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

Name:

Street:

City:

Zip Code:

State:

Jurisdiction:

Local Building Department Contact Information

Contact Name:

Street:

City:

Zip Code:

State:

Email:

Phone:

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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First Name:

Last Name:

Street:

City:

State:

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:

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Please check if applicant is also the owner.

Owner First Name:

Owner Last Name:

Street:

City:

State:

Zip code:

Phone:

Fax:

Email:

Written Authorization:

Project and Facility Type:

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4. Please check one of the following:

New construction.

Addition to a building or facility

Alteration to an existing building or facility

Historical preservation (addition)

Historical preservation (alteration)

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.)

Restaurant

Office

Retail

Recreation

Hotel/Motel

Other

# of Floors:

Square Feet:

Description:

Please see attached document file named Waiver General Info.doc which gives more details of this 2-story building being converted from residential to office professional.

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Construction Cost:

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

Summary:

The only non-ADA alteration is converting the existing stairwell closet to a powder room at a cost of $2,750.

The first floor ADA compliance includes an ADA parking space, an ADA ramp and landing to access the new door, and the reconfiguration of the existing main downstairs bath to be ADA compliant at a cost of $19,205.

If the Vertical Platform Lift were required to be added for vertical accessibility, the two bid averages for the lift alone, is $23,517. However, since this structure is located in a National Historic Landmark District, the City of Tampa is requiring us to completely enclose the lift with an addition on the building that matches the existing structure
at a cost of $14.172.

See attached Cost of Construction File.

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Construction Cost upload:

227_1_CONSTR_COST_CostofConstruction.pdf

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

Yes

Cost of Construction:

Comments:

Building Official Recommendation upload:

227_1_BUILD_OFF_RECMD_BuildingOfficialApproval.pdf

Construction Status:

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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.

Under Design

Under Construction

In Plan Review

Completed

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

The request for a waiver for the requirement for Second Story accessibility is made on the grounds of the 20% disproportionality in cost and the resulting economic hardship. The second floor accessibility is a Florida mandate, and as such, was required to be integrated in to the building plans. A waiver is required to be allowed to remove the requirement, if approved, from the plans.

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Requirements to be Waived.

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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
Door opening pressure Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other

Description:

Vertical accessibility is Florida Law, Statute 553.509. First floor accessibility will be provided. The second floor is the CEO's private office area and public access to the second story is not necessary to conduct company business.

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Issue 2: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Door opening pressure Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
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Issue 3: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Door opening pressure Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other Description: Need Additional Space

Grounds for waiver.

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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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The hardship is caused by a condition or set of conditions affecting the owner which does not affect owners in general.
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Substantial financial costs will be incurred by the owner if the waiver is denied. The owner has made a diligent investigation into the costs of compliance with the code, but cannot find an efficient mode of compliance. Provide detailed cost estimates and, where appropriate, photographs. Cost estimates must include bids and quotes.
Description:

See Waiver General Info.pdf and Cost of Construction.pdf

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Cost Estimates For Compliance:

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Historic Building on which compliance with the requirements for accessibility is not feasible while maintaining historically significant features.

Please provide documentation of the designation of the building as historically significant.

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.

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These is no design professional is engaged on the project

Professional Comments

Comments: 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.

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