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:

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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:

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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: 
 3 story building typical office space use


Construction Cost:



6. Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or the alteration):
Summary:
The construction cost of the project was $2,811,925.32 that was increased by change order 1 & 2 to a total amount of $3,028,347.40


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


Cost of Construction:

Comments:
We have received a temporary certificate of occupancy but have not completed the elevator modernization due to the technical infeasibility of the scope of work. We need to replace the elevator within the existing concrete shaft which is structurally tied to the building frame.

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.
An elevator modernization is required as the old elevator is inoperable. We will install a new elevator but it does not meet the current ADA and need an accessibility waiver due to technical infeasibility.


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

Section F.S.553.509 553.509 Vertical accessibility.—


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




The elevator modernization can only put the same elevator in the same shaft as the concrete shaft is integral to the cast in place structure of the building per section 106.5 it is technically infeasible to modifying the shaft and elevator without removal of primary structural elements.

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:
The elevator modernization can only put the same elevator in the same shaft as the concrete shaft is integral to the cast in place structure of the building per section 106.5 it is technically infeasible to modifying the shaft and elevator without removal of primary structural elements.

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.