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:

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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:

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Zip code:

Phone:

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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:
  Interior Alteration to build a headquareters office, including an upstairs office for company executives, and accounting.


Construction Cost:



6. Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or the alteration):
Summary:
 Interior alteration of a previously used office space for the use of new offices.

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.
The elevator requirment in ASME A18.1 Sec. 2.7.1. to reach the floor height greater than 168 in (14 ft), increases the cost of a vertical platform lift to a LU/LA lift or more robust system. These systems are beyond 20% of the cost of alteration.


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

Accessibility to the second level executive offices.

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


The project began in hope to use a vertical platform lift for the rare case an employee needed to be brought to the second level, and by the advisory of the lift vendor was presumed to be satisfactory. After reviewing, the second level height was greater than 14 ft, which does not allow vertical platform lifts. This triggered the need for a LULA lift, which was outside the budget. The office is split between the first and second floor with the first floor having all accessibility requirements.


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:
The function of this space upstairs is for executive offices. The office space downstairs is
ADA compliant, and includes offices, workstations and a conference room for the needs of
any individual that would need accessible building components.

The cost of the contracted Florida Lifts proposal is $98,000, also requiring additional
associated costs in order to install and use per code guidelines. The associated costs
would include steel columns, steel framing, concrete footings, elevator pit, an accessible
ramp, hoistway enclosure, door installation, lighting, ventilation, electrical connection, and
labor resulting in an upwards cost of +$120,000. This total cost is greater than 20% of the
project cost and is a significant cost burden limiting the ability to do the project. This


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.