The chief of the fire and EMS department or the "fire official" shall have the authority
to modify any of the provisions of the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code, as
herein amended, upon application in writing by an owner or lessee, or his duly authorized
agent, if the chief or fire official finds there are practical difficulties in carrying
out the strict letter of the code. The chief or fire official shall make no modifications
unless the spirit of the code is observed, public safety is secured, and substantial
justice is done. The particulars of such modification when granted or allowed and
the decision of the chief of the fire and EMS department or fire official thereon
shall be entered upon the records of the department and a signed copy shall be furnished
to the applicant.
(Code 1978, § 9.1-4; Ord. of 9-24-97, § 1; Ord. of 4-13-11(2), § (1); Ord. of 6-26-19(1),
§ 1)
