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

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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:

Vapiano Doral is a new restaurant fit-out in the City Place Doral shopping center. Vapiano will be located on the second floor of the retail center. The total restaurant area is 9,030 sf, which includes a main floor area of 5,710 sf, a separate 2,000 sf storage area, a 420 sf mechanical room and a 900 sf mezzanine dining area. There is also additional outdoor seating.
We would like to request a waiver for vertical accessibility for the small mezzanine dining area.



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The project is in the plans review phase and had not been put out to bid. The most recent Vapiano build-out for a similar space had a construction contract for $602,100 in 2011 - contract attached.
The cost of a new elevator would exceed 20% since the existing second floor retail slab is not designed to carry the load of an elevator and therefore structurally impractical.



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*Briefly explain why the request has now been referred to the Commission.

The request is being submitted to the Commission as a result of City of Doral, Building plans review comment and a meeting with the plans reviewer, Antonio Brina. The plans reviewer has stated that he will accept the Commission's waiver if granted.
Process review #2016090041




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

We would like to request a waiver on vertical accessibility for a small mezzanine level seating area. We would like to make use of the unusual 30-foot ceiling height to add the small seating area. The mezzanine seating is the same seating as provided below.
We have a similar mezzanine space in our Vapiano Brickell location which were approved for a vertical accessibility waiver for a similar mezzanine by the FBC in 2011. The FBC stated in the Final Order that a waiver was not necessary since the same services are available in the dining area on the main floor. The Final Order has been uploaded as part of this application.

Need Additional Space
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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1. The same services are available in the dining area on the main floor (FBC Chapter 11-206.2.5)
2. The addition of an elevator is cost prohibitive (FBC Chapter 11-202.4.1)
3. Structural Impracticability (FBC Chapter 11-203.15), the base building is not designed to accommodate the load of an elevator.

Need Additional Space

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Licensed Design Professional Comments.


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Comments:
We have a similar mezzanine space in our Vapiano Brickell location which were approved for a vertical accessibility waiver for a similar mezzanine by the FBC in 2011. The FBC stated in the Final Order that a waiver was not necessary since the same services are available in the dining area on the main floor.

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Additional Documentation.


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