Legal Documents of Kingston

Any applicant for a permit may submit a proposal using different methods and materials than those set out in the specifications adopted by this chapter. Upon a showing by the applicant that the proposed methods and materials will withstand the same usage and weather conditions as the methods and materials authorized in the specifications, the alternate method shall be approved and the permit issued provided, however, that any method that has not been in use or undergoing testing under conditions similar to actual use for at least three (3) years shall not be approved in accordance with this chapter. (2009 Code, § 16-305)