,712, Eff. 1/23/23, Oper. 1/22/24; Ord. No. 187,930, Eff. 7/7/23.) A Project within a RIO District shall require an Administrative Review, as set forth below: 1. Administrative Review – Authority of the Director. A RIO approval shall be processed as an Administrative Review pursuant to Sec. 13B.3.1. (Administrative Review) of Chapter 1A of this Code. Projects which do not comply with the applicable RIO District regulations may request relief through the procedures set forth in Subdivisions 2. and 3. of this Subsection. 2. Adjustments – Director Authority with Appeals to the Area Planning Commission. The Director or the Director’s designee shall have initial decision-making authority to grant a RIO Adjustment with an appeal to the Area Planning Commission in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sec. 13B.4.4. (Project Adjustment) of Chapter 1A of this Code. (a) Applicability. Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Sec. 13B.4.4. (Project Adjustment) of Chapter 1A of this Code, unless further limited by a RIO District, a RIO Adjustment shall be limited to deviations of up to 20 percent from the quantitative supplemental development regulations or minor adjustments from the qualitative supplemental development regulations in an adopted RIO Subarea. Each adopted RIO ordinance shall indicate those development regulations which are not eligible for an adjustment through this section. If an application requests more than two RIO Adjustments, the request will be filed and processed as a RIO exception pursuant to Subdivision 3. of this Subsection. To the extent that a RIO contains sign regulations, signs shall not qualify for relief through a RIO Adjustment. All other Projects seeking relief from any development regulation which contains prohibition language, or development regulations otherwise designated in the RIO as not eligible for adjustments, shall be processed through the RIO Exception procedures listed under Subdivision 3. of this Subsection. (b) Findings. Instead of the findings set forth in Sec. 13B.4.4. (Project Adjustment) of Chapter 1A of this Code, the Director may grant an adjustment upon making all of the following findings: (i) There are special circumstances applicable to the project or project site which make the strict application of the RIO regulation(s) impractical;