A. Authority to Grant Variances. Unless otherwise ordered by the mayor, the public works director may grant temporary written variances for the use of water otherwise prohibited by this chapter. Such variances shall be based on the director’s determination that unusual circumstances exist and that applying this chapter would cause an extraordinary hardship that adversely affects the applicant’s or public’s health, sanitation, or fire protection.

B. Appeal. A party adversely affected by the director’s decision may appeal to the mayor or designee within 24 hours of the decision, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. The appeal decision of the mayor or designee shall be final and nonappealable. (Ord. 6844 § 1 (Exh. A), 2022; Ord. 5787 § 1, 2003.)