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

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2. Name of Applicant. If other than the owner, please indicate relationship of applicant to owner in space provided:


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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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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:
Currently there is one floor that is a operation office use(no alterations on this floor). Below, there is a partial half floor that is being converted from storage/parking into additional office/ada restroom.


Need Additional Space


Construction Cost:



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

Summary:
Public Record TBB150122: Valuation for this project $80,000. Available on Permit Manager for Leon County. Applied for 01-19-2015 (Status in permitting)


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


Cost of Construction:

Comments:
(not a part of this project) This was for mechanical work only. Not for any building alterations. Public record 08-26-2014. TBM142211 Available on Permit Manager for Leon County.


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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.

The plan are currently in permitting with the City of Tallahassee Growth Management. TBB150122 . It has been referred due no vertical accessibility between levels currently available. However, each level does have accessible entry.




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


This alteration invokes Section 553.509 FL Statutes. We wish to waiver the requirement vertical accessibility to all levels.



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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Boys Town is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit recognized by the IRS. As such additional costs provide an additional hardship not necessarily seen by a for-profit organization.







The current project cost of $80,000, and the mechanical work done in the last 3 years is $4,975 is a total of $84,975. 20% of 84,975 is $16,995. The 2 possibly available options for achieving vertical accessibility exceed that by more then double at $42,660 for a chair lift option, and $112,500 for a elevator option. It should also be mention that due to the sloping nature of the site both levels of the building currently have accessible entry into the 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.




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.