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CHAPTER 94: FIRE PREVENTION
Section
   94.01   Fire prevention code adopted
   94.02   Adoption by reference
   94.03   Jurisdiction
   94.04   Enforcement by Fire Prevention Bureau
   94.05   Procedure for appeals
   94.06   Permits of the NC fire codes
   94.07   Fire Prevention Bureau
   94.08   Inspections for fire/life safety purposes
   94.09   Procedure for discovery
   94.10   Inspection made upon complaint
   94.11   Determination of fire hazard; order to abate
   94.12   Service of order
   94.13   Failure to comply with order
   94.14   Open burning
   94.15   Bonfires
   94.16   Periodic inspections
   94.17   Fire inspection permits
   94.18   Key boxes
   94.19   Fire hydrants
   94.20   Fire lanes
   94.21   Signs and marking
   94.22   Violations and enforcement
 
   94.99   Penalty
§ 94.01 FIRE PREVENTION CODE ADOPTED.
   (A)   In order to safeguard 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, other structures, or premises, the 2009 edition of the Standard Fire Prevention Code, as adopted as the State of North Carolina Building Code: Fire Prevention Code on March 11, 2008 by the North Carolina Building Code Council, including all subsequent amendments or revisions duly adopted, is hereby adopted by the town and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein. The Standard Fire Prevention Code shall be referred to in this chapter as the “Fire Prevention Code.” In the event of conflict, the more restrictive provisions of this chapter shall prevail over the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code.
   (B)   The listed standards and publications, including appendices and parts, which comprise a part of the Fire Prevention Code, as the same may be periodically revised and updated, are also hereby adopted for use in the enforcement of the Fire Prevention Code, as though fully set forth herein.
(Ord. 11-O-255, passed 2-14-2011)
§ 94.02 ADOPTION BY REFERENCE.
   The fire prevention regulations, as set forth in the 2009 edition of the North Carolina Building Code: Fire Code are hereby adopted and incorporated entirely and with all appendices, as part of this code as fully as if set out at length herein. Furthermore, as updated editions are released they shall be adopted automatically.
(Ord. 11-O-255, passed 2-14-2011)
§ 94.03 JURISDICTION.
   In accordance with G.S. 160A-360, the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code are applicable and shall be enforced within the corporate limits and within the extraterritorial jurisdictional or area of the city.
(Ord. 11-O-255, passed 2-14-2011)
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