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It shall be the duty of the fire chief, or designee under his direction to visit and inspect all buildings, warehouses, industry and business locations and places of assembly within the municipality for compliance with fire and/or life safety codes according to their occupancy. Any person violating, or failing, neglecting or refusing to comply with, any provisions, regulations or requirements of the city pertaining to such inspection shall be reported to the city manager and/or the city attorney and/or the regulatory agency of higher authority for immediate prosecution and/or other action as appropriate. (Ord. 326 (part), 1984: prior code § 4-2-13)
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter or who shall refuse to allow the fire chief or his designee to make proper inspection of the store building, warehouse or house used as a store building or warehouse, belonging to or under the control of such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ord. 326 (part), 1984: prior code § 4-2-17)
The chief of the bureau of fire prevention shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the fire prevention code upon application in writing by the owner or lessee, or his duly authorized agent, when there are practical difficulties in the way of 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. All modifications shall first be approved by the governing body. (Prior code § 4-2-24)
Whenever the chief of the fire department shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant a license or permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the chief of the fire department to the city commission within thirty days from the date of the decision of the appeal. (Prior code § 4-2-26)
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