1. Name and address of project for which the waiver is requested:

Name:

Street:

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Local Building Department Contact Information

















Applicant Information:


2. Name of Applicant. If other than the owner, please indicate relationship of applicant to owner in space provided:


First Name:

Last Name:

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Zip code:

Phone:

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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:




Owner First Name:

Owner Last Name:

Street:

City:



Zip code:

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Project and Facility Type:



4. Please check one of the following:



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.)







Description:
Red Fish Grill is an iconic seafood restaurant located in a Miami-Dade County-owned building designated as a Historic Landmark and located in historic Matheson Hammock Park in the City of Coral Gables. Note that while the restaurant operations are limited to a first floor, there is a rooftop observation deck which is the subject of this application.


Construction Cost:



6. Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or the alteration):

Summary:
The basis of our application for accessibility waiver is the devastating impact to the historic aspect of the subject building. If construction costs are required, we are happy to provide

Construction Cost upload:


7. Has there been any construction activity on this building during the past three years?


Cost of Construction:

Comments:
The basis of our application for accessibility waiver is the devastating impact to the historic aspect of the subject building. If construction costs are required, we are happy to provide
Building Official Recommendation upload:




Construction Status:




8. Project Status: Please check the phase of construction that best describes your project at the time of this application. Describe status.



*Briefly explain why the request has now been referred to the Commission.
The request has been referred to the Commission because we have exhausted every effort to provide accommodations in a way that preserves the historic significance of the building to the satisfaction of the City of Coral Gables and Miami-Dade County. In fact, it is with the full support of both the Coral Gables Historic Preservation Department and Miami-Dade County that we are seeking this waiver.



Requirements to be Waived.




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
Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other
With few exceptions, Section 553.509 Fla. Stat., imposes a duty to provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable grade level in buildings and structures such as the subject building.

Issue 2: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other
With few exceptions, Section 553.509 Fla. Stat., imposes a duty to provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable grade level in buildings and structures such as the subject building.


Issue 3: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other
With few exceptions, Section 553.509 Fla. Stat., imposes a duty to provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable grade level in buildings and structures such as the subject building.


Grounds for waiver.


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.

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Need Additional Space

Need Additional Space
Cost Estimates For Compliance:








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.




Comments:
Our Architect, Gerry DeMarco concurs with the request and is happy to discuss further at your request and convenience.

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.