(a) Any person desiring to use types of construction at variance with those set forth in the Residential Building Code or not provided for in this Code, or materials not specifically mentioned in this Code, to be used in place of name requirements, shall file with the Building Inspector reports of agencies or laboratories generally accepted as competent by engineering and/or architectural authorities as to the worth and merit of such for construction or materials.
(b) The Building Inspector shall approve the use of such alternate types of construction or materials if the reports required in subsection (a) hereof show that such types of construction or materials are equal to or better than the minimum construction requirements set forth in this Code, and are within the intent and meaning of this Code.
(Ord. 92-19. Passed 5-4-92.)