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February 21, 2011 (Regular Meeting) Page 326 (e) The notice of violation 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 notice of violation, a delinquency charge of $moo as listed in the adopted fee schedule, shall,- be added to the amount specified in the notice of violation and notice of the delinquency charge shall be mailed to the violator. The delinquency notice shall also inform the violator that a criminal summons will be issued against him if the specified penalty and the delinquency charge are not paid within five business days after the date of the delinquency notice. (g) If the penalty and delinquency charges are not paid within the time allowed, the Cabarrus County Emergency Management Department may have a criminal 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 provisions contained in the state building code, to the penalty specified in the notice of violation and the delinquency charge. (Ord. of 8- 16 -93, § 5) Sec. 34 -56. Permits. (a) It shall be the duty of the Fire Inspectors to evaluate applications and issue, if approved, all permits as prescribed in International Fire Prevention Code, N.C. Amendments. (b) No person shall maintain, store or handle materials or conduct processes which produce conditions hazardous to life or property or install equipment used in connection with such activities without a permit as required by the International Fire Prevention Code, N.C. Amendments. Before a permit may be issued, the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal or his /her representative shall inspect and approve the receptacles, vehicles, buildings, structures, storage areas, devices, processes or conditions related to the permit. (c) Applications for permits required pursuant to International Fire Prevention Code, N.C. Amendments shall be made to the Fire Inspectors on forms provided by the county. All applications shall be accompanied by the applicable permit fee as established by the county. The required permit fee shall be in a fee schedule. Printed schedules of the permit fees shall be available to the public at the Emergency Management Department, and shall be on file at the county clerk's office (d) The fire inspector is authorized to waive the permit fee "for governmental, religious or charitable organizations. (Ord. of 8- 16 -93, § 6) Sec. 34 -57. Permit fees. The schedule of fire prevention permit fees is not printed in this article but is on file and available in the county offices and shall be of €ems} Neventber 1, 2095. - (Ord. of 8- 16 -93, § 8) Sec. 34 -58. Administrative procedures. (a) Fire code violations. Fire code violations shall be handled as follows: (1)If an inspector writes a citation (two part form), the yellow copy is given to the violator and the white copy is filed with the Emergency Management Department. (2) The violator will make payment to the county Emergency Management department. The Emergency Management Department will process the payment and forward the collected fees to the Cabarrus County Finance Department. (4) The Emergency Management Department will match the copy of the citation sent to the finance department with the copy on file. If a payment is delinquent, the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal will be notified for code enforcement. (5) The fire official pursues payment, assigns late fees, issues additional citations, or initiates prosecution. (b) Permits. Permit requests shall be handled as follows: