Accessibility Waiver Summary April
6, 2009
1. Florida International University
School of International
and Public Affairs, 11210 SW 12th
Street, Miami. The Council unanimously recommends granting
a waiver from provision of vertical accessibility to all rows of seating in
three areas of the proposed new building:
2 98-seat classrooms with stadium
seating and a 489-seat auditorium. The basis
for the waiver is unnecessary hardship, in that it is technically unfeasible to
provide access to all levels.
2. Visual
and Performing Arts Teaching Facility, University of South Florida, 4202 E.
Fowler Avenue, Tampa. The Council
unanimously recommends granting a waiver from provision of vertical
accessibility to all rows of seating in two areas of the proposed new
building: A small recital hall and a
larger concert hall. The basis for the
waiver is unnecessary hardship, in that it is technically unfeasible to provide
access to all levels.
3. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Station No. 32, 4022 Charleston Street, Lake Worth.
Three council members recommend granting a waiver from provision of
vertical accessibility to the second floor of a proposed new fire station and
one member was opposed. The basis for
the waiver is that the fire station has been designed in accordance with the
Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) which allow areas not open to
the public, and in which persons with physical disabilities cannot perform the
physical duties required, to be constructed without vertical accessibility. The second floor of the fire station will be
occupied only by fire fighters, and the ground floor is accessible. This project was previously granted a waiver
in January of 2008, but the station has not yet been built and the waiver
expired after 1 year.
4. South Florida
Community College Auditorium
Renovation, 600 West College Drive,
Avon Park.
The Council unanimously recommends granting a waiver from provision of
vertical accessibility to all rows of seating and to the tiered box seats in an
auditorium undergoing major renovation.
The basis for the waiver is unnecessary hardship, in that it is
technically unfeasible to provide access to all levels and to the box seats.
5. Southside
Saddle Club, 2980 Greenbrier Road,
Jacksonville. The Council unanimously recommends granting,
with conditions, a waiver from provision of vertical accessibility to all rows
of seating in an existing bleacher. The
basis for the waiver is unnecessary hardship, in that it is technically
unfeasible to provide access to all levels of the bleacher. However, the Council recommends granting the
waiver on condition that an appropriately sized concrete wheelchair pad will be
installed beside the bleacher within one year because there is currently no
place to put a wheelchair near the bleacher except on the grass or the sidewalk.
6. Remington College
Tampa Campus,
6302 E.
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa.
The Council unanimously recommends granting, with conditions, a waiver from
provision of vertical accessibility to all rows of seating in a 49 seat
criminal justice classroom that is undergoing renovation. The basis for the waiver is unnecessary
hardship, in that it is technically unfeasible to provide access to all
levels. The Council recommends
conditioning the waiver upon moving the proposed locations of the accessible
seats so that they are not on the ends of rows.
7. Henrosa
Hotel, 1435
Collins Ave., Miami Beach. The Council unanimously recommends granting,
with conditions, a waiver from provision of vertical accessibility to two areas
of an existing three story hotel which was built in 1935 and is a qualified
historic building under the ADA
and the Florida Building Code. The first
area is access to the second and third floors, because the existing elevator
does not meet the current elevator size requirements and installing a larger
shaft is not feasible given the structural limitations of the building. The second area is a portion of the first
floor (where guest rooms are located) which is elevated from the lobby by four
risers, but the hall isnt large enough to install a lift or ramp. The basis for the waiver is unreasonable
hardship, in that provision of vertical accessibility is technically
infeasible. However, the Council
recommends granting the waiver on condition that the hotel establishes a policy
of giving notice to the public that the hotel does not meet all accessibility
criteria, including provision of the elevator dimensions and access limitations.
8. Jupiter High School, 500 North Military Trail,
Jupiter. The Council unanimously
recommends granting a waiver from provision of vertical accessibility to all
rows of seating in a proposed new bleacher.
The basis for the waiver is unnecessary hardship, in that it is
technically unfeasible to provide access to all levels of the bleacher.
9. Royal Palm Beach
High School, 10600 Okeechobee Blvd., Royal Palm Beach. The Council unanimously recommends granting a
waiver from provision of vertical accessibility to all rows of seating in a
proposed new bleacher. The basis for the
waiver is unnecessary hardship, in that it is technically unfeasible to provide
access to all levels of the bleacher.
10. La
Prima Casa Montessori, 2733 SW 3rd
Ave. and 281 SW 28 Rd., Miami.
The Council unanimously recommends granting a waiver from provision of
vertical accessibility to the second floors of two existing school buildings
that are undergoing renovations. The
basis for the waiver is disproportionate cost.
11. Orange County
Magic Recreation
Center - South Econ Site. The Council unanimously recommends granting a
waiver from provision of vertical accessibility to all rows of seating in a
proposed new collapsible bleacher system.
The basis for the waiver is unnecessary hardship, in that it is
technically unfeasible to provide access to all levels of the bleacher.
The next four waiver applications
are identical to the one above.
12. Orange County
Magic Recreation
Center Golden Rod Site. The Council unanimously recommends granting a
waiver from provision of vertical accessibility to all rows of seating in a
proposed new collapsible bleacher system.
The basis for the waiver is unnecessary hardship, in that it is
technically unfeasible to provide access to all levels of the bleacher.
13. Orange County
Magic Recreation
Center Dr. Phillips
Site. The Council unanimously recommends
granting a waiver from provision of vertical accessibility to all rows of
seating in a proposed new collapsible bleacher system. The basis for the waiver is unnecessary
hardship, in that it is technically unfeasible to provide access to all levels
of the bleacher.
14. Orange County
Magic Recreation
Center Meadow Woods
Site. The Council unanimously recommends
granting a waiver from provision of vertical accessibility to all rows of
seating in a proposed new collapsible bleacher system. The basis for the waiver is unnecessary
hardship, in that it is technically unfeasible to provide access to all levels
of the bleacher.
15. Orange County
Magic Recreation
Center Silver Star Site. The Council unanimously recommends granting a
waiver from provision of vertical accessibility to all rows of seating in a
proposed new collapsible bleacher system.
The basis for the waiver is unnecessary hardship, in that it is
technically unfeasible to provide access to all levels of the bleacher.