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: 
The Property is approximately 24,000 square feet (0.55 acres) in size, and the building contains approximately 28,908 square feet of gross floor area. The Property presently contains thirty-four (34) apartment units that are arranged in groupings of four (4), consisting of two (2) units at the ground level and two (2) units at the second-floor level.


Construction Cost:



6. Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or the alteration):
Summary:
$235,000


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 City of Miami Beach has directed the Applicant to
obtain a vertical accessibility waiver to address
building permit comments. The owner seeks to
legalize the building, complete necessary renovations,
and establish the hotel use classification.


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
Vertical Accessibility Waiver - Section 201.1.1 of the Florida
Building Code.
The addition of ramps, lifts, or other vertical accessibility
mechanisms to serve the ground-floor units and upper-level units is technically infeasible within this 1950 building.


Issue 2: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms  Minimum height in parking structures  Accessible parking
  Vertical accessibility  Toilet rooms
  Private  Other
Vertical Accessibility Waiver - Section 201.1.1 of the Florida
Building Code.
Due to the historic nature of the building, the addition of ramps, lifts, or other vertical accessibility mechanisms to serve the ground-floor units and upper-level units would irreparably harm the historic character of the building.


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.
NOTE:**



Need Additional Space





The Applicant contends that providing vertical accessibility is technically infeasible due to the building’s 1950s-era design, narrow dimensions, pod-style layout, and limited courtyard space. Achieving full access would require eight ramps and eight elevators, necessitating substantial structural alterations that would compromise life-safety egress routes, reduce usable courtyard and hotel space, and disrupt the historic building’s functional layout. The renovation otherwise incorporates significant ADA-compliant features, including accessible pathways, ramps, and two fully accessible ground-floor hotel rooms, leading the Applicant to conclude that additional elevators and ramps cannot be reasonably accommodated given the building’s age, architecture, and spatial constraints.


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 plans.

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.