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<br /> ,,, •. •,•- • cu••n or• t h.l .i t•r-, •• • to s,id any device, equipment, system,condition, arrangement, level ,10
<br /> w` , - d, •. th-s- • t'• . • the ir- •- of protection, or any other feature is required for compliance
<br /> i�,, • •- d--u-• t• o.•.t ut- a •-ct'on _r .cc•r with the provisions of this code, or otherwise installed, such
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<br /> 0!"" / protection, or other feature shall thereafter be continuously 00
<br /> l inspection authority.Thefire code official is authorized maintained in accordance with this code and applicable refer
<br /> enter and examine any building, structure, marine vessel, enced standards.
<br /> %tide or premises in accordance with Section 104.3 for the 107.2 Testing and operation. Equipment requiring periodic et fa
<br /> ,, this code. testing or operation to ensure maintenance shall be tested or
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<br /> operated as specified in this code.
<br /> Oth ''6.2 Inspections.Thefire code official is authorized to con- 1,'107.2.1 Test and inspection records. Required test and
<br /> inspection records shall be available to the fire code official
<br /> et inspections as are deemed necessary to determine the 0
<br /> Mt���ii, compliance with the provisions of this code and to at all times or such records as the fire code official desig %°i
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<br /> prove reports of inspection by approved agencies or individ pates shall be filed with thefire code official.
<br /> 0�''i als.All reports of such inspections shall be prepared and sub-
<br /> �rnitted in writing for review and approval. Inspection reports 107.2.2 Reinspection and testing. Where any work or ,�
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<br /> jail be certified by a responsible officer of such approved installation does not pass an initial test or inspection, the �'
<br /> envy or by the responsible individual.The fire code official is necessary corrections shall be made so as to achieve compl- �i%
<br /> I/I)/i/authorized to engage such expert opinion as deemed necessary ance with this code.The work or installation shall then be
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<br /> f�d report upon unusual, detailed or complex technical issues resubmitted to thefire code official fir inspection and test-
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<br /> ir i�i,11, ' 107.3 Supervision.Maintenance and testing shall be under the
<br /> � % 106.2.1 Inspection requests. It shall be the duty of the supervision of a responsible person who shall ensure that such
<br /> Jholder of the permit or their duly authorized agent to notify maintenance and testing are conducted at specified intervals in
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<br /> i thefire code official when work is ready for inspection. It accordance with this code. �' 1
<br /> shall be the duty of the permit holder to provide access to 107.4 Rendering equipment inoperable. Portable or fixed
<br /> jand means for inspections of such work that are required bv fire-extinguishing systems or devices and fire-warning sys- le 1�l
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<br /> �j, terns shall not be rendered inoperative or inaccessible except as l
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<br /> i /c 106.2.2 Approval required.Work shall not be done beyond ations,drills or prescribed testing.
<br /> „/r= the point indicated in each successive inspection without
<br /> 107.5 Owner/occupant responsibility.Correction and abate-
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<br /> r �„ obtaining the approval of thefire code official.Thefire 2
<br /> inept of violations of this code shall be the responsibility of the ' •
<br /> ,i code official, upon notification, shall make the requested ,
<br /> 1 �'; inspections and shall either indicate the portion of the con owner.If an occupant creates,or allows to be created,hazard-
<br /> ous conditions in violation of this code,the occupant shall be
<br /> struction that is satisfactory as completed,or notify the per held responsible for the abatement of such hazardous condi °°F d
<br /> 01 mit holder or his or her agent wherein the same fails to
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<br /> e ,,; comply with this code. Any portions that do not comply
<br /> shall be corrected and such portion shall not be covered or 107.6 Overcrowding.Overcrowding or admittance of any per- z
<br /> // concealed until authorized by thefire code official. thereof shall not be allowed.Thefire ocode official,upon finding 00
<br /> 106.3 Concealed work.It shall be the duty of the permit a li
<br /> any overcrowding conditions or obstructions in aisles, pas- •eant to cause the work to remain access ble and ex osedfor sageways or other means of egress,or upon finding any condi p tion which constitutes a life safety hazard,shall be authorized A le
<br /> znsPection purposes. Whenever any installation subject to to cause the event to be stopped until such condition or obstruc- vl
<br /> l ,inspection prior to use is covered or concealed without having
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<br /> i f r,first been inspected,thefire code official shall have the author- `
<br /> °It to require that such work be exposed for inspection.Neither j�
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<br /> 1 the fire code official nor the jurisdiction shall be liable for 1e
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<br /> pense entailed in the removal or replacement of any material
<br /> jrequired to allow inspection. p Y BOARD OF APPEALS go
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<br /> � See the provisions of the North Carolina Administrative Code
<br /> ///; and Policies and applicable North Carolina General Statutes.
<br /> 106.4 Approvals.Approval as the result of an inspection shall
<br /> ;;not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the provi- 108.1 Board of appeals established. In order to hear and
<br /> �i stuns of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction. decide appeals of orders,decisions or determinations made by J
<br /> Y Inspections presuming to give authority to violate or cancel thefire code official relative to the application and rote r reta
<br /> provisions of this code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction tion of this code,there shall be and is hereby created a board of
<br /> ��/4 shall not be valid.
<br /> appeals.The board of appeals shall be appointed by the govern-
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