REQUEST FOR WAIVER FROM ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF
CHAPTER 553, PART II, FLORIDA STATUTES
Your application will be reviewed by
the Accessibility Advisory Council and its recommendations will be presented to
the Florida Building Commission. You will have the opportunity to answer
questions and/or make a short presentation, not to exceed 15 minutes, at each
meeting. The Commission will consider all information presented and the
Council's recommendation before voting on the waiver request.
Please correct the following issues:
1. Name and address of project for which the waiver is requested:
Name:
Street:
City:
Zip Code:
State:
Jurisdiction:
Local Building Department Contact Information
Contact Name:
Street:
City:
Zip Code:
State:
Email:
Phone:
Applicant Information:
2.
Name of Applicant. If other than the owner, please indicate relationship of
applicant to owner in space provided:
Please
correct the following issues:
First Name:
Last Name:
Street:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
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:
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.)
Restaurant
Office
Retail
Recreation
Hotel/Motel
Other
# of Floors:
Square Feet:
Description:
Sorority
Hosue with Kitchen, Dining Room, Bedrooms, Living
Room, TV Room, Chapter Room, etc.All
levels are accessible.
Construction
Cost:
Please correct the following issues:
6.
Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or
the alteration):
Summary:
The
cost of the stage modification is $22,107.The cost of the ADA lift added to the stage is $10,003.The total cost of addition/renovation
construction done to the house over the last four years is $687,724.The cost of ADA improvements done to the
house over the last four years is $161,765.This translates to 22.89% devoted to ADA upgrades.
Note
that the building permits that were applied for over four years ago were:$250,000 for Phase I - Demolition and
$750,000 for Phase II - Addition/Renovation.The Contractor intentionally inflated these anticipated costs for
permitting purposes because the project was being done “design/build” and, at
the time, the final costs were unknown.The final construction cost for Phases I and II was $687,724.
8.
Project Status: Please check the phase of construction that best
describes your project at the time of this application. Describe status.
Under
Design
Under
Construction
In
Plan Review
Completed
*Briefly explain why the request has now
been referred to the Commission.
The
Dining Area and the remainder of the house is ADA Compliant.The Owner wants to build a stage for Rush,
that occurs once a year.The remainder
of the time, this area will remain part of the Dining Area.
Requirements to be Waived.
Please correct the following issues:
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
Door
opening pressure Vertical
accessibility Toilet
rooms
Private
Other Description:
See Attachment 9 Issue 1 "KD Responses to 9. Requirements to be Waived"
Issue
2: Florida-specific
hotel/motel rooms Minimum
height in parking structures Accessible
parking
Door
opening pressure Vertical
accessibility Toilet
rooms
Private
Other Description:
See Attachment 9 Issue 2 "KD Responses to 9. Requirements to be Waived"
Issue
3: Florida-specific
hotel/motel rooms Minimum
height in parking structures Accessible
parking
Door
opening pressure Vertical
accessibility Toilet
rooms
Private
Other Description: See Attachment 9 Issue 3 "KD Responses to 9. Requirements to be Waived"
Grounds for waiver.
Please
correct the following issues:
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.
NOTE:**Please select atleast
one checkbox below.
The
hardship is caused by a condition or set of conditions affecting the owner
which does not affect owners in general. Description:
The
cost of providing a lift to make the stage accessible and provide ADA
accessibility to the exit door and the HC parking space is excessive and
exceeds the 20% threshold for required accessibility in a renovation
project.The actual ratio of total
construction cost to ADA upgrades is 22.89%.The Applicant will make the exit door accessible with new hardware and
provide an accessible route from the handicap parking space in this work.
Substantial
financial costs will be incurred by the owner if the waiver is denied. The
owner has made a diligent investigation into the costs of compliance with the
code, but cannot find an efficient mode of compliance. Provide detailed cost
estimates and, where appropriate, photographs. Cost estimates must include bids
and quotes.
Description:
The
cost of providing a lift to make this stage accessible is excessive and well
above the threshold of 20% of the total cost of the alterations.The area is accessible from the existing exit
door that will be made accessible with the stage addition.There is an accessible route on the exterior
of the building to this exit door from the H.C. parking space, if a disabled
person needs/wants to be on the stage.
Historic
Building on which compliance with the requirements for accessibility is not
feasible while maintaining historically significant features.
Please
provide documentation of the designation of the building as historically
significant.
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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.
Please correct the following issues:
These
is no design professional is engaged on the project
See
Attachment "KD Responses to 11. Licensed Design
Prof."
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.