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Fire Prevention Ordinance Revised 08/2002 year. State seq. (4) Group 4. PubliC schools shall be inspected at least two times per (Ord. of 8-16-93, '~ 3) law reference-Investiiation of fires and inspection of premises. G.S. 58~79-1 et Sec. 34-55, Issuance of ~otice of violation by ~ire I~nspectore, i (a) Fire I~nspectors areiempowered to issue notices of violation when such F~ire I~nspectors have r~asonable cause to believe that any person has violated any provision of the Int~rnational Fire Prevention Code. N. C. Amendments. (b) The service of order$ or notices for the correction of violations of the code shall be made upon ~he owner, occupant or other person responsible for the conditions, either by pe~sonally delivering a copy of same to such person or by delivering the same to a4d leaving it with any person in charge of the premises or by sending a copy of ~he order or notices by certified or registered mail to the owner's last known address. (c) When buildings or th~ir premises are occupied by one other than the owner Under a lease or agreeme~t, the orders or notices issued to correct violations of the code shall apply tio the occupant thereof; provided that where the order or notices require the m~king of additions to or changes in the premises themselves which may becdme part of the real property of the owner, then in such cases, the orders o~ notices shall also be issued to the owner of the premises or real propert1. Failure to deliver an order or notice to the owner, if other than the occupaqt, shall not invalidate such order or notices. (d) The notice of violat~on shall specify the penalty to be imposed on the violator and shall direct; the violator to aJilJilear eefsre she puelis gaEesy ger.-ises submit the penaity payment to the J!lmergency Management Department aeJilarSmeRs within 15 bus~ness days to pay the penalty. The penalty imposed shall be $50.00 for violations of the fire prevention code. However, violations of "Exit Obstruction" sha,ll be deemed "Life Safety" violations which shall subject the offender to a penalty of $250.00~ and "Open BurningH violations shall be subject to a pe~alty of $100.00. ' I, (e) The notice of violat~on may specify a period during which the violator must correct the violation. If the violation is not corrected within the specified time, the violator shall be guilty of a new and separate offense. (f) If the violator does ,not pay the penalty within the 15 business days after the issuance of the notiqe of violatiOn, a delinquency charge of $10.00 shall, be added to the amount s~~cified in the notice of violation and notice of the delinquency charge shall'be mailed to the violator. The delinquency notice shall also inform the vioUator that a criminal summons will be issued against I him if the specified pen~Qty and the delinquency charge are not paid within five business days after ~he date of the delinquency notice. I (g) If the penalty and d~linquency charges are not paid ,within the time allowed, the Cabarrus coupty PaeLls Safet)' gerviees J!lmergency Management Department may have a cri~inal summons issued'against the violator of the International Fire Prevention Code.N. C. Amendments. Upon conviction, the violator shall be subject[, in addition to any criminal penalty the court may impose pursuant to the prpvisions contained in the state building code, to the penalty specified in the ~otice of violation and the delinquency charge. (Ord. of 8-16-93, ,~5) , 8 P ~2...