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

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Local Building Department Contact Information

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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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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:

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Please check if applicant is also the owner.

Owner First Name:

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Project and Facility Type:

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4. Please check one of the following:

New construction.

Addition to a building or facility

Alteration to an existing building or facility

Historical preservation (addition)

Historical preservation (alteration)

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.)

Restaurant

Office

Retail

Recreation

Hotel/Motel

Other

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Description:

All buildings in one site:
Building C, 41,548 sf, 8 story, lodging 98 rooms
Building A, 5,108 sf, 2 story, lodging 11 rooms
Building B, 1,529 sf, 2 story, restaurant

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Construction Cost:

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

Summary:

8 million

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

Yes

Cost of Construction:

Comments:

Phase 1 under separate permit underway as of August

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Construction Status:

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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.

Under Design

Under Construction

In Plan Review

Completed

*Briefly explain why the request has now been referred to the Commission.

Project is subject two separate permits. Phase 1 is under construction and phase two is in plan review. The owner has made a diligent investigation into the costs of compliance with the code but cannot find an efficient mode of compliance that is not detrimental to historic significance of the property.

Requirements to be Waived.

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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
Door opening pressure Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other

Description:

Historical Exemption S. 553.509. Area: Building C – Mezzanine
Building C is an 8 floor historic building currently used as residential/condominium to be converted into hotel use. The building has an elevator that connects all public area levels except the Mezzanine level that can only be reached via stairs from the Main Lobby (C100) located on the Ground Floor (please refer to Architectural Floor Plans A.103 and 021 below). The extent of the scope of work and proposed use for the Mezzanine is to paint is so it can serve as Office (C112) that has roughly 284 sf with an IT Closet (C112a) (78 sf). The Office is not open to the public but it is only for one hotel employee. Attachment

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

Description:

Historical Exemption S. 553.509. Area: Building B –Second Floor
Building B is a 2 story historic building currently used as residential to be converted into restaurant on the first floor and offices on the second floor. The first floor has 774 sf and the second floor has 284 sf. The building does not have an elevator and the second floor can only be reached via exterior stairs (B1) from the Ground Floor (please refer to Architectural Floor Plans A.100 and A.101). The extent of the scope of work and proposed use for the first floor of the building is a restaurant that will be open to the public, and the Second Floor implies converting residences into Kitchen and Storage that is exclusively for employees. Attachment

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

Description:

Historical Exemption S. 553.509Area: Building A - Second Floor
Building A is a 2 story historic building currently used as residential to be converted into hotel use. The 1st floor has 2,627 sf and the 2nd floor has 2,481 sf. The building does not have an elevator and second floor can only be reached via interior stairs (A1) on Ground Floor and exterior prefabricated emergency exit stairs (A2) (please refer to Architectural Floor Plans A.100 and A.101). The scope of work and use proposed for 1st floor is conversion from condominium to 6 guest rooms, with accessible guest room with mobility features (A106) on the First Floor of building A. The work and use proposed for 2nd Floor is converting condominium to for 5 guest rooms and exterior prefabricated exit stair. Attachment

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Grounds for waiver.

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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 hardship is caused by a condition or set of conditions affecting the owner which does not affect owners in general.
Description: Need Additional Space
Substantial financial costs will be incurred by the owner if the waiver is denied. The owner has made a diligent investigation into the costs of compliance with the code, but cannot find an efficient mode of compliance. Provide detailed cost estimates and, where appropriate, photographs. Cost estimates must include bids and quotes.
Description: Need Additional Space

Cost Estimates For Compliance:

Historic Building on which compliance with the requirements for accessibility is not feasible while maintaining historically significant features.

Please provide documentation of the designation of the building as historically significant.

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.

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These is no design professional is engaged on the project

Professional Comments

225_1_PROF_COMMT_sign-seal.pdf

Comments:

Please see Narrative in Additional Documentation.

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.

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