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373 (f). If the violator does not pay the penalty within the Fifteen (15) days after the issuance of the notice of violation, a delinquency charge of ten dollars ($10.00) 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 (5) days after the date of the delinquency notice. (g). If the penalty and delinquency charge are not paid within the time allowed, the Fire Prevention Bureau may have a Criminal Summons issued against the violator of the North Carolina State Building Code, Volume V. Upon conviction, the violator shall be subject, in addition to any criminal penalty the Court may impose pursuant to the provisions contained in the North Carolina State Building Code, to the penalty specified in the notice of violation and the delinquency charge. SECTION 6. PERMITS (a). It shall be the duty of the Fire Inspectors to evaluate applications and issue, if approved, all permits as prescribed in Volume V of the North Carolina State Building Code. (b). The Fire Prevention Bureau shall recognize the guidelines set forth under the North Carolina Environmental Protection, Air Pollution Control Requirement, Regulations 15 NCAC 2D.0520 for Control and Prohibition of Open Burning. (c). 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 Fire Prevention Bureau and prescribed in Volume V of the North Carolina State Building Code. Before a permit may be issued, the Fire Marshal or his representative shall inspect and approve the receptacles, vehicles, buildings, structures, storage areas, devices, processes and/or conditions related to the permit. (d). Applications for permits required pursuant to Chapter 4 of Volume V of the North Carolina State Fire Code shall be made to the Fire Inspectors on forms provided by Cabarrus County. Ail 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 Services Office, Building Inspections Office, and shall be on file at the County Clerk's office. (e)o The Fire Inspector is authorized to waive the permit fee for governmental, religious or charitable organizations. SECTION 7. GENERAL PROCEDURES I. FIRE CODE VIOLATIONS mo Do mo If an inspector writes a citation (three part form), the PINK copy is given to the violator, the WHITE copy is filed with the Fire Prevention Bureau, and the YELLOW copy is retained by the inspector. If the violation carries a monetary penalty, the Fire Prevention Bureau will send a copy of the citation to the County Finance Department with the fee amount noted. The violator will make payment to the County Finance Department. The finance department will process the payment. A copy of the citation and receipt will be sent to the Fire Prevention Bureau. The Fire Prevention Bureau will match the copy of the citation sent from the finance department with the copy on file. If a payment is delinquent, the Fire Marshal will be notified for code enforcement. The Fire Official pursues payment, assigns late fees, issues additional citations, or initiates prosecution. II. PERMITS B. C. D. The Fire Prevention Bureau receives permit requests and permit payments. Application and payment are reviewed to insure that the application is complete and correct payment has been received. A ledger entry will contain date, type of permit, address of applicant, check number and amount of check. The permit application is processed by: