(a) Any person adversely affected by the following sections or articles of the Unified Fire Code, as adopted in Section 1611.01 of the Fire Prevention Code, may appeal a decision of the Code Official, as defined in Section 1620.02 of the Fire Prevention Code, refusing to grant a permit or to permit the use of a particular material and/or equipment or method of construction in a proposed structure, provided that such appeal is filed within fifteen days of the date of receipt of the written decision from the Code Official. The appeal must include proposed alternatives, modifications or substitutions, complete plans of the structure, other pertinent information and payment of fees: F-109.1, F-109.3.1, Article 2, F-301.4, F-304.0, F-305.0, F-306.0, F-307.2, F-307.3, F-308.1, F-308.3, F-309.0, F-312.2, F-312.6, F-313.0 (except for F-313.12), F-315.2, F-316.0, F-318.0, Article 4, F-501.3, F-501.4, F-501.4.1, F-502.2, F-502.2.1, F-502.2.2, F-502.3, F-510.0, F-516.4, F-517.2, F-602.2, F-603.2, Article 7, Article 8 (except for F-801.4, F-802.4, F-802.5, F-803.1.1 and F-803.2), Article 9 (except for F-901.2, F-902.5, F-902.7.5, F-902.9. F-902.10.2, F-903.6.1, F-903.6.2 and F-906.6.3), Article 10 (except for F-1001.2), Article 11 (except for F-1101.5 and F-1101.6), Article 12, Article 13 (except for F-1302.1), Article 14 (except for F-1401.2, F-1401.3 and F-1401.3.1), Article 15 (except for F-1501.3 and F-1501.4), Article 16 (except for F-1601.4, F-1601.5, F-1601.5.1, F-1601.5.2 and F-1603.2), Article 17 (except for F-1700.3, F-1700.4, F-1700.4.1, F-1701.1 and F-1703.0), Article 18 (except for F-1802.6, F-1802.8 and F-1806.2.3), Article 19 (except for F-1901.1 and F-1901.2), Article 20 (except for F-2001.3), Article 21 (except for F-2102.2, F-2102.4, F-2102.5, F-2103.10, F-2103.12, F-2103.16, F-2103.17 and F-2107.3.1), Article 22, Article 23, Article 24, Article 25 (except for F-2502.2), Article 26 (except for F-2602.5, F-2602.5.2, F-2602.5.3, F-2602.6, F-2603.13, F-2605.3, F-2606.4 and F-2606.6), Article 27 (except for F-2701.4), Article 28 (except for F-2801.4, F-2801.8, F-2804.2 and F-2808.2), Article 29 (except for F-2905.2), Article 30, Article 31, Article 32, Article 33 (except for F-3301.4, F-3301.5 and F-3303.7) and Article 34.
(Ord. 5-91. Passed 4-15-91; Ord. 16-97. Passed 9-15-97.)
(b) The appeal shall be based on one or both of the following grounds:
(1) That the interpretation, filing or order is erroneous or constitutes an erroneous application of the particular provisions of the Ohio Residential Code, as adopted in Section 1422.01 of the Building and Housing Code, or the Unified Fire Code, as adopted in Section 1611.01 of the Fire Prevention Code, or related laws and ordinances involved, or is otherwise contrary to law.
(2) That a modified application or alternative arrangement is available and feasible whereby the strict application of a particular provision or provisions may be modified with alternatives without defeating the public safety, health and general welfare and the purpose and intent of the provisions of the Ohio Residential Code, as adopted in Section 1422.01 of the Building and Housing Code, or the Unified Fire Code, as adopted in Section 1611.01 of the Fire Prevention Code.
(Adopting Ordinance)
(c) A hearing shall be held within a reasonable time, but not to exceed thirty days following receipt of the appeal by the Secretary of the Board. The Board shall provide the appellant with written notice of its determination within thirty days after the hearing.
(Ord. 5-91. Passed 4-15-91; Ord. 16-97. Passed 9-15-97.)