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Council revises downtown fire‑district ordinance to align with building code
Summary
Council approved changes to the city's fire‑district ordinance to remove a local requirement for 8‑inch concrete block exterior walls and instead defer to the building code, resolving a conflict that prevented a proposed downtown metal building project from obtaining permits under the city's previous rule.
The Whiteville City Council approved revisions to the city's fire‑district ordinance intended to resolve conflicts between local ordinance language and the building code, a change staff said was prompted by a development proposal downtown.
Staff explained that the existing local ordinance required exterior walls to be built of 8‑inch concrete block within the fire district, a provision that conflicted with the building code and with standards applied in a separate fire district. That discrepancy, staff told council, prevented a recent applicant from building a metal structure that otherwise complied with the building code.
Council approved removing the local requirement and instead referencing the building code for materials and fire‑district standards. Staff described the downtown fire district as an area near the courthouse square (within roughly 200 feet) and portions of Madison Street with closer building setbacks; the ordinance revision was intended to clarify that building‑code requirements govern where conflicts exist.
Council approved the ordinance revision by voice vote; the record shows no public speakers on the item.
