§ 2-03 — Variances

§ 2-03 Variances.

(a) An application for any variance from these rules shall be made directly to the Department using an application form prescribed by the department. Work involving a variance may not commence before the receipt of the department's approval of the application, which will be reviewed and processed within four weeks. (b) The variance application shall be prepared by a professional engineer or registered architect and submitted by the owner or authorized agent, and must submit the application with the following information: (1) Identification of those portions of the rules for which a variance is requested, providing each numbered section and subsection; (2) Explanations as to why the procedures required by the rules would cause unreasonable hardship; (3) A written proposal describing the alternative procedures the applicant will employ to satisfy the requirement as modified. (c) The department will approve or deny the variance application to be filed on a form prescribed by the department, after considering several factors including whether the applicant has demonstrated undue hardship.