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

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2. Name of Applicant. If other than the owner, please indicate relationship of applicant to owner in space provided:


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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:




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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:
We are an animal hospital in Miami, FL, called Wags Animal Hospital (www.wagsbrickellkey.com). We are located in a shopping strip above a parking garage. We are now seeking additional renovation to the existing mezzanine floor (~600sqft), with three exam rooms, storage, and staff breakroom. All services (Reception, 3 exam rooms, bathrooms, pharmacy, treatment, and surgery area) will still be available on the existing 1st floor (~1900sqft).


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

Summary:
$45,000. Explanation: Since the mezzanine floor is preexisting, we only require room partitioning, installation of electrical lights and receptacles, and new HVAC drops (the AC main trunk is already there). Fire sprinkles are already there too. We also plan to change the existing stairs from spiral to L shape.  Finally, my father is our contractor (Shmuel Eizenberg CGC1512882) which allows us to save a substantial amount of money on this project.

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


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Comments:
Our original renovation included 1,900 sqft of space. We built out a reception area, three exam rooms, an accessible ADA compliant bathroom, a pharmacy, a treatment area, and small operating and radiology rooms.
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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.

We received notice from the city after the initial plan review that we must have an exemption from the state. We were then given this website address in order to comply with the request.


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 399.035 f.s.

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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We are unable to install a traditional elevator due to the inability to drill for the oil tank part of it. Our unit is built on top of a parking garage with post-tensioned slabs and doing so can jeopardize the stability of the entire building. Additionally, there is no room to install a wheelchair lift due to a lack of space. Doing so would require major demolition and reconfiguration of the existing first floor. Please note, all services, lobby, reception, restrooms, and three exam rooms will still be available on the first floor, and are ADA compliant.






Since my father is the contractor on the project we are able to save a substantial amount of money on the renovation. It is only costing us $45,000 to complete this renovation. The two vendors we spoke to mentioned the cost of a wheelchair lift to be around $20,000. This does not include the additional cost to demolish a part of the preexisting first floor in order to reconfigure the floor plan, so once can be accommodated. As such, the installation of even the most simple lift would amount to greater than 20% of the cost of renovation.

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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:
This is a letter from our architect stating all services will be available on the 1st floor of our animal clinic.

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.