1. (a) The standards contained herein are considered the minimum acceptable for capital improvement projects submitted to the Design Review Section.
2. (b) Departments and their design professionals are encouraged to exceed these standards when in the best interest of the state.
3. (c) If the department encounters a situation whereby these minimum standards cannot be met, the department shall submit a written request to the Design Review Section for a waiver of each specific standard.
4. (d) The waiver request shall define the conditions of the project that cannot meet the MSC, the applicable paragraph references for which the waiver is sought, the cost of compliance with the MSC if the waiver is not granted, and the cost of the proposed alternate construction and why the department cannot comply with the standards under the proposed project.
5. (e) All waivers must be approved by the Design Review Section in writing prior to the first plan submittal to the Design Review Section.

Codification Notes: "MSC" means minimum standards and criteria.