(A) The Fire Prevention Code adopted by the Town Board of Trustees shall be enforced by the Granite Oklahoma Volunteer Fire Department under the supervision of the Fire Chief; members of the Department may be detailed as inspectors by the Fire Chief, if he or she deems it necessary.
(B) The Chief of the Granite Oklahoma Volunteer Fire Department, with the approval of the Town Board of Trustees, shall have the power to grant a variance to any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code, upon application in writing by the owner or lessee (or his or her duly authorized agent), when there are practical difficulties in 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. The particulars of such modification, when granted or allowed and the decision of the Fire Chief thereon, shall be entered upon the records of the Department and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant.
(`85 Code, § 8-2)