(A) Generally. Plan review shall apply to all buildings and occupancies in the North Carolina Building Code General Construction and the North Carolina Building Code Fire Prevention and §§ 151.145 through 151.149 of this chapter. The provisions of this Code (NCBCFP and this chapter) shall apply equally to existing as well as new buildings. This review will be for the determination of compliance with this chapter and the Fire Code, and shall be completed within a reasonable time of receipt of plans. The results of this plan review shall be submitted to the Building and Land Development Department. If the Fire Marshal’s review of these plans indicates the need for a fire permit, as outlined in this chapter and the Fire Code or if there are corrections to be made to the plans, the building permit shall not be issued until the fire permit has been applied for or until the corrections are made to the plans. This plan review shall not apply to one- and two-family dwellings.
(B) Fees. See permit fee schedule, § 151.060.
(C) Fines. See civil citations fine schedule, § 151.060.
(D) Revocation. The Fire Marshal may revoke a permit upon determination that the permit holder, or any agents or employees of the permit holder, has violated any provision of the North Carolina Building Code Fire Prevention or of this chapter, or any stated condition of the permit. The Fire Marshal shall advise the permit holder, in writing, of the reason for the revocation.
(E) Appeals. An applicant for a permit, or permit holder, as appropriate, may appeal the Fire Marshal’s office refusal to issue, or decision to revoke a permit. Appeals must be made in writing within 30 days of interpretation. All appeals of this chapter shall be made to the City Manager’s office. Any appeals of the North Carolina Building Code Fire Prevention shall follow the prescribed methods as set forth in G.S. §§ 143-140 and 143-141.
(F) Nontransferable. Any permits issued shall not be transferable. Permits shall be valid only as specified on the permit for the time period, use and/or project specified.
(Ord. O-02-08, passed 6-5-2008) Penalty, see § 151.999