Greene v. City of Winston-Salem

BRANCH, Justice.

The stipulated facts in this case present the question of whether the Winston-Salem ordinance requiring sprinkler systems in high-rise buildings is a building regulation ordinance subject to the approval of the State Building Code Council or a fire protection ordinance emanating from the police power of the City and therefore not requiring such approval. The answer to this question turns upon our construction of the relevant statutes.

G.S. 143-138 provides for the establishment of a North Carolina State Building Code. The statute, in relevant part, provides :(b) Contents of the…