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

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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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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:
The Clay Hotel is a historic hotel comprised of individual structures that are 3 and 2-stories with approximately 117 guest rooms. There are 4 distinct courtyard buildings on the southern portion of the property, and one main structure that fronts Espanola Way. The buildings were constructed in 1925 to resemble a Spanish village. The thresholds to the courtyard buildings are raised approximately 4 inches high. Renovation of the hotel includes a new elevator, lounge area, and pool deck.

Need Additional Space



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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 Clay Hotel is estimated to be $1,700,000.00. However, the Owner does not seek disproportionate cost for this waiver request.

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7. Has there been any construction activity on this building during the past three 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.
The City of Miami Beach Building Department requires vertical accessibility to the rooms located in the 4 courtyard buildings, unless a waiver is obtained from the Florida Building Commission. The hotel provides access from the main lobby fronting Washington Avenue to the east to the ADA-compliant elevator, which will take guests to the ADA-compliant hotel rooms located in the main building as well as all amenities.



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


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 courtyard buildings of the historic Clay Hotel.

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 structures qualify collectively as a historic building under the Federal ADA regulations, the ADA Accessibility Guidelines and Ch. 11 of the FBC. The accessibility waiver is critical to the restoration plan for the hotel. In order to accommodate accessibility, substantial modifications to the historic public exterior spaces – the narrow alleys – would be required, including extensive ramps and/or lifts and adjusting the tiered nature of the structures that is essential to the historic integrity of the Spanish Village design. Such interventions would irreparably harm the very significant design, style and configuration of the hotel.



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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:
See attached letter from registered architect, Francilis Domond, describing the technical infeasibility to accommodate vertical accessibility to portions of this property.

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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.