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The routes referred to in Section 20.l4 of the Fire Prevention Code for vehicles transporting hazardous chemi- cals and other dangerous articles are hereby established as follows: State designated highways. Exception #1: Tank vehicles transporting gasoline and other flammable liquids to service stations may take the nearest route to the sta- tion served. I Section 9. A Subsection Shall be Added to Section 16.75 Dispensing Systems as follows: 16.75c Dispensing units (5). i. No tank vehicles shall be used for the retail sale of flammable or combustible liquids to motor vehicles, ex- cept that this provision shall not apply to the sale of such liquids to aircraft at an airport or to construction machin- ery at the construction site. Section 10. Modifications. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall have power to modify any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code upon application in writing by the owner of lessee, or his duly authorized agent, when there are practical diffi- culties 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 Bureau of Fire Prevention thereon shall be entered upon the records of the department and a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant. Section 11. Appeals. I Whenever the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention 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 Bureau of Fire Prevention to the San Marcos City Council within thirty (30) days from the date of the decision appealed. Section 12. New Materials, Processes or Occupancies which may Require Permits. The City Manager, the Chief of the Fire Department and the Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall act as a committee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, pro- cesses or occupancies, which shall require permits, in addi- tion to those now enumerated in said Code. The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Prevention shall post such list in a conspicu- ous place in his office, and distribute copies thereof to interested persons. Section 13. Penalties. I a. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the Code hereby adopted or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made there- under, or who shall build in violation of any detailed state- ment of specifications or plans submitted and approved there~ under, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been taken, or who shall fail to com- ply with such an order as affirmed or modified by the Municipal