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:






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: 
The subject building is a two-story, single business occupant office building.


Construction Cost:



6. Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or the alteration):
Summary:
Project Construction Cost = $472,203
Construction cost for area = $331,083
containing primary
functions

Excluded items include = $141,120
accessible restrooms
on two floors, stair,
accessible drinking
fountain




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


Cost of Construction:

Comments:
Current owner acquired building in 2021. Owner pulled an interior demolition permit with a work value of $8500. All construction costs since acquisition, including the aforementioned demolition permit, are included in the project cost estimate submitted with this application. The next most recent building permit appears to have been finalized in 2016 so the Cost of Construction shown above should cover all construction costs within the past 3 years. [Source: City of Miami iBuild Permitting System]


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.
Need Additional Space


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
Applicant requests a waiver from Section 201.1.1 of the Florida Building Code-Accessibility and Section 553.509(1), Florida Statutes, that would otherwise require vertical accessibility be provided to the second floor of the subject building.

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.
NOTE:**


Need Additional Space



While the total construction cost is $472,203, the applicable cost for determining substantial financial hardship under s.553.512(1), F.S. is $331,083, the cost of the alteration to areas containing a primary function as set forth in 28 C.F.R. 36.403(f)(1). Excluded costs are $141,120.

The lower cost estimate to provide vertical accessibility to the second floor is approximately $119,025. $119,025 /$ 331,083 = 36% Therefore the cost to provide vertical accessibility to the second floor exceeds the hardship threshold set forth in s. 553.512(1), FS.


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.



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.