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

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




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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 an existing two story building that consists of three units that is in the process of a change of use from apartment building to hotel. the existing units will remain.


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


Summary:
This waiver is not based on a cost hardship but on the grounds of technical infeasibility. However, the current cost estimate for the project will exceed 100,000.00.



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



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Comments:

Replace existing HVAC System. (Condensing Unit remains).

 

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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.

The plans and specifications are currently being reviewed by the building department (B1504591) and one of the comments from the plan reviewer is to provide vertical accessibility.

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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

The structure of the building will not support the structural requirements for the installation of vertical accessibility to the second level without upgrading the entire structure structurally. At the ground level, raising the walkway to eliminate the step at guest room entrances would adversely impact the structural integrity of the building as well as encroach into the zoning setbacks. This option also creates a water intrusion condition as the elevation is already low in this area.

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

The structure of the building will not support the structural requirements for the installation of vertical accessibility to the second level without upgrading the entire structure structurally. At the ground level, raising the walkway to eliminate the step at guest room entrances would adversely impact the structural integrity of the building as well as encroach into the zoning setbacks. This option also creates a water intrusion condition as the elevation is already low in this area.

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

The structure of the building will not support the structural requirements for the installation of vertical accessibility to the second level without upgrading the entire structure structurally. At the ground level, raising the walkway to eliminate the step at guest room entrances would adversely impact the structural integrity of the building as well as encroach into the zoning setbacks. This option also creates a water intrusion condition as the elevation is already low in this area.

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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 structure of the building will not support the structural requirements for the installation of vertical accessibility to the second level without upgrading the entire structure structurally. At the ground level, raising the walkway to eliminate the step at guest room entrances would adversely impact the structural integrity of the building as well as encroach into the zoning setbacks. This option also creates a water intrusion condition as the elevation is already low in this area.

 

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If the waiver is denied, there will be many cost prohibitive impacts for the owner. More than 1/2 of the existing guest rooms (2 out of the total 3) will be impacted as well as the structural integrity of the building by providing vertical accessibility. The exterior first floor modifications will encroach into the setbacks and create a water intrusion issue as the area would have to be lowered to the ground level (below flood plain).

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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


Comments:

See attached uploaded file.


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.