§ 8-2-51. Inspection of Buildings; Notifying Owners Regarding Noncompliance With Requirements Relating to Fire Escapes
The governing authority of the city where any building covered by Code Section 8-2-50 is situated, or the judge of the probate court of the county if the building is situated outside of any city, shall require the fire marshal or chief officer of the fire department or, if there is no fire marshal or […]
§ 8-2-52. Requiring Owners to Make Alterations and Additions; Time of Making Inspections and Reports
The owners of buildings referred to in this part shall make all alterations or additions necessary to comply with the requirements of this part. Inspections and reports required by Code Section 8-2-51 shall be made during the month of December of each year. History. Ga. L. 1889, p. 168, § 4; Civil Code 1895, § […]
§ 8-2-53. Power of Municipal Authorities to Extend Coverage of Part
The governing authority of any city may, by ordinance, provide that this part shall apply to all buildings within the city limits which are not used as private residences and which are three or more stories in height. History. Ga. L. 1889, p. 168, § 3; Civil Code 1895, § 2624; Civil Code 1910, § […]
§ 8-2-54. Penalty
Any owner of a building more than two stories in height who fails to comply with the requirements of this part and who, after receiving the notice prescribed in Code Section 8-2-51, refuses or neglects to make the alterations specified in the written notice shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1889, p. […]
§ 8-2-50. Providing of Fire Escapes by Building Owners; Requirements Regarding Location and Construction of Fire Escapes and Exit Doors
Owners of buildings more than two stories in height, not including the basement, who utilize any level above the second story wholly or partially as a factory or workshop shall provide more than one exit from each story of the building above the second story by stairways on the inside or outside of the building. […]