From October 13, 2010 Commission meeting Facilitator’s Report

Accessibility Code Waivers: Section 553.512 (1) provides that the Commission shall establish by rule a

fee to be paid upon submitting a request for an Accessibility Code waiver. Staff has estimated the cost

per waiver application to be $672.56 for in-person meetings and $558.93 for teleconference meetings.

The Florida Accessibility Code Workgroup voted unanimously to recommend the Commission initiate

rulemaking to implement fees for accessibility waiver requests as follows: fee per application shall be cost neutral or less; cost of fees reviewed at a regular frequency; indexed to scope of the project with clear criteria for same; provide a provision for evaluating the necessity for the waiver application (parallel the AHCA desk review process with a minimum fee if waiver is not required).