Whenever the Chief/Designee of the Fire Department disapproves an application or refuses to grant a license or permit applied for under the local ordinances or NC Fire Code adopted by this subchapter, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the ordinances/Code do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the ordinances/Code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision to the Town Manager/designee within 30 days from the date of the decision. In the event the Manager upholds the decision appealed from, the applicant may appeal to the Town Council within 30 days from the date of the Town Manager’s decision in regards to local ordinances. Appeals involving the NC Fire Code may be directed to the state following the North Carolina appeals process set forth in the NC Administrative Code.
(1989 Code, § 95.36)