17.14.150 Exemptions.
A. When the applicant adequately demonstrates to the building official’s reasonable satisfaction that compliance with any portion of any regulation under this chapter would create an undue hardship, or that equivalent compliance is not possible or practicable, the building official shall grant an exception to that portion of the regulation.
B. When the applicant adequately demonstrates to the building official’s reasonable satisfaction that a residential dwelling unit is being reconstructed as a result of a natural disaster, the building official shall grant an exemption to all or any portion of this chapter.
C. In considering whether an undue hardship may exist so as to justify an exemption pursuant to this section, the building official shall consider factors including, but not limited to, the following:
1. The cost of satisfying the visitability or universal design standards in this chapter;
2. The cost of the proposed construction project;
3. The impact of compliance with the visitability or universal design standards in this chapter on the financial feasibility of the project;
4. The nature of the accessibility to be gained by complying with the visitability or universal design standards in this chapter;
5. Any negative impact on the natural environment resulting from complying with the visitability or universal design standards in this chapter; and
6. The anticipated nature of the use of the project by people with disabilities.
(Ord. 2802 NCS §5, 2022.)