(A) Review by Fire Chief. Any owner or person who is aggrieved or affected by an order, ruling, decision or interpretation of the Fire Prevention Bureau, or other enforcing officer, in any of the matters relative to the interpretation or enforcement of any of the provisions of the International Fire Code as adopted and amended by § 159.01 of the Municipal Code may request that the Fire Chief review the order, ruling, decision or interpretation. The request must:
(1) Be in writing identifying the name and mailing address of the owner or person requesting review;
(2) Be filed with the Fire Chief, or in the office of the Fire Chief, within seven days after the date of the notice of any order, ruling, decision or interpretation; and
(3) Specify the specific grounds or reasons for seeking the review. The Fire Chief may affirm, reverse or modify the order, ruling, decision or interpretation as the Fire Chief shall deem appropriate in his or her discretion. The Fire Chief shall further have the right to grant a variance from the International Fire Code as adopted and amended by § 159.01 of the Municipal Code. Any order, ruling, decision, interpretation or variance made by the Fire Chief shall be in writing and shall be mailed to the owner or person requesting review at the address specified in the request for review.
(B) Appeal to Building Commission. Any owner or person who is aggrieved or affected by an order, ruling, decision, interpretation or variance made by the Fire Chief pursuant to division (A) above, may appeal the order, ruling, decision or interpretation to the Building Commission established by and in accordance with §§ 40.305 through 40.310, Building Commission, of the municipal code. The time for filing the appeal with the Building Commission shall run from the late the Fire Chief makes his or her written action on review.
(1980 Code, § 21.203) (Ord. 8951, passed 7-15-2002; Ord. 9169, passed 6-1-2010; Ord. 9464, passed 1-30-2023)