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The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code adopted by this article upon application in writing by the owner or lessee or his duly authorized agent when there are practical difficulties in the way of carrying out the strict letter of such Code; provided, that the spirit of such Code shall be observed, public safety secured and substantial justice done. The particulars of such modification, when granted or allowed, and the decision of the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention thereon shall be entered upon the records of the Fire Department, and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant.
Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department disapproves an application or refuses to grant a permit applied for, or when it is claimed that the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code adopted by this article do not apply or that the true intent and meaning of the Fire Prevention Code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted, the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department to Council within thirty days from the date of the decision appealed.
The Mayor, the Chief of the Fire Department and the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act as a committee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or occupancies which shall require permits, in addition to those now enumerated in the Fire Prevention Code. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his office, and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.
Whoever violates any provision of this Part Fifteen - Fire Prevention Code, for which no other penalty is provided or fails to comply therewith; or violates or fails to comply with any order made thereunder; or builds in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder or any certificate or permit issued thereunder and from which no appeal has been taken; or fails to comply with such an order as affirmed or modified by Council or by a court of competent jurisdiction within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each such violation and noncompliance respectively, be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. The imposition of one penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue. All such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or defects within a reasonable time. When not otherwise specified, each ten days that prohibited conditions are maintained shall constitute a separate offense. The application of any penalty pursuant to this section shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF WINFIELD