No variations from the requirements of any subcode shall be permitted unless there shall have been made the following findings:
A. 
That strict compliance with any specific subcode provision, if required, would result in practical difficulty to the applicant;
B. 
That the variation, if granted, will not jeopardize the health, safety and welfare of intended occupants and the public generally.
An application for a variation pursuant to this Article shall be filed in writing with the Construction Official and shall set forth specifically:
A. 
A statement of the requirements of the subcode from which a variation is sought;
B. 
A statement of the manner by which strict compliance with said provisions would result in practical difficulties;
C. 
A statement of the nature and extent of such practical difficulties; and
D. 
A statement of feasible alternatives to the requirements of the subcode which would adequately protect the health, safety and welfare of the occupants or intended occupants and the public generally.
Within twenty (20) business days next succeeding the receipt by the Construction Official of the application, it shall be denied or granted by written order stating the reasons therefor. The application shall be deemed denied for purposes of appeal if no decision is forthcoming within such twenty-day period. Records of all applications for variation and actions taken thereon shall be available for public inspection at the enforcing agency during normal business hours.
The appropriate subcode official shall make the final determination with respect to matters within his or her jurisdiction. The Construction Official shall notify the applicant of that determination. Whenever an application for a variation shall result in contradictory or inconsistent determinations by different subcode officials having jurisdiction, the Construction Official shall rule as to which subcode official's determination shall be final, and shall notify the applicant of that ruling. A Construction Official certified in a particular subcode may modify the determination of the subcode official.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II.