(A) The Chief of the Fire Department or inspectors of the Bureau of Fire Prevention, upon the complaint of any person or whenever he or they shall deem it necessary, shall inspect all buildings and individual occupancies therein, within their jurisdiction. Whenever any of said officers shall find any building, individual occupancy, or other structure which, for want of repairs, lack of or insufficient fire escapes, automatic or other fire alarm apparatus or fire-extinguishing equipment or by reason of age or dilapidated condition, or from any other cause, is especially liable to fire, and which is so situated as to endanger other property or the occupants thereof, and whenever such officer shall find in any individual occupancy or building combustible or explosive matter or flammable conditions dangerous to the safety of such occupancy, building or the occupants thereof, he or they shall order such dangerous conditions or materials to be removed or remedied and such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupant of such individual occupancy or building. If such order is made by the Chief Inspector or any of his assistant inspectors, such owner or occupant may within 24 hours appeal to the Chief of the Fire Department, who shall, within five days, review such order and file his decision thereon, and unless by his authority the order is revoked or modified it shall remain in full force and be complied with within the time fixed in such order or decision of the Chief of the Fire Department.
(B) Any such owner or occupant may, within five days after the making or affirming of any such order by the Chief of the Fire Department, file his petition with the County Court, praying a review of such order. It shall be the duty of such court to hear the same within not less than five days nor more than ten days from the time the petition is filed, and to make such order in the premises as right and justice may require. Such decision shall be final. The parties so appealing to the County Court shall file with the Court within two days a bond in an amount to be fixed by the Court, to be approved by the Court, conditioned to pay all the costs of such appeal in case the appellant fails to sustain his appeal or it is dismissed for any cause.
('72 Code, § 12-43) (Ord. 1837, passed - - ; Am. Ord. O-88-84, passed 12-14-88; Am. Ord. O-95-02, passed 1-4-95)