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

Name: Brickell Animal Hospital

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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:

Owner Last 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:
Existing commercial building built in 1982 with 2,599 SF of usable space and an added 205 SF of circulation. Masonry construction with concrete 2nd floor on a precast concrete joist system. Ground level tenant, Brickell Animal Hospital, a full-service veterinary medical facility fully accessibly compliant. 2nd floor under contract by Brickell Animal Hospital for tenant improvement and services expansion. A non-public pet kennel with office and a pet wash to be operated by veterinary staff only.



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


Summary:
Estimated construction cost of interior renovation only: approx $137,246

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


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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.

Provided comment by City of Miami Building reviewer Jorge Iglesias
(201.1.1) Provide vertical accessibility to all levels or provide an approved state waiver

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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


2015 Florida Statutes 553.509 Vertical Accessibility; Florida Building Code 5th Edition (2014) Accessibility, 201.1.1 Vertical accessibility. Request to waive the vertical accessibility requirements to the 2 floor of existing building due to hardship (operational and financial) in retrofitting the existing building and structure to accommodate a lift.

 

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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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A hardship is caused by requesting vertical accessibility in that the tenant would have to do the modifications for to the facility that they do not own.
An accessible lift within the shell of the building would entail disrupting operations for the animal hospital and reducing the available area of the facility program.

 

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In order to maintain operations and allow for vertical accessibility, accessible lift with 2 stops could be located on the outside of the building on the front. These lifts options are attached and list the cost by GC of providing for a proper shaft and other items associated with a lift enclosure.
Note
-Option A -Garaventa $51,088 TOTAL (with shaft enclosure)
-Option B -FL Lift $58,867 TOTAL (with shaft enclosure)

These two proposed options, either A or B, increase the interior renovation projected construction cost an additional 37% to 42% depending on the option taken.

This cost, whichever option would be a substantial financial cost incurred by the tenant or building owner.

 

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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:
Attached please find waiver request letter.



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.