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The Fire Department shall keep a record of all fires and of all the facts concerning the same, including statistics as to the extent of such fires and the damages caused thereby. All such records shall be public except as provided by § 31.25-13(a).
(Ord. 98-15, passed 4-6-98; Am. Ord. 02-08, passed 2-4-02)
The code adopted in § 31.25 shall be enforced by the Chief of the Fire Department.
('58 Code, § 6-1.2)
(A) Wherever the word "MUNICIPALITY" is used in the code adopted in § 31.25, it shall be held to mean the City of Albemarle.
('58 Code, § 6-1.3)
(B) Wherever the word "CHIEF" is used in the code adopted in § 31.25, or any other place in this chapter, it shall be held to mean the Fire Chief or his designated representative.
(A) The limits referred to in section 1902.1 to section 1902.2, inclusive, of Chapter 19 of the North Carolina State Building Code, Volume V, Fire Prevention, in which storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited hereby are established as follows: any area within the corporate limits of the municipality, except that dealers shall be allowed to keep not more than a case, not exceeding 50 pounds, of dynamite in locations and containers approved by the Chief of the Fire Department.
(B) The limits referred to in section 902.2.1 of Chapter 9 of the North Carolina State Building Code, Volume V, Fire Prevention, in which storage of Class I liquids in outside aboveground tanks is prohibited hereby are established as follows: any area within the corporate limits of the municipality excepting the following.
(1) That area bounded on the east by United States Highway No. 52, on the south by North Carolina Highway No. 27 Bypass, on the west by the Carolina and Northwestern Railroad right-of-way, and on the north by the Aquadale Road.
(2) That area bounded on the east by the United States Highway No. 52, on the west by Biltmore Street, on the south by Snuggs Street, on the north by an east-west line 1,150 feet north of Snuggs Street.
(3) That area bounded on the east by North Sixth Street, on the south by Hawthorne Avenue, on the west by North Second Street, and on the north by Palestine Road.
(4) That area bounded on the east by United States Highway No. 52, and on the south, west, and north by Circle Drive.
(5) That area bounded on the north by West Main Street (formerly Charlotte Road), on the east by Freedom Drive, on the south by Hillcrest Avenue and on the west by a line from the intersection of Hillcrest Avenue and South Slack Street to the intersection of Stanly Street and West Main Street.
('58 Code, § 6-1.4)
(C) The limits referred to in section 21.6a of the Fire Prevention Code in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted hereby are established as follows.
(1) That area bounded on the east by United States Highway No. 52, on the south by North Carolina No. 24- 27 Bypass, on the west by the Carolina and Northwestern Railroad right-of-way, and on the north by the Aquadale Road.
(2) That area beginning approximately 200 feet south of East Main Street (North Carolina Highway No. 24-27-73) on Anderson and thence with Anderson Road south 100 feet, thence westerly leaving Anderson Road approximately 100 feet, thence northerly approximately 100 feet, and thence easterly to the beginning point on Anderson Road.
(3) That area bounded on the north by Bethany Road, on the east by Idlewood Drive, on the west by the Carolina and Northwestern Railroad and on the south by a line parallel to and 250 feet south of the Bethany Road.
(Am. Ord. 98-15, passed 4-6-98)
The Fire Prevention Code adopted in § 31.25 is amended and changed by adding another article at the end of the code to be numbered 32 and entitled "Tents" as follows.
(A) Section 32.1. Permit required. No tent covering an area in excess of 120 square feet shall be erected, maintained, operated, or used without a permit.
(B) Section 32.2. Fire watchers to be employed. One or more qualified persons to serve as fire watchers shall be employed by all circuses, carnivals, or other exhibitions where large crowds assemble. They shall familiarize themselves with all fire protection facilities and fire prevention features and with the conditions of exits, and shall patrol the entire tent area during the time of occupancy. They shall see that aisles and exitways are kept open and that no smoking rules are enforced.
(C) Section 32.3. Tents for assembly to conform to recognized good practice. The design, construction, flameproofing, location, maintenance, and use of tents for assembly shall be reasonably safe to persons and property.
('58 Code, § 6-1.5)
The Chief of the Fire Department shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the code adopted in § 31.25 upon application in writing by the owner or lessee, or his duly- authorized agent, when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the code, provided that the spirit of the code shall be observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done. The particulars of the modification when granted or allowed and the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department thereon shall be entered on the records of the Department and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant.
('58 Code, § 6-1.6)
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