78-17. Penalty Schedule.

The following civil penalties are hereby approved, adopted and imposed for each violation of Article I of this Chapter and/or the referenced chapters of the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code.

  1. Violations not covered by the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code: as set forth in Henderson County Code, Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II.
  2. Violations covered by the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code:
 Chapter  Dollar Amount
1. Administration  $50
(See also Subsection C below)
3. General Precautions  $50
4. Emergency Planning and Preparedness $50
5. Fire Service Features $50
6. Building Services and Systems $50
7. Fire Resistance-Rated Construction $50
8. Interior Finish, Decorative Mat. & Furn. $50
9. Fire Protection Systems $50
10. Means of Egress $150
11. Aviation Facilities $50
12. Drycleaning $50
13. Combustible Dust-Producing Operations $50
14. Fire Safety during Const. and Demo. $50
15. Flammable Finishes $50
16. Fruit and Crop Ripening $50
17. Fumigation & Thermal Insecticide Fogging $50
18. Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities $50
19. Lumberyards & Woodworking Facilities $50
20. Manufacturing of Organic Coatings $50
21. Industrial Ovens $50
22. Service Stations & Repair Garages $50
23. Hi-Piled Combustible Storage $50
24. Tents & Other Membrane Structures $50
25. Tire Rebuilding & Tire Storage $50
26. Welding & Other Hot Work $50
27. Haz-Mat General Provisions $50
28. Aerosols $50
29. Combustible Fibers $50
30. Compressed Gases $50
31. Corrosive Materials $50
32. Cryogenic Fluids $50
33. Explosives and Fireworks $50
34. Flammable and Combustible Liquids $50
35. Flammable Gases $50
36. Flammable Solids $50
37. Highly Toxic & Toxic Materials $50
38. Liquefied Petroleum Gases $50
39. Organic Peroxides $50
40. Oxidizers $50
41. Pyrophoric Materials $50
42. Pyroxylin (Cellulose Nitrate) Plastics $50
43. Unstable (Reactive) Materials $50
44. Water-Reactive Solids & Liquids $50
  1. In addition to any applicable penalty, for violations that involve the failure to obtain or maintain a permit required by Article I of this Chapter or by the North Carolina Fire Prevention Code, where appropriate, the violator must obtain or renew such required permit and pay the associated permit fee.