REQUEST FOR WAIVER FROM
ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF CHAPTER 553, PART II, FLORIDA STATUTES
Your application will be reviewed by
the Accessibility Advisory Council and its recommendations will be presented to
the Florida Building Commission. You will have the opportunity to answer
questions and/or make a short presentation, not to exceed 15 minutes, at each
meeting. The Commission will consider all information presented and the
Council's recommendation before voting on the waiver request.
Please correct the following issues:
1. Name and address of project for which the waiver is requested:
Name:
Street:
City:
Zip Code:
State:
Jurisdiction:
Local Building Department Contact Information
Contact Name:
Street:
City:
Zip Code:
State:
Email:
Phone:
Applicant Information:
2.
Name of Applicant. If other than the owner, please indicate relationship of
applicant to owner in space provided:
Please
correct the following issues:
First Name:
Last Name:
Street:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Relationship to owner:
Owner Information:
3.
Please enter the owner information below. If the owner and the applicant are
not the same person, please upload a written authorization by owner in space
provided:
Please correct the following issues:
Please
check if applicant is also the owner.
Owner First Name:
Owner Last Name:
Street:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Written
Authorization:
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Project and Facility Type:
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4.
Please check one of the following:
New
construction.
Addition
to a building or facility
Alteration
to an existing building or facility
Historical
preservation (addition)
Historical
preservation (alteration)
5.
Type of facility. Please describe the building (square footage, number
of floors). Define the use of the building (i.e., restaurant, office, retail,
recreation, hotel/motel, etc.)
Restaurant
Office
Retail
Recreation
Hotel/Motel
Other
# of Floors:
Square Feet:
Description: The project site is currently two, back to back, 2-story
historic apartment buildings. Project is to join the two buildings and add a
rooftop addition to become a 3-story 34-room hotel while maintaining the
historic designation.
Construction Cost:
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6.
Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or
the alteration):
Summary:$800,000
Construction
Cost upload:
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7.
Has there been any construction activity on this building during the past three
years?
Yes
No
Cost of Construction:
Comments: Please not that the hardship basis
of this application is not based on financial considerations.
Building Official Recommendation upload:
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Construction Status:
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8.
Project Status: Please check the phase of construction that best
describes your project at the time of this application. Describe status.
Under
Design
Under
Construction
In
Plan Review
Completed
*Briefly explain why the request has now been referred to the Commission.
This application has been filed with the Commission instead
of with the State Historic Preservation Office (“SHPO”) because, while part of
the hardship grounds for this waiver request is grounded in historic
preservation considerations, another part is based on technical infeasibility.
While the SHPO has jurisdiction to grant the relief sought when the underlying
basis is preservation of the historic character of the building, it does not
have jurisdiction to grant relief when the basis is technical infeasibility.
The Commission, on the other hand, has jurisdiction to grant waivers on the
various grounds set forth in this application.
Requirements to be Waived.
Please correct the following issues:
9.
Requirements requested to be waived. Please reference the applicable
section of Florida law. Only Florida-specific accessibility requirements may be
waived.
Issue 1: Florida-specific
hotel/motel rooms Minimum
height in parking structures Accessible
parking
Door
opening pressure Vertical
accessibility Toilet
rooms
Private
Other
Description: Section 553.509, Florida Statutes and Section 201.1.1 of the
Florida Building Code, Accessibility Volume, 2010 edition (a/k/a the 2012
Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction)(“FAC”)( and as
incorporated into other sections of the FAC).
Issue
2: Florida-specific
hotel/motel rooms Minimum
height in parking structures Accessible
parking
Door
opening pressure Vertical
accessibility Toilet
rooms
Private
Other
Description:
Issue
3: Florida-specific
hotel/motel rooms Minimum
height in parking structures Accessible
parking
Door
opening pressure Vertical
accessibility Toilet
rooms
Private
Other
Description:
Grounds for waiver.
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correct the following issues:
10.
Grounds for Waiver: The Florida Building Commission may grant waivers of
Florida-specific accessibility requirements upon a determination of
unnecessary, unreasonable or extreme hardship. Please describe how this project
meets the following hardship criteria. Explain all that would apply for
consideration of granting the waiver.
NOTE:**Please select atleast
one checkbox below.
The
hardship is caused by a condition or set of conditions affecting the owner which
does not affect owners in general.
Description: The structure of the historic building will not handle the
loads necessary to be added to the buildings to be able to provide vertical
accessibility to all levels (the second level, in particular) of the building
while maintaining the size of visible historic structural elements. At the
ground level, raising the walkway to eliminate the step at guest room entrances
would adversely impact the historic character of the building and create water
intrusion issues.
Substantial
financial costs will be incurred by the owner if the waiver is denied. The
owner has made a diligent investigation into the costs of compliance with the
code, but cannot find an efficient mode of compliance. Provide detailed cost
estimates and, where appropriate, photographs. Cost estimates must include bids
and quotes.
Description:
If the waiver is denied, then over 2/3 of the proposed guest rooms (24 out of
the total 34) will not be approved for occupancy.
Cost
Estimates For Compliance:
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Historic
Building on which compliance with the requirements for accessibility is not
feasible while maintaining historically significant features.
Please
provide documentation of the designation of the building as historically
significant.
11.
Licensed Design Professional: Where a licensed design professional has
designed the project, his or her comments including his or her signature and
professional seal MUST be uploaded.
Please correct the following issues:
These
is no design professional is engaged on the project
Design
Professional First Name: Design
Professional Last Name: Street
Address: City:
State:
Zip: Email
Address: Phone:
Additional Documentation.
12.
Upload Additional Documentation: Please upload any documentation such as
plans, photographs and anything that will assist the Council and the Commission
to determine the appropriate resolution of your request.