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

Name:

Street:

City:

Zip Code:






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:

Street:

City:



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:




Owner First Name:

Owner Last Name:

Street:

City:



Zip code:

Phone:

Fax:

Email:






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:
This is the addition of office space above the existing carport area for this office building. The Existing Building is 5,938 S.F. and the Addition is 1,454 S.F. The main building is one story. The addition is going over the existing covered parking area.


Construction Cost:



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

Summary:
The project budget for the work is $1065871, excluding the cost of the vertical platform lift which is a cost of $51350. However the request for the waiver falls under the exception that the alterations is a space that serves five people or less and is not open to the public

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


Cost of Construction:

Comments:
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 building department does not concur with the exception under 553.509(c) which allows for the following exemption for providing vertical accessibility where occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to, equipment control rooms and projection booths for this project.


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

The interpretation of the exception of 553.509(c) which states that occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to, equipment control rooms and projection booths are exempt from providing vertical accessibility. See attached file that further explains this matter.


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


In addition to the exemption of the area in question not being open to the public and serving five people or less Florid State Statute 553.512 states that notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, if an applicant for a waiver demonstrates economic hardship in accordance with 28 CFR 36.403(f)(1), a waiver shall be granted. See attached file that further explains that the 20% rule

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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The interpretation of the exception of 553.509(c) which states that occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that house no more than five persons, including, but not limited to, equipment control rooms and projection booths are exempt from providing vertical accessibility. See attached file that further explains this matter.




In addition to the exemption of the area in question not being open to the public and serving five people or less Florid State Statute 553.512 states that notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, if an applicant for a waiver demonstrates economic hardship in accordance with 28 CFR 36.403(f)(1), a waiver shall be granted. See attached file that further explains that the 20% rule exemption is also valid for this waiver request.


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:
 See response comments in attached letter

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, or anything that will assist the Council and the Commission to determine the appropriate resolution of your request.