Little House on the Prairie, single-family dwelling, isn't regulated because for one, its overly obtrusive and two, its Pa's responsibility to keep Ma, Laura, Mary and Carrie safe.
But in an apartment building, you may have a neighbor like Cosmos Cramer who lets his Christmas/Festivus tree get dry causing an unreasonable danger to the OTHERS in the building.
Oh, yeah, I see the distinction now, buddy. All them single occupancy joints are out on the prairie, miles from nowhere. That's why we din' have no fire spreadin' here in California from house t' house two months back. Wouldn't be no way them fellers in Virginia would think it "reasonable"-like to extend the ban to single occupancy thangs. Be real unpopular too, sounds like, since they already done rescinded that there "reasonable" ban on condos and apts, ain't that so?
The fire marshall doesn't have the time or the desire to go inspect apartments and condos. But the regulation still serves a purpose:
Well, now looky here, buddy: it sure look like he don't have time to inspect every dang Jesus joint neither, hunh?
Yet so far this year, Green said, Hampton has cited only two churches for violations. Green would not name the other church cited.
But this ain't gubmint overreaching or anti-religious stuff or nuthin', I plumb agree with chuh, agnostic buddy.