Upon the finding that the code of ordinances has been violated, the Fire Chief shall notify, or cause to be notified, the owner, occupant, or manager of the premise where a violation has occurred. Notice may be made personally or by delivering a copy to the premise and affixing it to the door of the main entrance of the premise. Whenever it may be necessary to serve an order upon the owner, the order may be served personally, or by mailing a copy to the owner's last known post office address if the owner is absent from the jurisdiction. Any order shall be immediately complied with by the owner, occupant, or manager of the premise or building. The owner, occupant, or manager may, within five days after the order by the Chief of the Fire Department or his or her agent, appeal the order with the City Council requesting a review, and it shall be the duty of the City Council to hear the same within not less than five days nor more than ten days from the time when the request was filed in writing with the City Clerk. The City Council shall then affirm, modify, or rescind the order as safety and justice may require and the decision shall then be final, subject only to any remedy which the aggrieved person may have at law or equity. The order shall be modified or rescinded only where it is evident that reasonable safety exists and that conditions necessitate a variance due to the probable hardship in complying literally with the order of the Fire Chief. A copy of any decision so made shall be sent to both the Fire Chief and the owner, occupant, or manager making the appeal.
(Prior Code, § 3-507)