Recommendations
of the Accessibility Advisory Council to the Florida Building Commission –
October 11, 2010
A. The meeting was called to order with
five Council members present.
B. The minutes of the August 9, 2010
meeting were reviewed and approved.
C. Review of Applications for Waivers from
accessibility Requirements:
The Council recommended approval of
the following waiver applications without conditions:
Polly Brooks Building,
Edward Waters College –
The Council unanimously recommended that a waiver be granted from providing
vertical accessibility to the second floor of a historic building undergoing
alteration and change in use from residential to commercial, based upon the
Applicant’s demonstration that provision of vertical accessibility would create
an economic hardship as specified in section 553.512(1), Florida Statutes.
Florida International
University, HLS II Building –
The Council unanimously recommended that a waiver be granted from providing
vertical accessibility to all levels of the 145 seat tiered lecture hall that
is undergoing alteration, based on the Applicant’s demonstration that provision
of vertical accessibility to all levels is technically infeasible and would
create an unreasonable hardship.
The Council recommended approval of
the following waiver requests with conditions:
Barry University School
of Law – The Council
unanimously recommended that a waiver be granted from providing vertical
accessibility to all levels of a new tiered lecture hall, based on the
Applicant’s demonstration that provision of vertical accessibility to all tiers
is technically infeasible and would create an unreasonable hardship. The recommendation is based upon the condition that the design be modified
to add an additional four inches behind wheelchair seating locations to permit
greater maneuverability. The revised
design has already been submitted.
Blanch Ely High School
Stadium Bleachers – The Council unanimously recommended
that a waiver be granted from providing vertical accessibility to all levels of
new bleacher assembly system, based on the Applicant’s demonstration that
provision of vertical accessibility to all levels is technically infeasible and
would create an unreasonable hardship.
The recommendation is based upon the condition that the design be modified so that each accessible seat
has a companion seat, and none of the accessible seats are on the aisle.
University of South
Florida College of Medicine – The Council unanimously recommended
that a waiver be granted from providing vertical accessibility to all levels of
two tiered lecture halls and an auditorium that are undergoing alteration,
based on the Applicant’s demonstration that provision of vertical accessibility
to all levels is technically infeasible and would create an unreasonable
hardship. The recommendation of approval
for the auditorium is based upon the condition
that the design be modified to add additional space behind the wheelchair
seating locations to permit greater maneuverability. The recommendation for the two lecture halls
is without conditions.
Dismissal recommended:
The Bahay Kubo (Philippine
Heritage House) – The
Council unanimously recommended that the application for waiver be dismissed
based on lack of jurisdiction.
D. The public was given an opportunity to
comment.
E. The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 a.m.