HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-01ORDINANCE 2013-01
Ordinance Amending Section 42-81
of the Town Code
WHEREAS, the Town Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the public health,
welfare and safety to assign the responsibility for enforcing and administering the Virginia Statewide
Fire Prevention Code to a specific position within the Town organization by amending the Code of
Ordinances/Town of Pulaski, Virginia;
NOW, THEREFORE be it ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia that the
following sections of Article Ilf "Fire Prevention", Section 42-81 "Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention
Code" is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 42-81(b). The Fire Marshal is designated to act as the enforcing agency for the
enforcement of the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code duly adopted by the Virginia Board of
Housing and Community Development under authority of the Code of Virginia §27-97.
Section 42-81(c). The enforcement procedures of the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code shall
be instituted by the Fire Marshal and administered in accordance with the provisions set forth in the
Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code.
Section 42-81(e). The Fire Marshal shall establish such procedures or requirements as may be
necessary for administration and enforcement of the code adopted by this section. The procedures
are to be approved by the council or a committee of the council.
This ordinance is effective upon adoption and is hereby duly adopted this 15th day of January 2013 by
the duly recorded vote of the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia as follows:
Heather L. Steele -Aye H.M. Kidd -Aye
Gregory C. East -Aye Joseph K. Goodman -Aye
David L. Clark -Aye James A. Radcliffe -Aye
ATTEST:
THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA
fy ey S. Worrell, Mayor
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Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council