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

Name:

Street:

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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:


First Name:

Last Name:

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Zip code:

Phone:

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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:




Owner First Name:

Owner Last Name:

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Project and Facility Type:



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:
Suite hotel with 19 units to be operated as a short term rental property


Construction Cost:



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


Summary:

As part of the renovation and conversion to a 19-unit suite hotel, we will be making alterations to the interior and exterior of the existing building, the modifications will be limited to specific areas of the building and will be within the limits of a level 2 alteration. The alterations will include renovation of the exterior façade, upgrade to the interior units and common area finishes, restoration of historical lobby, new ADA accessible hotel unit, interior and exterior alterations to provide ADA accessibility to all common areas and all required upgrades for fire and life safety systems.
The estimated cost of the overall renovation is $1,633,279.00.

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


Cost of Construction:

Comments:
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Construction Status:




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.
As part of the design for the renovation our team has provided plans that will greatly increase the barrier free design of this historic hotel and that the only item that we could not correct which is the vertical accessibility, which has become technically infeasible. Our request is to reuse the existing elevator, which is slightly smaller that required for ADA accessibility and therefore we request to obtain a vertical accessibility waiver from the Commission.


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
Existing elevator does not meet the required elevator car dimension as per Chapter 4, Section 407.4.1


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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Please refer to licensed design professional letter uploaded and additional documentation, as well as to uploaded estimates on the elevator compliance and also on ADA-related elements.




Please refer to licensed design professional letter uploaded and additional documentation, as well as to uploaded estimates on the elevator compliance and also on ADA-related elements.

Cost Estimates For Compliance:
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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.



Professional Comments
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Comments: See attached letter uploaded above

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.