(a) There is hereby adopted by reference and incorporated in this article that certain code, known as and entitled "Volume V--Fire Prevention and Protection," of the North Carolina State Building Code, latest edition. Copies of the county fire prevention and protection code and all codes and standards adopted by reference, shall be filed with, and available for public inspection in the offices of the town and the fire marshal.

(b) Amendments to codes and standards adopted by reference in this article which are adopted and published by the North Carolina State Building Code Council shall be effective in the town at the time such amendments become a part of Volume V--Fire Prevention and Protection of the North Carolina State Building Code.