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March 19, 2018 (Regular Meeting) Page 3985 inspections and determinations will be done in accordance with the periodic inspection schedule for occupancies as approved by the state building code council or upon complaint by interested parties or if there is probable cause for such inspections. (b) Fire inspections shall be conducted in accordance with the following schedule or more frequently: (1) Group 1. Annual inspections shall be conducted in the following hospitals, nursing homes, chemical plants, movie theaters, auditoriums, high rise buildings, businesses storing hazardous materials, gymnasiums, restaurants, stadiums with capacities of 100 or more persons and interior common areas of multi -occupant residential structures. (2) Group 2. Biennial inspections shall be conducted in industries and educational buildings other than public schools. (3) Group 3. Triennial inspections shall be conducted at all other businesses. Example: offices, banks, barber shops, bowling alleys, florists, retail stores, churches and synagogues. (9) Group 9. Public schools shall be inspected at least two times per year. (Ord. of 8-16-93, S 3) State law reference -Investigation of fires and inspection of premises. G.S. 58- 79-1 of seq. Sec. 39-55. Issuance of notice of violation by Fire Inspectors (a) Fire Inspectors are empowered to issue notices of violation when such Fire Inspectors have reasonable cause to believe that any person has violated any provision of the N.C. Fir= Code _ _ _ . (b) The service of orders or notices for the correction of violations of the code shall be made upon the owner, occupant or other person responsible for the conditions, either by personally delivering a copy of same to such person or by delivering the same to and leaving it with any person in charge of the premises or by sending a copy of the order or notices by certified or registered mail to the owner's last known address. (c) When buildings or their premises are occupied by one other than the owner under a lease or agreement, the orders or notices issued to correct violations of the code shall apply to the occupant thereof; provided that where the order or notices require the making of additions to or changes in the premises themselves which may become part of the real property of the owner, then in such cases, the orders or notices shall also be issued to the owner of the Premises or real property. Failure to deliver an order or notice to the owner, if other than the occupant, shall not invalidate such order or notices. (d) The notice of violation shall specify the penalty to be imposed on the violator and shall direct the violator to submit the penalty payment to the Emergency Management Department within 15 business days to pay the penalty. The penalty imposed shall be adopted by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners by resolution and posted in the fee schedule by the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal. (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 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 N.-'. Pir Code= - - .'- - NTameadsems. 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, 4 5)