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

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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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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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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:

The proposed project will be an outdoor baseball stadium complete with concessions, locker rooms, gym, offices and meeting space.

The ballpark will serve as the major league baseball spring training facility for the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals. Additionally, it will serve as a facility for those franchises Minor League affiliates.


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Construction Cost:



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

Summary:
Cost of construction is not currently available as the project is still in design. An order of magnitude estimate would be $100MM.


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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.
While the local building official has been supportive of the concept, an official decision was desired before the project design was finalized.

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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


The facility serves both Major and Minor League baseball players, team officials, office and training staff, as well as the general public. The scope of this waiver is strictly to areas of the building dedicated to Major League Baseball players, such as locker rooms, aquatic areas, saunas, etc. These areas are not public spaces and the people using the facilities are, by nature of their jobs, not disabled. Due to the nature of the occupant, it would create unnecessary costs and design constraints to design these spaces as accessible spaces. It is commonplace for these waivers to be requested and granted for these areas in professional stadiums across the United States.


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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 use of the building is highly specific. Commercial buildings are typically public spaces that must provide access to all. Most workplaces must be capable of being accessible as to not present a bias to potential future hires that may be disabled. However, this building's Major League areas will only be utilized by elite athletes. By nature, for example, a wheelchair bound person will not need to utilize the locker room. This creates a unique situation for this owner that makes creating an accessible environment in the specified areas an unnecessary hardship.





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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. I am unable to upload my comments and other documents. There is a design professional on board. I checked the box to try to resolve the error.


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.