ACCESSIBILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL
February 5, 2007
Case #5 – Sand Castle Real Estate has been deferred at the request of the applicant to provide additional information.
Case #1 – Ritz Carlton Dilido Hotel. The applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to elevated sundecks adjacent to an existing 22,000 square foot pool deck and patio area. It was determined that one of the two elevated sundecks could be made accessible and not exceed 20% disproportionate cost. Based on the applicant's agreement to make one of the two elevated sundecks accessible, the Council unanimously recommended approval of the waiver from vertical accessibility to the second elevated sundeck based on the provisions of F.S. 553.512 related to 20% disproportionate cost and with the condition the applicant submit revised plans to DCA staff verifying the accessible sundeck.
Case #2 – Titisville High School . The applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to all rows of seats in both the home and visitor bleachers of a new $29,000,000 facility. The Council unanimously recommended approval based on F.S. 553.512 as unnecessary and technically infeasible with the condition the applicant send to DCA staff verification of a compliant chairlift to the press box.
Case #3 – Astronaut High School . The applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to all rows of seats in both the home and visitor bleachers of a new $29,000,000 facility. The Council unanimously recommended approval based on F.S. 553.512 as unnecessary and technically infeasible with the condition the applicant send to DCA staff verification of a compliant chairlift to the press box.
Case #4 – David Nixon Productions. This is a two part waiver request. First, the applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to the second floor of a new 1.16 million dollar film production building. The plans demonstrate less than five persons on the second floor and the applicant testified that these offices would not be open to the public. This falls in the automatic exemption and does not require a waiver. In as much as the applicant has requested this waiver at the request of the building official, the Council unanimously recommended approval based on the automatic exemption of five or less persons and not open to the public. The second request was for a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to the raised platforms in two of three edit rooms. As this is a new building, the Council unanimously recommended denial due to a lack of a demonstrated hardship.
Case #6 – The Grove Cobb Theater. The applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to all rows of seats in a new 16 screen movie theater complex. They had previously received a waiver on this project. However, due to delays and some design changes, the applicant is requesting a new waiver. Ten of the theater houses are identical to what was approved previously. The other 6 larger theater houses were modified to include an upper concierge level. The Council unanimously recommended approval of the changes to theater houses 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 16 based on the provisions of F.S. 553.512 as unnecessary. All other theaters were unanimously recommended approved as specified in the original order.
Reconsideration of action previously taken:
Theriaque Office Building . This is the case that both the Council and Building Commission voted in favor of a “motion to reconsider action previously taken” at their last meeting. Upon reconsideration and intent of the first action, the Council unanimously recommended approval with the clarification that only the restroom in the portion of the building being altered is required to be accessible.