Section 1210.240  Granting Variances

a)         The Director may grant variances from these rules in individual cases where he/she finds that:

1)         The provision from which the variance is granted is not statutorily mandated;

2)         No party will be injured by granting the variance; and

3)         The rule from which the variance is granted would, in the particular case, be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.

b)         The Director shall notify the Board in writing of the granting of such variance, and the reasons therefor, at the next meeting of the Board.

(Source:  Amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 1535, effective January 25, 1993)