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7 <br />E � <br />insuranc The bond or certificate of insurance shall be in the amount of <br />at least $500,000.00 to cover damages to real or personal property and an <br />additional $500,000.00 to cover dames for personal injuries. <br />ARTICLE III. FIRE PREVENTION CODE <br />Sec. 34 -51. Adoption. <br />(a) It is hereby adopted by reference that the code known as International Fire <br />Prevention Code 2002, with all North Carolina Amendments and all subsequent <br />amendments, revisions, and appendixes shall become the county fire code. The <br />provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the county, <br />(b) The provisions and mandatory permits listed in the International Fire <br />Prevention Code are hereby adopted. <br />(Ord. of 8- 16 -93, § 1) <br />Sec. 34 -52. Penalties. <br />(a) Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of the <br />International Fire Prevention Code, N. C. Amendments, as adopted, amended, or <br />augmented, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made in <br />connection with the fire prevention code, or who shall build in violation of <br />any specifications or plans submitted under the International Fire Prevention <br />Code, N.C. Amendments, or any certificate or permit issued there under, shall <br />be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished in accordance with section 1 -7. <br />(b) The imposition of a penalty for any violation shall not excuse the <br />violation or permit it to continue and all such violations shall be corrected <br />within the time specified. <br />(c) Violations of this code shall constitute either a misdemeanor or, at the <br />election of the county, shall subject the offender to a civil penalty upon the <br />issuance of a citation for the violations. <br />(d) In addition to the civil penalties, any provision of the code that makes <br />unlawful a condition existing upon or use made of real property may be enforced <br />by injunction and order abatement by the general court of justice. When a <br />violation of such provision occurs, the county may apply to the appropriate <br />division of the general court of justice for a mandatory or prohibitory <br />injunction and /or order of abatement commanding the defendant to correct the <br />unlawful condition or cease the unlawful use of the property. The action shall <br />be governed in all respects by the laws and rules governing civil proceedings <br />including the rules of civil procedure. <br />(e) An order of abatement may direct that the buildings or other structures on <br />the property be closed, demolished or removed; that fixtures, furniture or <br />other movable property be removed from any building on the property; that <br />abandoned or junked vehicles be removed; that improvements or repairs be made; <br />or that any other action be taken that is necessary to bring the property into <br />compliance with the International Fire Prevention Code, N.C. Amendments. If the <br />defendant fails or refuses to comply with an injunction or with an order of <br />abatement within the time allowed by the court, he may be cited for contempt, <br />and the county may execute the order of abatement. The county shall have a lien <br />Fire Prevention Ordinance <br />Revised 1/2011 <br />Attachment number 2 <br />G -3 Page 133 <br />