Whenever the Chief of the Fire Division shall disapprove 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 Division to an Appeals Board consisting of the Manager, an interested solicitor and the Mayor-President of Council within thirty days from the date of the decision of the appeal.