The purpose of the BOCA National Fire Prevention Code and the Unified Fire Code, as adopted in Section 1610.01, is to prescribe regulations consistent with nationally and locally recognized good practice for safeguarding, to a reasonable degree, of life and property from the hazards of fire and explosion arising from the storage, handling and use of hazardous substances, materials and devices, and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the use or occupancy of buildings or premises. Compliance with the standards set forth in said Codes or other approved nationally recognized standards shall by deemed to be prima-facie evidence of compliance with this purpose.
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