(A) The Union Fire Chief shall have the authority to modify the application of § 92.17 upon application in writing by the owner or occupant of any property affected hereby if it is shown that there are difficulties unique to the applicant’s property that make carrying out the strict letter of this chapter impractical or inequitable, providing that the spirit of this chapter shall be observed, public safety secured, and substantial justice done.
(B) The particulars of the modification, when allowed, shall be reduced to writing by the Fire Chief and shall be entered upon the records of the Department; a signed copy shall be furnished to the applicant. The modification shall be effective only upon the delivery of the copy of the applicant, and no modification shall apply to, diminish, or mitigate a violation that occurred prior to the issuance of the Fire Chief’s modification.
(C) No person has a right to a modification under this § 92.28. An application shall be determined by the Fire Chief in his or her sole discretion, and the decision is not appealable.
(Ord. 543, passed 11-10-2014; Ord. 547, passed 4-13-2015)