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e e Ordinance No. 816 , Page 2. /~ prohibited, the limits referred to in section 74a of the code hereby adopted in which storage of Class I liquids in outside aboveground tanks is p~ohibited, and the limits referred to in section 114 of the code hereby adopted, in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted are hereby established as follows: The limits of the'City of La Porte Fire Zone as estab- lished by City of La Porte Ordinance No. 622, passed and approved on December 16, 1960, reference to which ordinance, and the fire zones established thereby, being here made for all purposes. Section 5. Modifications. . 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. Section 6. Appeals. e 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 City Commission of the City of La Porte within thirty (30) days from the date of the decision appealed~ Section 7. Penalties. Any person, firm, corporation, or association, who shall violate any of the provisions of the code hereby adopted or fail to ~ comply therewith,. or who shall violate or fail to compiy with any