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

Name:

Street:

City:

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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:

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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:

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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: 
 This is an existing business occupancy. GPI is an engineering consulting firm that focuses on construction of transportation infrastructure and building projects, etc. They provide engineering, design, planning and construction management services to a wide range of customers.



Construction Cost:



6. Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or the alteration):
Summary:
Attached is the total project cost for proposed alterations to the interior. Each is broken into category and coordinating cost estimate.



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


Cost of Construction:

Comments:

TBM190912: Work done on mechanical within building.
Valuation - $3,000

TBR220652: Work done on existing roof of building.
Valuation - $17,800


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 request has been referred to the Commission because of an official building review comment.


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 site is an existing building with no vertical accessibility. Per Florida Accessibility Code, Chapter 2 and Section 201.1.1.


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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Need Additional Space

Cost estimates attached below (3), ADA Compliant Walkway, Exterior/Passenger Lift, and Interior Elevator. All three (3) individually exceed the threshold for substantial financial cost.
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:
For this particular interior improvement on the lower level of an existing building, we have researched three different methods of vertical accessibility. The three studied methods were: 1.) Retro-fitting an existing, steeply sloped walkway to ADA standard to wind around the perimeter of the building towards the lower level; 2.) Adding an exterior vertical lift; and 3.) Adding an interior elevator. For each researched method of accessibility, the respective associated construction costs were disproportionate to the proposed interior improvements. The costs are available for your review in the application for waiver. Thank you for allowing us to present these findings.
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.