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

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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.)







Subject Property is a 2 story building from the year 1922.
Building is situated on a 6500sf lot with 2 restaurants on the first floor and offices on the second floor totaling 7922sf. Its location within the site is with very minimal setbacks on the sides and rear thereby permitting a front terrace that has been an icon to the Ocean Drive streetscape.



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

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Cost of construction is estimated at $70-80,000 which includes the following (second floor only):
- Redistribution of office partitions (removal of a few non load bearing walls and addition of stud walls)
- New office doors with ADA compliant hardware
- Renovation of 2 existing bathrooms to convert into fully compliant ADA spaces
- New fully compliant ADA kitchenette
- New flooring throughout second floor (carpet/tile)
- Corresponding electrical/mechanical/plumbing work associated with scope


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


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No work done during the past 3 years

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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.
Renovation and maintenance is being proposed to the existing second floor offices. All work is being proposed in compliance with the Florida Building Code 2017. However, the provision of vertical ADA accessibility to the second floor has been studied and has been found to have irreparable harm to the design, style, and structural integrity of this 1922 historic building. For such reason, the stated project is being referred to the Commission in an effort to be permitted to update the second floor without damaging the essence of the structure.



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
Pursuant to Florida Statute 553.509 Vertical Accessibility and the Florida Building Code 6th Edition (2017), Accessibility - Section 201.1.1, vertical accessibility shall be provided to all levels above and below the occupiable grade level.

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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The location of the building within the site already encroaching onto the required setbacks on the sides and rear, make the exterior addition of an elevator impossible. Encroaching onto the front terrace, which has become an icon to the Ocean Drive streetscape, would be detrimental to its historical elevation. Locating vertical accessibility within the interior core would signify affecting the structural integrity and character of this 1922 building as the floor and some load bearing walls would be affected.


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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.




Comments:
It has been our finding and our professional opinion that the addition of Vertical ADA Accessibility to the second floor would adversely alter the structural integrity of the existing building and would impact the building's historic character. Ms. Deborah Tackett, Chief of Historic


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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.