Section 111 of the IFC is repealed and a new Section 111 is hereby added, which shall read as follows:

Section 111 Means of Appeals

111.1 General.

In order to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of this code, the hearing examiner system established by GHMC 2.25 shall be utilized.

111.2 Limitations on Authority.

The hearing examiner shall be authorized to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of this code. Any reference, in the adopted codes, to a board of appeals shall be read as ‘hearings examiner.’

111.3 Authority and Limitations.

An application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of this code has not been correctly interpreted, or the provisions do not fully apply, or an equally good or better form of construction is proposed. The hearings examiner shall have no authority to waive requirements of this code. The examiner is not authorized to interpret or decide on administrative provisions contained in Chapter 1.

111.4 Further Appeal to Superior Court

The decision by the Hearing Examiner under this Title shall be final and conclusive unless within twenty-one (21) days from the date of the decision, a party makes application to a court of competent jurisdiction for a writ of certiorari, a writ of petition or a writ of mandamus, or other applicable relief.

111.5 Fees.

A fee shall be paid for all appeals of administrative determinations to the hearing examiner. The amount of the fee shall be as specified in the city’s currently adopted fee schedule.