1. (a) Requests to waive or modify a standard shall be submitted on the Variance Application form prescribed by the department. A separate variance application shall be submitted for each condition within a single building or facility.
2. (b) Variance applications shall be submitted by the owner of the subject building or facility, and shall be accompanied by the applicable fee.
3. (c) A denial of a variance application may be appealed to the Director of Code Review and Inspections, or his designate, in writing within 21 calendar days from issuance, upon payment of the applicable appeal fee.
4. (d) A denial of a variance appeal from the Director of the Code Review and Inspections Division may be appealed to the Executive Director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, or his designate, in writing within ten days of notification of the Division Director's decision. The decision of the Executive Director may be appealed to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation in writing within ten calendar days of notification of the Executive Director's decision.
5. (e) At each stage of the variance process, the party making the request shall be advised in writing of the determination.

Source Note:The provisions of this §68.31 adopted to be effective November 5, 2001, 26 TexReg 8807.