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

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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:


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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:

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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:
 Historic Art Deco Hotel. Ground level lobby, ground level hotel rooms, two additional floors above.


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

Summary:
Approximately 95,000 (budget estimate)

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



Cost of Construction:

Comments:
Addition of a wheelchair accessible ramp


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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.
AHJ has requested wheelchair access to the existing raised 1/2 level of guestrooms. Currently the hotel has satisfied the required number of accessible guestrooms on floors 2 and 3 via elevator. Adding a wheelchair lift to provide access would involve reducing the egress width for the whole floor.


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 Providing vertical accessibility to the guestrooms can only be achieved via an inclined lift. The location of this lift will reduce the egress width for the entire floor. No ramp or elevator is possible.

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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We respectfully request a waiver on the grounds that:
1. Incorporating an inclined wheel chair lift will reduce the existing 4'8" width to less than 44" wide.
2. Accessible rooms for the hotel are located on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the hotel accessible from the street to lobby via ramp, and via elevator from the lobby.



Need Additional Space

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.



Professional Comments

 

 



Comments:
Applicant is the Architect of Record.
I believe that the existing building, having already satisfied the number of rooms as accessible, and given the impact to life safety, can be granted a waiver

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Additional Documentation.


12. Upload Additional Documentation: Please upload any documentation such as plans, photographs and anything that will assist the Council and the Commission to determine the appropriate resolution of your request.