Any person responsible for the compliance of a public place with this subchapter may seek a variance by filing a written application therefore with the Fire Chief or his or her designee. Variance applications shall set forth in writing the particular facts and circumstances that support the application, and shall specifically demonstrate the extent if any to which the application of the requirements of § 91.72 imposes a hardship on the applicant that was not created by the applicant, and the efforts if any made by the applicant to provide reasonable substitutes for strict compliance. Variances shall only be available to vary the requirements of § 91.72. If the Fire Chief or his or her designee determines that the applicant has demonstrated both the existence of hardship and an effort to provide reasonable alternatives to full compliance, the variance shall be granted, and otherwise it shall be denied. Variance requests shall be acted upon within 30 days from the date of receipt by the Fire Chief or his or her designee unless the applicant consents to a longer time.
(Ord. 08-0670, passed 5-21-08; Am. Ord. 09-0774, passed 8-5-09; Am. Ord. 11-0923, passed 9-21-11; Am. Ord. 11-0935, passed 11-2-11; Am. Ord. 12-1016, passed 11-7-12; Am. Ord. 17-1347, passed 3-1-17; Am. Ord. 22-1811, passed 12-7-22)