There is hereby created for the City of Seward a Board of Appeals.
The Board of Appeals shall consist of seven members, including a master
electrician, a master plumber, a mechanical contractor, a building
contractor, an engineer, a member of the Fire Department, and a layperson.
The Board of Appeals shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval
of the City Council. Members of the Board of Appeals shall serve a
term of four years, and said terms shall coincide with the term of
the Mayor.
The duties of the Board of Appeals shall be as follows:
A.
To adopt reasonable rules and regulations for conducting its investigations
and hearings.
B.
To review and decide appeals from determinations of the various code
officials as to the suitability of alternate materials and types of
installation.
C.
To review and decide appeals from orders, decisions, or determinations
made by the various code officials relative to the application and
interpretation of the provisions of the International Building Code,
the International Residential Code, the International Plumbing Code,
the NEC Electrical Code, the International Mechanical Code, the International
Fuel Gas Code, the Housing Code, and the International Property Maintenance
Code.
