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

Name:

Street:

City:

Zip Code:






Local Building Department Contact Information

















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:

Existing Two Story CBS commercial building.
Use defined as General Commercial Retail (Furniture Store)
Both floors include Primary Use Areas (Furniture Store) and they also include offices, bathrooms and additional facilities for the employees such us pantry areas.



Need Additional Space



Construction Cost:



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


Summary:

Total value of the job as per Construction Agreement between the General Contractor and the Tenant is $45,000. The cost includes the repair of 5 restrooms, mechanical, plumbing and electrical updates to the property. New disabled parking. New interior partitions and interior and exterior finishes.

 

Need Additional Space


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 Building Department of the City of Miami is requesting vertical accessibility compliance for this two story building or an Accessibility Waiver instead.




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


According to F.B.C. 5th Edition (2014) Accessibility 202.4.1 And 202.4.2: Alterations made to provide an accessible path of travel to the altered area will be deemed disproportionate to the overall alteration when the cost exceeds 20% of the cost of the alteration to the primary function area. Costs that may be counted as expenditures required to provide an accessible path of travel may include: (i) costs associated with providing an accessible entrance and an accessible route to the altered area; (ii) costs associated with making restrooms accessible, such as installing grab bars, enlarging toilet stalls, insulating pipes, or installing accessible faucet controls…(iv) costs associated with relocating an inaccessible drinking fountain.

 


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.


NOTE:**


Need Additional Space

The total value of the job is $45,000 and the job dedicated to upgrade accessibility includes: five bathrooms remodeling and one hi-low drinking fountain, representing a cost between $9,000 and $18,000 that represents between the 20% and the 40% of the job value. Cost estimates for the installation of the elevator are between $43,500 and $144,320, that represents between the 96.7% and the 320.7%


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:
Based on the F.B.C. 5th Edition (2014) Accessibility 202.4.1 And 202.4.2 and in the cost analysis of the work to be performed, the installation of a vertical accessibility device should be deemed disproportionate

 

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 and anything that will assist the Council and the Commission to determine the appropriate resolution of your request.