Pursuant to G.S. 143-138, the North Carolina State Building Code, as adopted by the
Building Code Council, and all volumes thereof are hereby adopted as a part of this
Code to the same extent as if set out in full herein, and such code as it now exists
and as the same may hereafter be modified or amended by the Building Code Council
of the State of North Carolina shall be in full force and effect within the town;
provided, however, that chapter 4, entitled "Permits and Certificates," of volume V, entitled "Fire Prevention," of
such state building code be and the same is hereby deleted from such fire code as
adopted by the town. Not less than one (1) copy of the volumes of the adopted code
and copies of all pamphlets, codes, and other publications which adopted thereby by
reference shall be filed in the office of the clerk, at the fire station, and in the
office of the building inspector of the town.