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

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Applicant Information:


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

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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:
The subject facility will be used as a music school for mostly children. There are a number of teaching and practice rooms however, the facility does not provide performing space. For performances (concerts, holiday and end of the year programs) the academy rents space off-site, commonly from the University of Miami. All functions for the public (students, parents, etc.)and staff that are on the second floor are, or can be made available on the accessible ground floor as well.


Need Additional Space


Construction Cost:



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

Summary:
The project construction cost as estimated by the contractor is $80,700 but this includes $4300 for plans and permits making the actual cost $76,400. Of that number, approximately $16000 are excluded costs (providing accessible toilet rooms)and $1400 for other path of travel improvements. These costs do not include the cost to provide vertical accessibility to the 2nd floor.

Need Additional Space

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


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Comments:

The owner is receiving from the landlord a previously used space whose configuration does not suit her needs. In addition, the existing toilet rooms do not meet the size requirements of the Florida Accessibility Code as would have been required by the building department had an alteration of any significance been performed to the tenant space in recent years.

Because of the condition and configuration of the space, the Owner, while not knowing for certain, does not believe that significant construction activity took place in the subject tenant space in recent years.

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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.



*Briefly explain why the request has now been referred to the Commission.
Not applicable



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
Owner respectfully requests that the Council recommends, and the Commission waives the requirement to provide vertical accessibility mandated by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes and Section 201.1.1 of the Florida Accessibility Code. Not providing vertical accessibility to the second floor will not cause the proposed facility to not comply with the requirements of the 2010 ADA Standards.


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

Not applicable

 

Need Additional Space
Issue 3: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other
Not applicable

 


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

See attached documents


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.



Professional Comments
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Comments:
Design professional comments are provided on a separate uploaded document.

Design Professional First Name: Design Professional Last Name: Street Address: City: State:

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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.