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

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Local Building Department Contact Information

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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:

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Please check if applicant is also the owner.

Owner First Name:

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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

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Description:

The Santa Barbara is an existing historic 2-story hotel with approximately 42 units. The approximately 10,685 square foot building was constructed in 1947 in a U-shape with an open garden-style courtyard. All units are accessed from exterior catwalks. The ground level catwalk is raised approximately 2 feet 4 inches above the courtyard, and the units located on the first and second levels are further raised above the catwalks by about half a foot. See more in attached Project and Facility Type.

Construction Cost:

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

Summary:

The Construction cost for the renovation and preservation of the east and west wings, rooftop additions and new 5-story addition at the south is estimated to be $8 million. However, the Owner does not seek disproportionate cost for this waiver request. See attached Permit Status.

Construction Cost upload:

317_2_CONSTR_COST_SantaBarbaraPermitStatus.pdf

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

Yes

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N/A

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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.

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

The City of Miami Beach Building Department requires vertical accessibility to the rooms along the east and west sides of the first and second floors, unless a waiver is obtained from the Florida Building Commission. The hotel provides access from the main lobby located in the adjoining Greystone to the east to the ADA-compliant elevator in the Santa Barbara, which will take guests to the ADA-compliant hotel rooms located on the rooftop additions and the new 5-story addition at the south.

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:

Requirement pursuant to Section 553.509, Florida Statutes, and Section 201.1 Florida Administrative Code, for vertical accessibility to the first and second floor hotel rooms located in the east and west wings of the historic Santa Barbara Hotel.

Issue 2: 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
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.

Description:
As originally designed and constructed in 1947, the layout of the small historic hotel with the modest open courtyard prohibits implementation of vertical access to the multi-level raised hotel rooms and catwalks. It is structurally infeasible to place either one or more chair lift conveyance systems or ramps in the courtyard and on the narrow corridors. Description continues in attached Additional Grounds for Waiver. See also attached Historic Preservation Board Order, Historic Properties information sheet and Historic Resources Report.

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: Need Additional Space

Cost Estimates For Compliance:

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

317_2_PROF_COMMT_LicensedDesignProfessionalComments.pdf

Comments

Based on the existing historic conditions of the Santa Barbara Hotel located at 230 20 Street, it will be technically infeasible to provide vertical accessibility to all areas of the Hotel. The City of Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board approved certain additions and renovations to the historic Hotel. The proposed project is required to provide ADA access to all levels; however, this will negatively impact certain historic aspects of the Hotel and, due to the existing layout, is technically infeasible. See attached Licensed Design Professional comments.

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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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