Accessibility
Waiver form for:
Make Your Mark in Life Learning Center
Waiver# 35-R0
Rule 61G20-4.001
Effective 6/31/2014
1. Name and address of project for which the waiver is requested:
Name: Make
Your Mark in Life Learning Center
Street: 1931 19th Place
City: Vero Beach
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:
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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Other |
# of Floors:
Square Feet:
Description: This is a 2,281 sq. ft. one-story building under roof, 1,961
sq.ft. under conditioned
space, on a 14,000 sq.ft./.32 acre site. The building,
built in 1959, sits on a main thoroughfare (Rt. 60) and is POI-zoned.
Previously owned by two attorneys since 2006, the duplex was converted into a
professional office space and was unoccupied since @2010. The Allen’s purchased
the building on April 29, 2013 as a commercial property to house a tutoring
center in its 14th (now 15th year) of operation.
Construction Cost:
Please correct the following issues:
6.
Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or
the alteration):
Summary: $25,000
to prepare building for use and usage change including: general contracting
services, usage application costs, electrical, air conditioning, and
architectural and engineering services.
$18,500 for all mandated alterations
to property and repair/maintenance to interior including: electrical services,
landscaping, and irrigation, two-tier water fountain and signage.
$27,750 for accessibility
alterations already completed or underway to include concrete parking area,
ramp access at two entrances, two altered handicap-accessible bathrooms, and
widened entry way.
NOTE: This includes the majority but
not all of the costs the owners have had to incur in order to meet the mandates
of the City and the County. These costs relate to this waiver request.
Construction
Cost upload:
7.
Has there been any construction activity on this building during the past three
years?
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Yes |
No |
Cost of Construction:
Comments: Work required by City of Vero
Beach and Indian River County described above: $71,250
Additional work that is over and
above work required for compliance by the City of Vero Beach and Indian River
County includes: $42,450
Interior Work - $9,000
Exterior Work - $1,900
Electrical - $5,500
Air Conditioning - $5,800
Equipment & Furnishings - 8,250
Painting - $7,000
Maintenance & Repair - $5,000
Building
Official Recommendation upload:
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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Under
Construction |
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In
Plan Review |
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Completed |
*Briefly explain why the request has now been referred to the Commission.
There is significant disagreement
between the County and the owners of the building about the degree of
accessibility requirements that should be further imposed on the owners. The
owners have been given the understanding that, by law, a waiver will be
considered (for future work) if a disproportionate amount has already been
spent for accessibility.
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:
A waiver to allow for no more interior
doorways to be widened; a total of 6 doorways. These doorways lead into 3 small
tutoring rooms, 1 break room, and 2 of the 4 office/tutoring spaces. Two of the
classrooms have had the entryways/hallways and doorways widened for access and
can provide total access to all services for any person with disabilities. Also, if necessary, any supply or material
can be retrieved and brought to any disabled person in the building. In
addition, there are 3 exit/entry exterior doors; all of which are the required
width for compliance. Section 36.304 of 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible
Design
Issue
2: Florida-specific
hotel/motel rooms Minimum
height in parking structures Accessible
parking
Door
opening pressure Vertical
accessibility Toilet
rooms
Private
Other
Description: A waiver to leave intact the remaining two(2) of the four(4) bathrooms;
both small existing bathrooms within the two office/tutoring spaces that are
not needed to be made accessible, at opposite ends of the building. Two(2) bathrooms have already been completely renovated for
accessibility. (If this applicant would have known about this
waiver, one of the two bathrooms would have been requested to be waived in
order to provide “*at least one accessible restroom for each sex or a single
unisex restroom”. The cost savings would have been $4,600 plus the
invaluable costs of removing some unique qualities (décor from the 50’s) of
this old building.* Section 36.304 of 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
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 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:
As has been presented here, the
requirements and ramifications of a usage change from residential to commercial
were not understood by the owners of this building. We have experienced extreme
stress and financial hardship through this lengthy process as we've tried to
comply with all the mandates. Now that we've learned about the possibility of a
waiver, we are hoping to save at least some of the costs associated with ADA
compliance renovations as well as the integrity of this older building.
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:
This is a small business and the only
one of its kind in our fairly small community. Tutoring services are provided
to all ages of students, from pre-school to adult, in all subjects, as well as
to students with special needs. The Center is dedicated to supporting students
in every way possible and that includes providing accessible services to any
student/family who needs or wants our help. For this
reason, Ms. Allen does not turn any student/family away for lack of an ability
to pay. The amount of charitable and discounted services exceeds that of most
other businesses. The excessive and ever-growing costs of this project are
literally threatening to put this "community service" out of
business. This waiver is my last hope.
Cost
Estimates For Compliance:
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.
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
Comments: See
comments on attached document.
Design
Professional First Name: Matthew
Design
Professional Last Name: Gore
Street
Address: 640 Acacia Road
City:
Vero Beach
State:
Florida
Zip:
32963
Email
Address: mlgarchitect@rocketmail.com
Phone:
7722343161
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: