Section 109 of the International Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

109.1 Appeals Established.

1. The City of Bellevue Hearing Examiner may hear appeals relating to the following:

A. The fire code official’s denial of an application for an operational permit under Section 105 of the International Fire Code as adopted by this chapter and now or hereafter amended;

B. The fire code official’s denial of an application for a construction permit under Section 105 of the International Fire Code as adopted by this chapter and now or hereafter amended;

C. The determination by the fire code official that a nonexempt preventable fire department response to a fire alarm has occurred under BCC 23.11.901.11 as now or hereafter amended;

D. Formal written interpretations of the fire code by the fire code official.

E. Any violation of this chapter or the code, appendices or standards adopted herein or any failure to comply with any lawful order of the chief or his authorized representative prosecuted as a civil violation under Chapter 1.18 BCC.

2. The applicant in A or B above, the responsible party in C above, or an aggrieved party in D above, may appeal to the City of Bellevue Hearing Examiner within thirty days from the date of the fire code official’s determination. The fire code official’s determination shall be in writing and shall constitute the final decision of the City. Appeals of determinations made by the fire code official in proceedings authorized under Chapter 1.18 BCC shall be heard simultaneously with the underlying action before the hearing examiner presiding over the proceeding. Appeals based on E above are handled in accordance with Chapter 1.18 BCC.