(A) The Chief of the Fire Department shall have power to modify temporarily any of the provisions of this chapter upon the request of the owner or the occupant or the duly authorized agent of any premises when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of this chapter, provided, that the spirit of this chapter shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done.
(B) The particulars of such modification when granted or allowed and the decision of the Fire Chief shall be entered upon the inspection records of the Department.
('88 Code, Title IX, Ch. 113, § 9.181)