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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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 building is an existing single story Costco Wholesale Warehouse.



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6. Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or the alteration):
Summary:
The GC has provided an anticipated bid price of $1,896,832


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


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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.
Upon receipt of comments from the Structural Plan reviewer at the Town of Davie requiring vertical accessibility, it was determined that a waiver should be pursued. Appropriate accommodations have been made to provide the same services on the ground floor as well as the mezzanine.


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


We are requesting to waive the requirement to provide vertical accessibility to the mezzanine addition. The addition is a duplication of employee services, due to the employee locker, vending, and seating amenities all remaining duplicated on the ground floor. This mezzanine and area below it are restricted to employee only and represent less than 2% of the total building square footage. These spaces are typically occupied by 30-35 employees at any given time, roughly 1/3 of the active shift. Costco as a corporation is renowned for their commitment to equity for their employees, and we believe the scope of work in this project is in keeping with those principles as well as current Florida accessibility code without providing an elevator or lift. Appropriate accommodations have been made.


Issue 2: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms  Minimum height in parking structures  Accessible parking
  Vertical accessibility  Toilet rooms
  Private  Other Need Additional Space
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 hardship is caused by the interpretations made by a structural building reviewer who is requiring the modification of the mezzanine occupancy from an ancillary Mercantile Occupancy to an A-3 assembly occupancy and thusly, qualify for vertical accessibility. This mezzanine, which represents less than 2% of the Mercantile SF, by Costco protocol can be occupied by a Maximum of 35 occupants at any given time. These occupants are all employees, and the space is off limits to the general public. By rule, no more than 1/3 of active shift employees can be on a break at the same time. Despite this, the reviewer is insisting that we list 152 occupants per 1/15 A-3 occupant load factor. This is now triggering the requirement for vertical accessibility which will be a hardship to the owner.





Need Additional Space


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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:
We are requesting a waiver and exemption from the Florida Building Commission requirement to provide vertical accessibility to the proposed mezzanine addition. The proposed addition will provide a duplication of accessible employee services (lockers, vending and seating amenities) currently provided on the existing ground floor of the building.

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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.
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