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PRESENTED February 24, 1988
ORDINANCE NO. 88-0-7 ADOPTED February 24, 1988
AN ORDINANCE: ADOPTING THE STATE-WIDE FIRE PREVENTION CODE AND
DESIGNATING THE LOUDOUN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FIRE-RESCUE AND
EMERGENCY SERVICES AS THE ENFORCEMENT AGENT
WHEREAS, the "State-wide Fire Prevention Code Act" was adopted during
the 1986 session of the Virginia General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, the State Board of Housing and Community Development has
promulgated a state-wide fire prevention code pursuant to the Act t:o be
adopted state-wide effective March 1, 1988; and
WHEREAS, continued enforcement and administration of the town's fire
prevention regulations by the county is cost effective and in the public
interest:
THEREFORE ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. Chapter 7 of the Town Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Chapter 7
Fire Prevention Code.
Sec. 7-1. Regulations adopted.
The State-wide Fire Prevention Code, as promulgated by the Stato
Board of Housin~ and Community Development, and as same may be amended
from time-to-time, is hereby adopted and incorporated herein b7 reference
and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this code. This code shall
be known as the "Leesbur~ Fire Code".
Sec. 7-2. Enforcement and administration.
The Loudoun County Department of Fire-Rescue a~d Emergency
Services is named as the enforcement a~ent pursuant to Section 27-98 of
the 1950 Code of Vir~inia. as a~,nded, for the Leesburg Fire Prevention
Code and the fire marshal of Loudoun County. Vir~i-ta. is authorized to
ORDINANCE - STATE-WIDE PREVENTION CODE AND DESIGNATING THE LOUDOUN COUNTY DEPART-
MENT OF FIRE-RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AS THE ENFORCMENT AGENT
establish such procedures and requirements as may be necessary for the
administration and enforcement of this chapter.
Sec. 7-3. Certain inspections authorized by Leesbur$ Fire Volunteer
Company Members.
(a) In order to ensure that the required frequency of fire pre_reaction
inspections is maintained, the fire chief of theLeesburg ¥oluntee~¥iYe
Company and such number of his assistants selected by the fire chief-,.as
are qualified through appropriate training, and are member,s in good
standin~ of said company, shall be designated as fire marshal assistants
pursuant to Section 27-36 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended:, .for
purposes of inspections authorized under this chapter. In, t~e.,perform~,uee
of their duties the fire chief and his assistants shall be properly
uniformed and shall carry proper identification. The fire chief shall
coordinate inspections under this section with the fire marshal. Copies.of
all inspection reports shall be furnished to the fire marshal~ office amd
all dangerous and hazardous conditions as defined in this chapter shalt be-
reported to the fire marshal's office within 24 hours.
(b) The fire chief and his assistants, before performing any
inspections herein shall take an oath before the Clerk of the Circuit
Court~ if required by Section 27-37 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as
amended~ to faithfully discharge the duties set forth herein and a .co.py of
said certificate shall be forwarded to the municipal manager.
SECTION II. Chapter 7, "Fire Prevention Code," is hereby repealed upon
the effective date of the state-wide fire prevention code.
SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on March
1, 1988.
PASSED this 24th
day of February , 1988.
Charles Williams, Vice-Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
Clerk oflouncil