(1) Recommend minimum standards for all new building construction relative to fire standards which are equivalent to the standards prescribed by the International Fire Code, International Building Code, International Residential Code or the International Existing Building Code, collectively referred to as the “Adopted Codes,” which are not addressed by the Adopted Codes;

(2) Recommend minimum standards for the prevention of fire and for the protection of life and property from fire and panic in all existing buildings which are equivalent to the standards prescribed by the Adopted Codes;

(3) Act as an appeals board for the determination of the suitability of alternate materials and types of construction and provide for reasonable interpretations of and grant variances from specific code requirements based on the approval of submitted alternates; and

(4) Act as an appeals board for the purposes of reviewing solid fuel burner noncompliance orders pursuant to Chapter 7, Article 4 of this Code. (Prior code 15.50.220; Ord. 1296 §1, 2008)