A. Board Of Appeals: In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of the applicable building codes, the city council shall act as board of appeals. All code interpretation questions shall be submitted to the department of labor and industry, building codes division, for an opinion, which will be used by the board as a basis for its ruling. The board shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its investigations and shall render all decisions and findings, in writing, to the building official with duplicate copies to the appellant and the building codes division.
B. Limitations Of Authority: The board of appeals shall have no authority relative to interpretation of the administrative provisions of the applicable building code, nor shall the board be empowered to waive requirements of the applicable building code. (Ord. 803, 9-20-2010)