After such hearing the Permits and Inspections Department shall sustain, modify or withdraw the notice, depending upon his finding as to whether the provisions of this chapter and of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto have been complied with. The Permits and Inspections Department may also modify any notice so as to authorize a variance from the provisions of this chapter when, because of a special condition, a literal enforcement of the provisions of this chapter will result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship; provided, that the spirit of this chapter will be observed, public health and welfare secured and substantial justice done. If the Permits and Inspections Department sustains or modifies such notice, it shall be deemed to be an order, and the owner, operator or occupant, as the case may require, shall comply with all provisions of such order within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the division or file an appeal with the board of housing appeals within five days as provided on forms furnished by the Permits and Inspections Department. After hearing in the case of any notice suspending any permit required by this chapter, when such notice has been sustained by the Permits and Inspections Department, the permit shall be deemed to have been revoked unless appeal action is filed.
(1964 Code, § 12A-3)