(a) Any person aggrieved by any decision made by the Fire Official in accordance with this Fire Prevention Code, or any order or citation issued by the Fire Official pursuant to this Fire Prevention Code may appeal in writing to the Board of Building Appeals within ten (10) days following receipt of such decision or service of such order or citation as provided by this Fire Prevention Code. In requesting an appeal, such person or his attorney shall specify the basis for such appeal and the relief sought to be obtained therefrom. The Board of Building Appeals shall schedule a hearing on such appeal within a reasonable time and shall notify such person or his attorney at least seven (7) days in advance of the time and place of such hearing. At such hearing, the Board of Building Appeals shall receive any relevant evidence that such person, his attorney, the Fire Official, and any other person who, in the discretion of the Board of Building Appeals, has an interest in or knowledge of the subject matter of the hearing, may offer. Testimony received at such hearing shall be under oath and shall be reduced to writing unless otherwise dispensed with by such person or his attorney. The Board of Building Appeals may adopt reasonable rules and regulations for conducting such hearing. Following such appeal, the Board of Building Appeals shall affirm, modify, or dismiss the decision, order, or citation of the Fire Official.
(b) Each application for an appeal to the Board of Building Appeals from an action of the Fire Official shall be accompanied by a fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00). Fees shall be deposited in accordance with applicable laws and shall be used to defray the normal expenses of the appeal.
(Ord. 06-303. Passed 8-8-06.)