[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
The Village hereby adopts Ch. SPS 314, Wis. Adm. Code, in its
entirety. Except as provided therein, Ch. SPS 314, Wis. Adm. Code,
applies to the use and operation of all public buildings and places
of employment and adopts a National Fire Prevention Code, with modifications.
The code hereby adopted shall be enforced by the Chief of the
Fire Department.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The Chief of the Fire Department shall have power to modify
any of the provisions of the code hereby adopted 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 the code, provided that the spirit of the 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 Fire Department thereon shall be entered upon
the records of the Department and a signed copy shall be furnished
the applicant.
Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department shall disapprove an
application or refuse to grant a permit applied for, or when it is
claimed that the provisions of the code do not apply or that the true
intent and meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted,
the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Chief of the Fire
Department to the Village Board within 30 days from the date of the
decision appealed.