(A) The Chief of the Fire Department may make recommendations to the Public Health and Safety Committee to modify any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code upon application in writing by the owner or lessee or the owner or lessee’s duly authorized agent, when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of the code; provided that, the spirit of the code shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done.
(B) The particulars of modification, when granted or allowed, and the decision of the Fire Chief shall be entered upon records of the Department and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant upon approval by the Public Health and Safety Committee.
(Prior Code, § 93.63) (Ord. 2257, passed 1-14-1975; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)