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

Name:

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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:

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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:

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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 building is a commercial office building being used for adult educational purposes. We have a small nursing school at the property.


Construction Cost:



6. Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or the alteration):
Summary:
The alteration will cost us $600. We wish to remove a wall and convert two rooms into one big room.
Please see attached. The plan view will be in other documents.



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


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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.
In order for us to make any alterations to the building so as to conduct business and be able to use it, the City is requiring that we install an elevator for handicapped access to the second floor. The building never had this requirement before and business was conducted out of it with no issues. The building was constructed within the code requirements at the time of construction. Now that changes are to be made the City wants this installed to bring it up to the current code.


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 City wants us to install an elevator to the second floor for handicapped accessibility. The staircase is too narrow to install a chair lift. That option is not available so all that is left is to install the elevator. This will require cutting holes in the floors, new electrical, installation, inspections, new drywall, etc.


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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Need Additional Space


The cost of the installation of the elevator is extremely expensive and not attainable. It will affect the business. Attached you will find costs for the lifts and cost for the masonry work. The combined costs just for those is almost $50k. This does not include carpentry and electrical. We are estimating that the completed work will reach over $80k.
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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.


Professional Comments


Comments: Design Professional First Name: Design Professional Last Name: Street Address: City: State:

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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.