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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE .'
PRESENTED October 28, 1987
87-0-29 ADOPTED October 28, 1987
AMENDING SECTION 7-36 OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING INSPECTION
FOR FIRE HAZARDS
WHEREAS, the Leesburg Town Code provides for periodic inspection of
all commercial and institutional buildings, as well as multi-family dwellings
on a periodic basis to ensure compliance with the town's fire prevention
code; and
WHEREAS, the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office administers and enforces
Leesburg's fire prevention code; and
WHEREAS, new growth has taxed the resources of the Loudoun County's
Fire Marshal's Office; and
WHEREAS, the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company has offered to assist
that office and the Town of Leesburg with the inspections required under
§7-36 of the Town Code; and
WHEREAS, this assistance will help the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's
Office enforce the Leesburg fire prevention code:
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. Section 7-36 of the Town Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 7-36. Inspections for fire hazards.
(a) It shall be the duty of the fire marshal to inspect, or cause
to be inspected, all buildings and premises, except the interiors of
dwellings, as often as may be necessary for the purpose of ascertaining
and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire to
endanger life from fire or any violations of the provisions or intent
of this chapter and of any other ordinance affecting the fire hazard.
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7-36 OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING INSPECTION
FOR FIRE HAZARDS
(b) In order to ensure compliance with the spirit of this chapter,
regular periodic inspections shall be made by the fire marshal as follows:
(1) Public assembly buildings--At least once every three months.
(2) Private assembly buildings--At least once every six (6) months.
(3) Multiple dwellings--At last once every six (6) months.
(4) Institutions and schools--At least once every three (3) months.
(5) Office buildings--At least once every six (6) months.
(6) Commercial, mercantile, storage and industrial buildings in
closely built up areas, or with high hazard occupancy--At least
once every three (3) months.
(7) All others--At least once every six (6) months.
(c) In order to ensure that this schedule of inspections is adequately
maintained, the fire chief of the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company and
such number of his assistants selected by the fire chief as are qualified
through appropriate training and who are members in good standing of
said Company shall be designated as fire marshal assistants pursuant
to §27-36 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, for purposes of
inspections authorized under this section and any orders authorized
under Section 7-6 of this chapter only. In the performance of their
duties the fire chief and his assistants shall be properly uniformed
and shall carry proper identification. The fire chief shall coordinate
in advance inspections under this section with the fire marshal to
meet the requirements of §7-38 of the Town Code. Copies of all
inspection reports shall be furnished to the fire marshal's office
and all dangerous or hazardous conditions as defined in §7-37 herein
shall be reported to the fire marshal's office within 24 hours.
The fire chief and his assistants, before performing the inspections
authorized herein shall respectively take an oath, before the Clerk
of the Circuit Court, if required by §27-37 of the 1950 Code of Virginia,
as amended, to faithfully discharge the duties set forth herein and
a copy of said certificate shall be forwarded to the municipal manager.
SECTION II. Ail ordinances and resolutions in conflict herewith are
repealed.
SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon
its passage.
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AN ORDINANCE - AMENDING SECTION 7-36 OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING INSPECTION
FOR FIRE HAZARDS
PASSED this 28th day of October , 1987.
Robert E. Sevila, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTE ST:
Clerk of ~uncil