(A) Adoption. The county hereby adopts the International Fire Code and the administrative chapters of the above-listed code, current edition. A file of record of this code is maintained in the Planning and Development Department.
(B) Responsibility for enforcement. The Fire Marshal or duly designated county official shall be responsible for the enforcement of the Newberry County Fire Protection and Prevention Code.
(C) Inspections. The enforcing official shall inspect all commercial premises on a periodic basis at reasonable times and shall issue such orders as may be necessary for the enforcement of the Newberry County Fire Protection and Prevention Code and for safekeeping of life and property from fire.
(D) Remedy of dangerous conditions. Whenever the enforcing official shall find in any building any violations the enforcing official shall provide in writing all violations, date of inspection when the violation was determined, specific orders for abatement or remediation of the violation and a date for completion of the abatement.
(E) Appeals. An appeal may be requested by the owner of the building where a violation was found. An appeal may be made to the Newberry County Building, Fire and Nuisance Codes Board of Appeals by such person. The Board shall hear any case involving a violation and make rulings on the interpretation of the violation, and timeframe and manner in which the violation is mitigated. The Appeals Board shall not levy fines or penalties on the property owner or amend the standards of this section.
(Ord. 10-02-23, passed 11-1-2023) Penalty, see § 151.99