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County adopts civil-citation provisions of local fire code and accepts state MOU on fire-plan review
Summary
The Board adopted a resolution designating which fire code violations are civil offenses under the county fee schedule and approved a memorandum of understanding with the State Fire Marshal that shifts some plan-review and inspection duties to county permits and inspections.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution listing sections of the Washington County Fire Prevention Code that create civil offenses punishable by fines in the county’s fire code fee schedule, and approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal clarifying enforcement responsibilities.
Greg Cartwright, director of…
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