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

Name:

Street:

City:

Zip Code:






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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:

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 5,000 square feet (0.115 acres) in size, and the subject building contains approximately 9,173 square feet of gross floor area. The building is configured as a one-story structure with a residential partial second-story. The building features a 731-square-foot bowling room.


Construction Cost:



6. Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or the alteration):
Summary:
$125,000.00.



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 has directed the applicant to obtain a vertical accessibility waiver to address building permit comments. The owner seeks to legalize the building, complete necessary repairs, and establish the new mixed-use classification. The building will serve as the Applicant’s principal residence and will also function as a creative workspace.


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
Need Additional SpaceVertical Accessibility Waiver - Section 201.1.1 of the Florida Building Code.
The addition of ramps, a lift, or other vertical accessibility mechanisms to serve the elevated bowling lane is technically infeasible within this 1976 warehouse 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.
The addition of ramps, a lift, or other vertical accessibility mechanisms to serve the partial second floor is technically infeasible within this 1976 warehouse 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.
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Need Additional Space




The addition of ramps, a lift, or other vertical accessibility mechanisms to serve the elevated bowling lane and the partial second-story is technically infeasible within this 1976 building. The bowling area, a 731-square-foot room with a single elevated lane accessed by short sets of steps, and the 1,014-square-foot partial second-story together represent limited areas of the 9,173-square-foot building used for the Owner’s private residential purposes. Installing vertical accessibility devices to either space would require major structural alterations, reduce essential floor area, and interfere with required life-safety egress, leaving no feasible means of compliance. In conclusion, strict compliance would impose an unreasonable hardship.

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 Control 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.