shall be subject to a penalty of $lOO.OO.adopted by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners by resolution and posted in the fee schedule by the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal.
February 21, 2011 (Regular Meeting) Page 326 (e) The notice of violation must correct the violation. specified time, the violator may specify a period during which the violator If the violation is not corrected within the shall be guilty of a new and separate offense. (f) If the violator does not pay the penalty within the 15 business days after the issuance of the notice of violation, a delinquency charge of $10.00 as listed in the adopted fee schedule, shallT be added to the amount specified in the notice of violation and notice of the delinquency charge shall be mailed to the violator. The delinquency notice shall also inform the violator that a criminal summons will be issued against him if the specified penal ty and the delinquency charge are not paid wi thin five business days after the date of the delinquency notice. (g) If the penalty and delinquency charges are not paid within the time allowed, the Cabarrus County Emergency Management Department may have a criminal summons issued against the violator of the International Fire Prevention Code, N. C. Amendments. Upon conviction, the violator shall be subject, in addition to any criminal penalty the court may impose pursuant to the provisions contained in the state building code, to the penalty specified in the notice of violation and the delinquency charge. (Ord. of 8-16-93, § 5) Sec. 34-56. Permits. (a) It shall be the duty of the Fire issue, if approved, all permits Prevention Code, N.C. Amendments. Inspe~tors to evaluate applications and as prescribed in International Fire (b) No person shall maintain, store or handle materials or conduct processes which produce conditions hazardous to life or property or install equipment used in connection with such activities without a permit as required by the International Fire Prevention Code, N.C. Amendments. Before a permit may be issued, the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal or his/her representative shall inspect and approve the receptacles, vehicles, buildings, structures, storage areas, devices, processes or conditions related to the permit. (c) Applications for permits required pursuant to International Fire Prevention Code, N. C. Amendments shall be made to the Fire Inspectors on forms provided by the county. All applications shall be accompanied by the applicable permit fee as established by the county. The required permit fee shall be in a fee schedule. Printed schedules of the permit fees shall be available to the public at the Emergency Management Department, and shall be on file at the county clerk's office (d) The fire inspector is authorized to waive the permit governmental, religious or charitable organizations. (Ord. of 8-16-93, § 6) Sec. 34-57. Permit fees. fee for The schedule of fire prevention permit fees is not printed in this article but is on file and available in the county offices. and shall be effeetive November 1, 2005. (Ord. of 8-16-93, § 8) Sec. 34-58. Administrative procedures. (a) Fire code violations. Fire code violations shall be handled as follows: (l)If an inspector writes a citation (two part form), the yellow copy is given to the violator and the white copy is filed with the Emergency Management Department. (2) The violator will make payment to the county Emergency Management department. The Emergency Management Department will process the payment and forward the collected fees to the Cabarrus County Finance Department. (4) The Emergency Management Department will match the copy of the ci tation sent to the finance department with the copy on file. If a payment is delinquent, the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal will be notified for code enforcement. (5) The fire official pursues payment, assigns late fees, issues additional citations, or initiates prosecution. (b) Permits. Permit requests shall be handled as follows:
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