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,:A" ' : . '"'/"*' ' * ~ ..... '::: *'* °CABARRUS COUNTY FIRE CODE · * *' - Section I. An ordinance to provide Cabarrus County with rules and regulations to. ImProve publlc'snfety by promoting the contr*ol ' of fire hezerds,- regulating the installation, use, and ' maintensnce of :.equlpmentl ' regulating the use of structures, premises, and open areael providing .for the abatement of fire hazards! establishing the responsibilities and procedures for code enforcementl and setting forth the standards for compliance · and achievement of these objectives. This code shall'be, knoWn as the Cabarrus County Fire Preven- tion Code. This Code adopts NFPA t, Fire Prevention Code of the 'National Fire Protection Asso. clation, a~d Its incorporated standards and codes as published In the National Fire Codes of the National Fire Protectlob Aasociatlon and !isted in Annex A of the NFPA Fire Prevention Code ~nd being particular y the 1962 edition thereof, snve and except those portions such as are hereinafter deleted, modified, or amended by Section 16 of this ordinance. The same are hereby adopted grid incorporated os fully ss if set out at length herein: Not less then 2 copies of the adopted issues of NFPA 1, Fire Prevention Code o'f the National Fire Protection Association, and the adopted standards and codes of the National Fire Codes shall be filed in the Fire Marshal's office and one copy in the building inspectors office and the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of Csbarrus County· Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate this o~dinance, to permit or maintain such a violation, to refu6e to obey any provision thereof, or to fail or refuse to comply with any such provision or regulation except as variation may be allowed by the action of the Fire Marshal in writing. Proof of such unlawful not or failure shall be deemed prima facie evidence that such act is that of the owner or other person in control of the premises. Prosecution or lack thereof of either the owner, occupant, or the person in charge shall not be deemed to relieve any of the others. Section 3. The Fire Marshal of Cebarrus County shall be respon- sible for the enforcement of the Caberrus County Fire Code. To assist In the performance of the responsibilities and duties pieced upon the Cabar~us County Fire Marshal, a Bureau of Fire Prevention In Cabarrus County is hereby created. The fire prevention bureau shall operate under the' supervi- sion of the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal. The Fire Marshal may appoint technical inspectors to assist in the enforcement of the fire prevention code. These inspectors shall be selected based on their experience, training, and skills as demonstrated to the