For purposes of this chapter, a "waiver" or "variance" means action by the board which suspends, in whole or in part, the requirements or provisions of a rule as applied to an identified person or business on the basis of the particular circumstances of that person or business. For simplicity, the term "waiver" shall include both a waiver and a variance and the term "person" shall include both a person and a business.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-34.1