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

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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:
Unit is approximately 9,943 square feet split between first floor (5,784sf) and second floor (3,484sf) and an unoccupied mechanical mezzanine (675sf) in a multi-unit building of 11,246 total square feet. Facility will be a salon studio use.


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

Summary:
Building Cost: $226,257
Roofing:$5,000
Windows: $15,000
Railings:$15,500
Electrical: $87,475
Mechanical: $93,478
Plumbing: $65,790
Total: $508,500

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*Briefly explain why the request has now been referred to the Commission.
Local building official not willing to accept case for exception to accessibility section (FBC Section 202.3 Exception #1.) that would exempt the project from the required installation of an elevator to existing second floor space.

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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
Requesting requirement for vertical accessibility in 201.1.1 be waived so that a new elevator shaft and elevator is not required to service the existing 2nd floor space for the identical services as at the first floor space.

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Issue 2: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
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Issue 3: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other Need Additional Space

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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Vertical Accessibility in Existing Buildings, Alterations Section 202.3 contains an exception we interpret as very clearly applying to this project is Exception #1:
"1. Unless required by 202.4, where elements or spaces are altered and the circulation path to the altered element or space is not altered, an accessible route shall not be required."
In our case, the circulation path to the altered 2nd floor space is not being altered in any way, therefore no accessible route TO the 2nd floor is required. Exception #1 appears to be written exactly and specifically for the condition that we are proposing.
Section 202.4 describes "Primary Function Areas" such as bathrooms, drinking fountains, etc. that are all being provided on the 1st floor.
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The addition of an elevator shaft, machine room, electrical capacity and elevator system will add significant cost to the project well in excess of 20% of the total project cost. Additionally, because the building is identified as a Historic Structure by the City of Miami beach, the addition of an elevator and shaft would be a lengthy, expensive and time consuming endeavor to get approved.

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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.



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Comments:
Letter from Giller & Giller, Inc detailing waiver request.

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Additional Documentation.


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