<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 30-26. - Purpose.</div>
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               An ordinance to provide the county with rules and regulations to improve public safety
               by promoting the control of fire hazards; regulating the installment, use and maintenance
               of equipment; regulating the use of structures, premises and open areas; providing
               for the abatement of fire hazards; establishing the responsibilities and procedures
               for code enforcement; and setting forth the standards for compliance and achievement
               of these objectives.
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               This article shall be known as the Buncombe County Fire Prevention Ordinance. This
               Code adopts by reference North Carolina Building Code: Fire Prevention Code, and its
               incorporated standards and codes as published in the Building Code. The same are hereby
               adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out verbatim herein. Not less than one
               copy of the adopted issue of North Carolina Building Code: Fire Prevention Code and
               the adopted standards and codes shall be filed in the office of the county fire marshal
               and the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the unincorporated area of
               the county and the municipalities that have requested inspections by the county.
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               (Ord. No. 97-3-7, Â§ 1, 3-18-97; Ord. No. 10-08-25, Â§ 2, 8-17-10)
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