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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING 8~ INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director - <br />~~s~! ~I e <br />Building Inspections ~-`~,~ ~': 306E Revere Raad <br />(919) 245-2600 v ° ' ~: P O Box 8181 <br />(919) 644-3347 (F~UC) ~" Hillsborough, <br />www.co.orange.nc.us ~'<<ti ~.~~~~'~ North Carolina, 27278 <br /> <br />From: Susan Mellott, Code Enforcement Supervisor ~~ <br />To: Tina Moon, Land Use /Preservation Planner <br />Subject: Class A Special Use Permit -The Olive Branch Inn <br />The North Carolina State Accessibility Code states that Privately-owned transient lodging <br />establishments aze not required to comply with the requirements of the code when the following <br />both apply <br />^ 5 or fewer bedrooms for rent or hire, end <br />^ the proprietor lives in the building <br />The National Electrical Code does require that, every new and existing dwelling unit within an <br />apartment house, rental condominium, and every guest or sleeping room in a motel, hotel, or <br />dormitory shall be provided with an approved listed smoke detector. In dwellings and dwelling <br />units, a smoke detector shall be mounted on the ceiling ar wall at a point centrally located in the <br />corridor or area giving access to each group of rooms used for sleeping purposes. <br />Where the dwelling or dwelling unit contains more than one story, detectors are required on each <br />story including basements but not including uninhabitable attics. In dwellings or dwelling units <br />with split levels, a smoke detector needs to be installed only on the upper level, provided the <br />lower level is less than one full story below the upper level; if there is a door between levels, a <br />detector is required on each level. Such detectors shall be connected to a sounding device or <br />other detector to provide an alarm which will be audible in the sleeping azeas. Finally, detectors <br />shall be listed and meet the installation requirements of NFiPA 72. <br />The building inspections division would require an upfit permit (due to change in use of <br />residence) in addition to an electrical permit if the above smoke detection system is to be <br />installed. If all electrical work has been completed under previous permits, only an upfit permit <br />would be required. The Orange County Fire Marshal's office would also need to approve the <br />dwelling for the proposed use. <br />Date: April 11, 2001 <br />