Request for Waiver
Waiver# 24-R0
Rule 61G20-4.001
Effective 6/31/2014
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0772
Form FBC 2012-01
Request for Waiver
NOTICE TO WAIVER APPLICANTS
Please make certain you comply with
the following:
Enclosed is
a List of Required Information and the Request for Waiver
application.
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please call the
Office of Codes and Standards at (850) 487-1824.
This application is available in
alternate formats upon request.
LIST OF REQUIRED INFORMATION
General Information:
a. Verbal Descriptions:
Presentations may be to sight or hearing impaired persons; visual presentations
should consider adequate verbal and text descriptions of charts and pictures.
Your application will be reviewed by the Accessibility Advisory Council. You
will have the opportunity to answer questions and/or make a short presentation not
to exceed 15 minutes. The Council will provide recommendations to the
Florida Building Commission. The Commission will review the application. where you will have another opportunity to answer questions
and /or give a short presentation not to exceed 15 minutes. The
Commission will consider all information and the Council's recommendation
before voting on the waiver.
This application is available in alternate formats upon request.
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:
Please correct the following issues:
4.
Please check one of the following:
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New
construction. |
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Addition
to a building or facility |
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Alteration
to an existing building or facility |
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Historical
preservation (addition) |
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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.)
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Restaurant |
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Office |
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Retail |
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Recreation |
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Hotel/Motel |
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# of Floors:
Square Feet:
Description:
This
two-story building was once a home and later rezoned to commercial/office use.
The total square footage of both floors combined is approximately 2,700 sq. ft.
The applicant plans to open a preschool in the building and has submitted plans
to the City of Miami for limited interior remodeling.
Construction Cost:
6.
Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or
the alteration):
Summary: Total construction cost without vertical accessibility is $59,000.
Construction Cost upload:
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7.
Has there been any construction activity on this building during the past three
years?
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Cost of Construction:
Comments:
Building Official Recommendation upload:
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Construction Status:
Please correct the following issues:
8.
Project Status: Please check the phase of construction that best
describes your project at the time of this application. Describe status.
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Under
Design |
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Construction |
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Plan Review |
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*Briefly explain why the request has now been referred to the Commission.
1.
The least costly vertical accessibility device, a wheelchair lift, will cost
approximately $20,000, which is 33% of the $60,000 total construction budget
for this project. A ramp to the 2nd floor will be just as costly and not even
feasible as it will obstruct the entrance to the parking lot. An $80,000 budget
including a wheelchair lift is unaffordable by the applicant as the project is
funded solely through personal savings with no prospects of construction loans
for such a small scale start-up business.
2.
No inconvenience will be caused to handicapped children, staff or visitors
through this waiver. The preschool will provide the same amenities on the 1st
floor as on the 2nd floor.
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:
Requesting the ADA access to the 2nd floor be
waived by the commission (reference to 2012 Florida Accessibility Code that
requires vertical accessibility such as an elevator or wheelchair lift per
Sections 553.501-553.513)
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.
Please
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 at least 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 least costly vertical
accessibility device, a wheelchair lift, will cost approximately $20,000, which
is 33% of the $60,000 total construction budget for this project. A ramp to the
2nd floor will be just as costly and not even feasible as it will obstruct the
entrance to the parking lot. An $80,000 budget including a wheelchair lift is
unaffordable by the applicant as the project is funded solely through personal
savings with no prospects of construction loans for such a small scale start-up
business.
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:
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.
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.
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Licensed Design Professional
Comments.
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
Professional
Comments
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Comments:
As a licensed architect practicing for over 30 years, I concur that the least
costly wheelchair lift will be a substantial increase from the applicant's
budget. No other vertical accessibility solution is possible in this case as
there are severe space constraints around the building
for a 2-story ramp, just as costly as a wheelchair lift. The applicant has
allocated sufficient space on the 1st floor of the preschool to accommodate
children of all age groups, teachers and visitors, leaving the 2nd floor to
only those who do not need vertical accessibility, thereby fully complying with
the intent of the ADA Standards For Accessible Design.
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.
Documents: