(a) Any person affected by any notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provision of this chapter may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Zoning Board of Appeals, provided that such person files in the office of the Fire Inspector a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefor within ten days after the day the notice was served.
(b) Upon receipt of the petition for a hearing, the Fire Inspector shall set a time and place for the hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At the hearing the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show why the notice should be modified or withdrawn. The hearing shall be commenced not later than thirty days after the day on which the petition was filed; provided that upon application of the petitioner the Fire Inspector may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond such thirty-day period, if in his judgment the petitioner has submitted a good and sufficient reason for such postponement. After such hearing the Zoning Board of Appeals shall sustain, modify or withdraw the notice, depending upon their finding as to whether the provisions of this chapter have been complied with.
(c) If the Zoning Board of Appeals sustains or modifies the notice, it shall be deemed to be an order. Any notice served pursuant to Section 1313.04 shall automatically become an order if a written petition for a hearing is not filed in the office of the Fire Inspector within ten days after such notice is served. The proceedings at such hearing, including the findings and decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals, shall be summarized, reduced to writing, and entered as a matter of public record in the office of the Fire Inspector. The record shall also include a copy of every notice or order issued in connection with the matter. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Zoning Board of Appeals may seek relief therefrom in any court of competent jurisdiction, as provided by the laws of this State.
(Ord. 77-53. Passed 7-5-77.)