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Application submittedjrossel11/9/2015
    
FBC 2014-01
Request for Waiver
Rule 61G20-4.001
Effective 6/31/2014



Department of Business and Professional Regulation
FLORIDA BUILDING COMMISSION
2601 Blair Stone Road
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0772
Form FBC 2014-01
Request for Waiver
NOTICE TO WAIVER APPLICANTS


Please make certain you comply with the following:


  • The person submitting the waiver request application as the Applicant MUST complete all fields
    in the application. Should you fail to do so, your application will be returned.
  • If a licensed design professional (architect or engineer) has designed the project, his or her comments MUST be included as a part of this application.
  • Be as explicit as possible. The more information provided to the Florida Building Commission and
    the Accessibility Advisory Council, the more informed their decisions can be. If you are claiming financial hardship, please specify why and to what degree. Two estimates substantiating a claim for disproportionate cost must be included.
  • Petitioners are strongly advised to participate in the Council’s conference call, webinar or onsite meeting for application review. Sometimes pertinent facts are inadvertently omitted, or information provided/presented in the Request for Waiver application is not clear. Your participation in the meetings to answer questions will enhance the possibility of the waiver being approved, since the Council and the Commission will receive the most complete information – from you. When we receive the completed application, we will send you a notice of the time, date, and place for both the Council and the Commission meetings.

Enclosed is a List of Required Information and the Request for Waiver application.

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please call the Office of Codes and Standards at (850) 487-1824.



This application is available in alternate formats upon request.
LIST OF REQUIRED INFORMATION

  1. _______ Drawings that will clearly present your project and that identify the issue(s) that relate to the waiver you are requesting. At a minimum, the following drawings must be submitted:

    a. Project site plan if pertinent to the application
    b. Building/project sections (if necessary to assist in understanding the waiver request)
    c. Enlarged floor plan(s) of the area in question
  2. _______ When substantial financial cost of compliance is alleged, supporting cost estimates with quotes from at least two vendors or contractors and catalog information.
  3. _______ If you feel photographs and/or renderings are necessary for your presentation, provide legible color copies of the photographs and/or renderings with the application and plans in pdf format.

General Information:


a. Verbal Descriptions: Presentations may be to sight or hearing impaired persons; visual presentations should include adequate verbal and text descriptions of charts and pictures.

Your application will be reviewed by the Accessibility Advisory Council. You will have the opportunity to answer questions and/or make a short presentation not to exceed 15 minutes. The Council will provide recommendations to the Florida Building Commission. The Commission will review the application. where you will have another opportunity to answer questions and /or give a short presentation not to exceed 15 minutes. The Commission will consider all information and the Council's recommendation before voting on the waiver.

This application is available in alternate formats upon request.




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.




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

Name:

Street:

City:

Zip Code:






Local Building Department Contact Information

















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:

Street:

City:



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:




Owner First Name:

Owner Last Name:

Street:

City:



Zip code:

Phone:

Fax:

Email:



Written Authorization:




Project and Facility Type:



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:

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Construction Cost:



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

Summary: Need Additional Space
Construction Cost upload:


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


Cost of Construction:

Comments:
Building Official Recommendation upload:




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.
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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
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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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Cost Estimates For Compliance:










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.



Professional Comments


Comments: 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, or anything that will assist the Council and the Commission to determine the appropriate resolution of your request.

Documents:



Certification Of Applicant.




I understand that if I falsify, misrepresent, or omit any material information on this document, the Florida Building Commission may rescind any order and will notify the building official of the permitting jurisdiction.


KNOWINGLY MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT IN WRITING WITH THE INTENT TO MISLEAD A PUBLIC SERVANT IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OFFICIAL DUTY IS A MISDEAMEANOR OF THE SECOND DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 837.06 F.S. AND SECTION 775.083, F.S.




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Congratulations, your waiver application has been submitted.

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please call the Codes and Standards Section at (850) 487-1824.


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