Or. Admin. Code § 340-071-0415 - For Cause Variances

(1) An applicant may request variances from any rule or standard in this division.

(2) Variances. Variance officers the director appoints may, after a public hearing, grant variances from any rule in this division to permit applicants.

(3) To grant a variance, the variance officer must find that:

(a) Strict compliance with the rule or standard is inappropriate; or

(b) Special physical conditions render strict compliance unreasonable, burdensome, or impractical.

(4) Applications.

(a) A separate application for each site considered for a variance must be submitted to DEQ or the contract county as appropriate.

(b) Each application must be signed by the owner of the property served by the system and include:

(A) A site evaluation report, unless the variance officer waives it;

(B) Plans and specifications for the proposed system;

(C) The variance from onsite system rule fee in OAR 340-071-0140; and

(D) Other information the variance officer determines is necessary for a decision.

(5) An applicant for a variance is not required to pay the application fee if at the time of filing the applicant:

(a) Is 65 years of age or older;

(b) Is a resident of Oregon;

(c) Has an annual household income, as defined in ORS 310.630, of $15,000 or less; and

(d) Has not previously applied for a variance under this section.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 340-071-0415

DEQ 10-1981, f. & ef. 3-20-81; DEQ 5-1982, f. & ef. 3-9-82; DEQ 9-1984, f. & ef. 5-29-84; DEQ 11-2004, f. 12-22-04, cert. ef. 3-1-05; DEQ 14-2013, f. 12-20-13, cert. ef. 1-2-14; DEQ 15-2017, amend filed 10/31/2017, effective 11/1/2017

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 454.625 & 468.020

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 454.657, 454.660 & 454.662