Sec. 5-1. - Fire limits designated by reference.
Sec. 5-2. - Construction within fire limits.
Sec. 5-3. - Building materials on streets, sidewalks, public property.
Sec. 5-1. - Fire limits designated by reference.
Pursuant to the laws of this state, the fire limits of the town shall be all Town Center (TC) zoning districts as established in the Town of Chapel Hill Land Use Management Ordinance as of November 19, 2007 with the location and boundaries thereof as shown on the map accompanying amending said ordinance and which is designated the Town of Chapel Hill Zoning Atlas, together with any other properties re-zoned to a TC zoning district subsequent to November 19, 2007.
(Ord. No. 2007-11-19/0-3 § 1)
Editor's note—
Under the city's 1981 zoning ordinance, there are now "town center districts" which presumably would replace the Central Business District.
Cross reference— Fire prevention and protection, Ch. 7; use of private incinerators prohibited within fire limits, § 7-1.
State law reference— Establishment of fire limits required, G.S. § 160-140 et seq.
Sec. 5-2. - Construction within fire limits.
The area lying within the fire limits of the town shall be subject to all of the provisions of Chapter 160A Article nineteen, Part 5, General Statutes of North Carolina, including specifically, but not limited to, Sections 160A-435 and 160A-436 of said General Statutes, which are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof, and subject to the further provision that within the fire limits of the town all buildings hereafter erected shall be of fire-resistant material, electrical raceways shall be of noncombustible metallic material or equivalent. All existing combustible wood shall receive a thorough coating of fire-resistant paint and no frame or wooden building or wooden shingle roof shall hereafter be erected, altered, repaired or moved except upon a permit issued by the town inspections department and approved by the commissioner of insurance, as provided by state law.
(Ord. of 8-23-65, § 3; Ord. No. 2006-10-09/O-1, § 4; Ord. o. 2009-02-25/O-2, § 1)
Sec. 5-3. - Building materials on streets, sidewalks, public property.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place or leave or cause to be placed or left on any street, alleyway, sidewalk or other public property of the town any building or construction material, such as brick, stone, wood or earth, except with the permission of the town manager. Permits therefor may be granted by the town manager only when the public safety will allow, and for renewable periods of no longer than thirty (30) days. In issuing any such permit, the town manager may impose such conditions as he may deem necessary in the interest of public safety or to prevent or minimize restrictions on the free and unobstructed use of the streets or sidewalks.
(Comp. 1961, p. 141, § 1)
Cross reference— Streets and sidewalks, Ch. 17; traffic, Ch. 21.