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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:

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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:

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Please check if applicant is also the owner.

Owner First Name:

Owner Last Name:

Street:

City:

State:

Zip code:

Phone:

Fax:

Email:

Written Authorization:

Project and Facility Type:

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4. Please check one of the following:

New construction.

Addition to a building or facility

Alteration to an existing building or facility

Historical preservation (addition)

Historical preservation (alteration)

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:

This is a Change of Use from an apartment house to a Transient Hotel. The existing 6 Units shall be converted to 8 Units with an unstaffed Lobby and a new handicap accessible ramp.

Need Additional Space

Construction Cost:

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

Summary:

The construction cost estimate is approximately $60 per SF. 5,114 SF x 60/SF = $306,840.

Construction Cost upload:

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

Yes

Cost of Construction:

Comments:

Building Official Recommendation upload:

Construction Status:

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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.

Under Design

Under Construction

In Plan Review

Completed

*Briefly explain why the request has now been referred to the Commission.

The design team is looking to avoid costly change orders incurred by the owner by addressing this issue prior to the commencement of construction activities.

Requirements to be Waived.

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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:

The design team is seeking a waiver of the requirements of Section 201.1 "Scope" of the Florida Building Code: Accessibility, which states: "Florida vertical accessibility requires all levels in all new buildings, structures, & facilities and all altered areas of existing buildings, structures, & facilities to be accessible with persons with disabilities...".

Need Additional Space
Issue 2: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Door opening pressure Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other Description: Need Additional Space
Issue 3: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Door opening pressure Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other Description: Need Additional Space

Grounds for waiver.

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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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The hardship is caused by a condition or set of conditions affecting the owner which does not affect owners in general.
Description:

The building is located in the City of Miami Beach Art Deco district. It is a district with distinct character. The existing building is already built out to it's maximum lot coverage. Any exterior addition of an elevator to the building would not be permitted.

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 addition of an elevator would significantly alter the existing structure of the building. The building is situated on a confined site that does not allow for further development due to established setbacks. A new elevator would have to engage the existing building by encroaching into it's footprint. This entails, but is not limited to: Providing soil testing, furnishing a new elevator system with it's own piles & foundations, reconfiguring exterior walls and foundations of the existing building, re-engineering floor & roof joist systems, and altering the existing roof.

Cost Estimates For Compliance:

231_0_COST_EST_COMPLI_1311WestAve-CostEstimate.pdf

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.

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.

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These is no design professional is engaged on the project

Professional Comments

231_0_PROF_COMMT_1311WestAve-RequestforWaiver.pdf

Comments:

This request for a waiver of an FBC Accessibility requirement which is intended to maintain the original architectural design integrity of our building as well relieve the practical difficulties that strict compliance will incur.

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.

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