§ 14-143. Inspection of buildings and premises.

It shall be the duty of the fire chief to inspect, or cause to be inspected, per the attached schedule, all buildings and premises except the interiors of one- and two-family dwellings, for the purpose of identifying activities and conditions that pose dangers of fire, explosion or related hazards and enforcing the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code, or any violations of the provisions or intent of this article. The fire chief or his designee shall charge inspection fees for inspections of buildings per the schedule set forth in this article, except when such buildings are owned by state or local government, and for all re-inspections made to ascertain compliance with a notice of violation and order of correction issued under this article.

The following inspection schedule is adopted for the town:

• Annually hazardous, institutional, high rise, assembly and residential except one- and two-family dwellings and only interior common areas of dwelling units of multi-family occupancies.

• Biennial educational (except public schools) industrial, business, mercantile, storage, churches and synagogues.

(Ord. No. O18-025 , § 1, 8-23-2018)