5. In cases of practical difficulty, the enforcing agency may grant exceptions from the specific requirements of the standards and specifications required by P.L.1975, c.220 (C. 52:32-4 et seq.) or permit the use of other methods or materials, but only when it is clearly evident that equivalent facilitation and protection for persons with physical disabilities are thereby secured.

L.1975, c.220, s.5; amended 1981, c.35, s.4; 2015, c.131, s.208.