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Section 8. The Fire Marshal shall inspect or cause to be inspected all premises
on a Periodic basis, and shall make such orders as may be necessary for the enforce-
ment of the laws and ordinances governing the same and for safeguarding of life and
property from fire.
Section 9. Whenever any inspector, as defined above, shall find in any building
or upon any premises or other places, combustible or explosive matter or dangerous
accumulations of rubbish or unnecessary materials especially liable to fire, and
which is so situated as to endanger property; or shall find obstructions to or on
fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors, or windows, liable to interfere with the
operations of a fire department or egress of occupants in case of fire, the inspec-
tor shall order the same to be removed or remedied, and such order shall forthwith
be complied with by the owner of occupant of such premises or buildings, subject to
the appeals procedure provided for in the Iredell County Fire Prevention Code.
Any owner or occupant failing to comply with such orders within a reasonable
period after the service of said order shall be liable to penalties as hereinafter
provided.
The service of any such order may be made upon the occupant of the premises to
whom it is directed, either by delivering a copy of same to such occupant personally,
or leaving it with any person in charge of the premises, or in case no such person is
found upon the premises, by affixing a copy thereof in a conspicious place on the
door to the entrance of said premises. Whenever it may be necessary to serve such
an order upon the owner of the premises, such order may be served either by deliver-
inqto and leaving with the said person a copy of the said order, or if such owner
is absent from the jurisdiction of the officer making the order by mailing such copy
by certified mail to the owner's last known post office address.
Section 10. The Iredell County Fire Marshal shall compile and keep a record of
all fires and of all the facts concerning the same, including injuries, deaths,
rescue of persons, and statistics as to the extent of such fires and the damage
caused thereby, and whether such losses were covered by insurance, and if so, in
what amount. Such record shall be made daily from the reports made by the technical
inspectors under the provisions of this ordinance. All such records shall be public.
Section 11. The Iredell County Fire Marshal shall make an annual report of
activities of his office and shall transmit this report to the Chief Executive.
Officer of Iredell County. The report shall contain all proceedings under the Ire -
dell County Fire Prevention Code with such statistics as the Iredell County Fire
Marshal may wish to include therein.
Section 12. The Fire Marshal shall also recommend any amendments to the Iredell
County Fire Prevention Code or ordinance which shall be desirable.
Section 13. The provisions of the Iredell County Fire Prevention Code shall
apply equally to both public andprivate property, and it shall apply to all struc-
tures and their occupancies, except as otherwise specified.
Section 14. This act shall be deemed in exercise of the police powers of Ire -
dell County for the preservation and protection of the public health, peace, safety
and welfare, and all the provisions of Iredell County Fire Prevention Code shall be
liberally construed for that purpose.
Section 15. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the Code
hereby adopted or shall fail to comply therewith; or shall violate or fail to comply
with any order made thereunder; or shall build in violation of any details, state-
ments, specifications, or plans submitted or approved thereunder; or shall operate
not in accordiance with the provisions of any certificate; permit, or approval issued
thereunder; and from which no appeal has been taken; or who shall fail to comply with
such an order as affirmed or modified by the Fire Marshal or by a court of competent
jurisdiction within the time fixed herein shall severally for each and every viola-
tion and noncompliance, respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine
or not more than $50 or by imprisonment for not more than thirty (30) days or by
both such fines and imprisonment. The imposition of a penalty for any violation
shall not excuse the violation nor shall the violation be permitted to continue.
Also such persons shall be reouired to correct or remedy such violations or defects
within a reasonable time, and when not otherwise specified, the application of the
above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited condi-
tions.
Section 16. A Board of Appeals is hereby established consisting of five (5)
members and five (5) alternate members who shall be appointed by the Board of
Commissioners of Iredell County by reason of education, experience, and knowledge
and are deemed to be competent to sit in judgment on matters concerning the Iredell
County Fire Prevention Code and its enforcement. The members shall serve for a
term of three (3) years except for the initial appointees who shall serve as follows:
one (1) for a term of one year; two (2) for a term of two years and two (2) for a
term of three years. Members shall continue to serve until their successors are
duly appointed and qualified.