§ 8-2-109.1. Exceptions From Part; Audit of Compliance of Local Governmental Units
This part shall not apply to elevators located on vehicles operating under the rules of other state or federal authorities and used for carrying passengers or freight. This part shall not apply to any single-seat, single-passenger chairlift located in a building owned and operated by an incorporated or unincorporated nonprofit organization organized and operated exclusively […]
§ 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. […]
§ 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. […]
§ 8-2-100. Definitions
As used in this part, the term: “Alteration” means any change or addition to the equipment other than ordinary repairs or replacements. “Commissioner” means the Safety Fire Commissioner. “Dumbwaiter” means a hoisting and lowering mechanism which is equipped with a car which moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction, the floor area of which […]
§ 8-2-31. Effect of Part
Nothing in this part shall repeal or be construed as abrogating or otherwise affecting the power of any state department or agency to promulgate regulations, make inspections, or approve plans in accordance with any other applicable provisions of law. Nothing in this part shall be construed as repealing or otherwise affecting authorization for historic preservation […]
§ 8-2-35. Legislative Findings and Declarations
The legislature finds, declares, and determines that Georgia needs an alternative method to resolve legitimate construction disputes that would reduce the need for litigation while adequately protecting the rights of homeowners. The legislature declares that an effective alternative dispute resolution mechanism in certain construction defect matters should involve the claimant filing a notice of claim […]
§ 8-2-4. Fire Sprinklers in Single-Family Dwelling Units
Neither the state residential and fire building code nor any residential and fire building code adopted by a political subdivision of the state adopted after May 24, 2010, shall include a requirement that fire sprinklers be installed in a single-family dwelling or a residential building that contains no more than two dwelling units. History. Code […]