Section 459A.055 - Variance or request for extension to provide opportunity to recycle.

OR Rev Stat § 459A.055 (2019) (N/A)
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(b) The Environmental Quality Commission may grant all or part of a variance under this section.

(c) Upon granting a variance, the commission may attach any condition the commission considers necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 459.015, 459.250 and 459A.005 to 459A.665.

(d) In granting a variance, the commission must find that:

(A) Conditions exist that are beyond the control of the applicant;

(B) Special conditions exist that render compliance unreasonable or impractical; or

(C) Compliance may result in a reduction in recycling.

(2) An affected person may apply to the commission to extend the time permitted under ORS 459.005, 459.015, 459.035, 459.250, 459A.005 and 459A.050 for providing for all or a part of the opportunity to recycle or submitting a recycling report to the Department of Environmental Quality. The commission may:

(a) Grant an extension upon a showing of good cause;

(b) Impose any necessary conditions on the extension; or

(c) Deny the application in whole or in part. [Formerly 459.185; 1993 c.560 §81; 1997 c.552 §14; 2001 c.513 §5]