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March 19, 2018 (Regular Meeting) Page 3486 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 N.C. Fire Cod=_'late'---- �,Qa�� (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 it Code -r _ .. 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 N.C. Fire Ccde='9ternafrreRax _ _ien Gede, W.C�. _ 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. (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: (1) The Department receives permit requests and permit payments. (2) Application and payment are reviewed to insure that the application is complete and correct payment has been received. (3) A ledger entry will contain date, type of permit, address of applicant, check number and amount of check. (4) The permit application is processed by the permit type, any violations are reviewed, and the date of last inspection noted. (5) The permit is signed by the fire official for issue. (6) The permit is issued and a copy filed. (Ord, of 8-16-93, § 7) Sec. 34-59. Open Burning Regulations (a) Open burning within 100 feet of a structure will be regulated by the Cabarrus County Fire Marshal's Office. (1) Open burning must meet all provisions of the N. C. Fire Code and North Carolina Administrative Code Title � ' A, Chapter 2, Subchapter 2D,. 1900, Control and Prohibition of Open Burning, prior to the issuance of any permit.