[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of Warren County as Ch. 8, Art. I, of the 1975 Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
Every person present at the scene of a fire
or explosion shall be obedient to the orders of firemen and law enforcement
officers in any matter relating to extinguishing the fire, removal
and protection of persons and property endangered by fire, explosion,
smoke or water, freedom of Fire Department and medical personnel and
apparatus to perform their duties or to function properly and the
maintenance of order at or near the scene of fire or explosion, and
it shall be unlawful for any person to disobey any such order of a
fireman or law enforcement officer. Firemen and law enforcement officers
shall have authority to arrest persons who disobey such orders and
to hold them in custody until the fire has been extinguished or the
danger of explosion abated, at which time the violator shall be dealt
with according to law.
It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally
or negligently set any woods or marshes on fire or set fire to any
stubble, brush, straw or any other substance capable of spreading
fire on lands, whereby the property of another is damaged or put in
jeopardy; and, in addition to any penalty which may be imposed for
violation of this section, such person shall be liable for the full
amount of all expenses incurred in fighting the fire.
[Added 6-18-1990]
[Added 12-20-2011]
In accordance with § 27-30 of the Code of Virginia,
the Board of Supervisors of the County of Warren authorizes the Fire
Chief to establish the position of Fire Marshal and any assistants
deemed necessary within the Warren County Department of Fire and Rescue
Services. The Fire Marshal shall serve as the local Fire Code Official
and local arson investigator, in accordance with the provisions of
§ 27-30 of the Code of Virginia.
[Added 12-20-2011]
A.
The Fire Marshal is hereby 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 §§ 27-97 and 27-98 of the Code of
Virginia.
B.
The enforcement procedures of the Statewide Fire Prevention Code
shall be instituted by the Fire Marshal and administered in accordance
with the provisions set forth in the Statewide Fire Prevention Code.
C.
The County Board of Building Code Appeals is hereby designated as
the appeals board to hear appeals arising from the application of
the provisions of the Statewide Fire Prevention Code.
[Added 4-21-2015[1]]
A.
Annual permits and fees. In accordance with § 27-98 of
the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, and with Sections 107.2,
107.4, 107.10, and 107.13 of the Statewide Fire Prevention Code, each
of the following facilities shall be required to obtain from the Fire
Marshal an annual operating permit, and shall be subject to an annual
inspection by the Fire Marshal to ensure the safe operation of such
facility. There is hereby established an annual inspection fee which,
within 30 days following invoice or assessment by the Fire Marshal,
shall be paid to the Treasurer of Warren County in the amount shown
below.
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Type of Use/Business/Institution
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Annual Inspection Fee
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Nightclubs
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$100 per facility
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Dormitories at private colleges
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$100 per structure
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Assembly areas within or attached to private college dormitories
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None
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Hospitals
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$300 per facility
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Facilities licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services
(day-care, adult-care facilities)
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With a capacity of:
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1 to 8 persons in care:
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$25 per facility
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9 to 20 persons in care:
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$37 per facility
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21 to 50 persons in care:
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$50 per facility
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51 to 100 persons in care:
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$100 per facility
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101 to 150 persons in care:
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$150 per facility
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151 to 200 persons in care:
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$200 per facility
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Over 200 persons in care:
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$250 per facility
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B.
Inspections and fees based upon registered complaint. The Fire Marshal
shall inspect any building or facility within Warren County upon a
registered complaint by any person to the Fire Marshal relating to
the safety of such building or facility. For the purpose of this section,
a registered complaint is either a written or oral complaint to the
Warren County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Office of the
Fire Marshal about the health, safety and well-being of oneself or
another by leaving detailed information on a fire and/or safety hazard,
which complaint includes the complainant's name, address, telephone
contact number, and date and time of complaint, which information
may be kept confidential by the office of the Fire Marshal, but shall
not include complaints without such information being furnished. There
is hereby established an inspection fee for inspections made after
such a registered complaint which fee, within 30 days following invoice
or assessment by the Fire Marshal, shall be paid to the Treasurer
of Warren County in the amount shown below:
(1)
Inspections following registered complaints: two inspections without
charge; $25 for each subsequent inspection.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided that it be
effective 1-1-2016.
