§ 31-10. Variances.

(a) When authorized.

The Department may grant a variance from any requirement of this Division III if, because of exceptional circumstances applicable to the site, strict adherence to that requirement will result in exceptional hardship and not fulfill the intent of this Division III.

(b) Application for variance.

The application for variance must:

(i) be in the form that the Department requires;

(ii) state the specific variance sought;

(iii) explain why the variance is needed;

(iv) contain any other information that the Department requires; and

(v) be submitted to the Department with the applicant's proposed site development plan.