Rule 120-3-20-.05 - Request for Modification of Specific Requirements(1) In order to receive an exemption from complying fully with a particular standard or specification established herein, the following shall be met: (a) The person who owns or controls the use of any government building, public building, or facility subject to the requirements of this chapter, shall provide a sworn written statement indicating all circumstances of which the governing authority needs to consider in order to appropriately determine whether full compliance with any particular standard or specification set forth in this chapter is impractical;(b) The posting of the request for the modification of a particular standard or specification herein shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Title 50; and(c) Within 45 days of such determination, a written record shall be made by the Safety Fire Commissioner having jurisdiction over building in question setting forth the reasons why it is impractical for the person subject to this chapter to comply fully with the particular standard or specification at issue and also setting forth the extent to which the government building, public building, or facility shall conform with the standard or specification.(2) The Safety Fire Commissioner or, where applicable, the Board of Regents or the local governing authority having jurisdiction over the buildings in question shall be responsible for making a final determination as to whether or not an exemption shall be granted.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-20-.05
O.C.G.A. §§ 30-3-3, 30-3-7, 33-2-9, and 50-13-21.
Adopted: Rule entitled "Request for Modification of Specific Requirements"adopted. F. May 23, 2012; eff. June 11, 2012.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Dec. 12, 2014; eff. Jan. 1, 2015.