Rule 120-3-3-.02 - Application(1)(a) Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 25-2-4, rules and regulations adopted by the Safety Fire Commissioner shall have the force and effect of law and shall have statewide application as being the state minimum fire safety standards and shall not require adoption by a municipality or county. The governing authority of any municipality or county in this state is authorized to enforce the state minimum fire safety standards on all buildings and structures except one-family and two-family dwellings, one- and two-family row houses (townhouses) separated by a 2-hour fire wall and two-family townhouses separated by a 2-hour fire wall, and those buildings and structures listed in O.C.G.A. 25-2-13, except as may be required or permitted by O.C.G.A. 25-2-12 and 25-2-12.1.(b) Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 25-2-13(f), the municipal governing authority in any incorporated area or the county governing authority in any unincorporated area of the state shall have the authority to enact such ordinances as it deems necessary to perform fire safety inspections and related activities for those buildings and structures not covered by O.C.G.A. 25-2-13.(2) Whenever the provisions of this chapter of the Rules and Regulations of the Safety Fire Commissioner offer alternatives, as far as fire safety requirements are concerned, that were not permissible under previous editions of any Rules and Regulations of the Safety Fire Commissioner covering the same subject matter, the provisions of this chapter may be used by the authority having jurisdiction in determining whether a building is in compliance with the provisions of O.C.G.A. Title 25, Chapter 2, and the rules and regulations promulgated there under.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-3-.02
O.C.G.A. §§ 25-2-4, 33-2-9, 50-13-21.
Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Feb. 8, 1979; eff. Mar. 1, 1979, as specified by the Agency.Amended: F. Aug. 6, 1982; eff. Sept. 1, 1982, as specified by the Agency.Amended: F. July 7, 1983; eff. August 1, 1983, as specified by the Agency.Amended: F. Apr. 23, 1986; eff. May 15, 1986, as specified by the Agency.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Sept. 30, 1987; eff. Nov. 1, 1987, as specified by the Agency.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Dec. 3, 1990; eff. Jan. 1, 1991, as specified by the Agency.Amended: F. Jan. 8, 1993; eff. Jan. 28, 1993.Amended: F. July 9, 1998; eff. July 29, 1998.Amended: F. Dec. 21, 1999; eff. Jan. 10, 2000.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Application" adopted. F. Aug. 21, 2003; eff. Sept. 10, 2003.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Jan. 12, 2007; eff. Feb. 1, 2007.Amended: ER. 120-3-3-0.6-.02 adopted. F. and eff. Nov. 13, 2007, the date of adoption.Amended: ER. 120-3-3-0.9-.02 adopted. F. and eff. March 31, 2008, the date of adoption.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Feb. 17, 2010; eff. Mar. 9, 2010.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Jan. 10, 2014; eff. Jan. 30, 2014.Amended: F. Dec. 13, 2019; eff. Jan. 1, 2020, as specified by the Agency.