Providing the Safety of Persons & Property and Providing Issuance of Permits for Inspection for Rules & Regulations Governing all Places of Assembly

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the system of warning in the event of fire and the use of the fire appliances to such persons. Wherever a large number of persons are employed, the owner may, with the written permission of the Chief of the Fire Department, arrange that the responsibility of giving notice of existence of a fire and the use of the fire appliances shall devolve upon a number smaller than the total of such employees, but the number and arrangement shall be subject to the written approval of the Chief of the Fire Department and when such approval has been obtained, failure to fulfill each and every requirement contained in the written approval shall be . deemed a violation of this Ordinance and shall make the owner or occupant of such building or part of such building subject to revocation of permit. Section 17. REVOCATION OF PERMITS. (a). In the event any requirement of this Ordinance is not fulfilled, then, by order of the Chief of the Fire Department, the permit, for which provision is made in Section 1 hereof, may be revoked by him. This revocation shall be made in writing and copy thereof shall be served upon the owner or occupant or attached to an entrance door to the place of assembly or other room covered by this Ordi- nance, and another copy shall be filed with the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City. Revocation as provided in Section 16 shall be final and conclusive . upon service by the Chief of the Fire Department and he shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction to pass upon the fulfillment of the requirements of that Section so that the permit may be re- established by the owner or occupant. In. all other cases the owner or occupant may take any one of the following procedures: 1. He may immediately fulfill the requirements as demanded by the Chief of the Fire Department and obtain the written approval of the Chief for the rein- statement of the permit, 2. He may appeal to the Board of Public Works and Safety on groundsthat the requirements of the Chief are unreasonable, improper, or contrary to the reasonable needs of the place of assembly or other room covered by the terms of this Ordinance. The said Board of Public Works and Safety shall provide for a hearing within twenty -four hours after receiving such written protest. Such hearing shall be held and the owner or occupant shall be permitted to attend, in person or by attorney, and to present all relevant facts to the Board, At the request of the owner or occupant or of the Fire Chief, the Board may investigate the pre- mises. After the hearing, the Board shall make a decision within twenty four hours and said decision shall be binding upon the owner or occupant or upon the Chief of the Fire Department. 10.