(A) There is hereby adopted by the Town Council, for the purpose of prescribing regulations to safeguard life and property from the hazards of fire or explosion arising from the improper maintenance of life safety and fire prevention and protection materials, devices, systems, and structures, and the unsafe storage, handling, and use of substances, materials, and devices, wherever located, that certain code known as the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (“Fire Prevention Code”), as amended, save and except such portions as are deleted, modified, or amended by this chapter, and the same is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein.
(B) The Fire Marshal shall have responsibility for enforcement of the Fire Prevention Code. The term “Fire Official”, as used in the Fire Prevention Code, shall mean the Fire Marshal or his or her designee.
(C) At least one copy of the Fire Prevention Code adopted in division (A) above shall be on file in the office of the Fire Marshal, and it shall be available for inspection between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday inclusive, except for legal holidays.
(1998 Code, § 22-6)