Section 890.140 Compliance with this Part

Section 890

Section 890.140  Compliance

with this Part

a)         Existing Buildings.  In existing buildings, including historic

buildings, or premises in which plumbing installations are to be altered,

renovated or replaced, materials and methods shall meet or exceed the

provisions of this Part.

b)         Variances

1)         When the Department finds that compliance with all

requirements of this Part would result in an undue hardship due to excessive

structural or mechanical difficulty, or impracticability, a variance may be

granted.  The request for a variance shall be submitted in writing to the

Department for approval prior to installation.

2)         The Department will consider variances to this Part when the

applicant has provided documentation citing the particular portion of this Part

for which a variance is sought and has provided justification sufficient, in

the opinion of the Department, to demonstrate that the variance will not create

a condition less protective than that portion of this Part addressed in the

variance request.  Issuance of variances to this Part is at the sole discretion

of the Department and may not be delegated or assumed by any other authority

identified in this Part.  Variance authorizations may be conditioned as

determined by the Department and are not precedential.

c)         Health and Safety.  When a health or safety hazard exists

because of an existing plumbing installation or lack of a plumbing installation,

the owner or his or her agent shall install additional plumbing or make

corrections as necessary to abate the hazard or violation of this Part.