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

Name:

Street:

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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:


First Name:

Last Name:

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Zip code:

Phone:

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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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Written Authorization:




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 project is an affordable housing community consisting of two-story townhome-type units in a multifamily building development. This project is covered by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and this application relates to the accessible units within the development.

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Construction Cost:



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


Summary:

The project consists of 15 multifamily buildings which are constructed as two-story townhouses except that each unit is not on its own individual, fee simple-owned site (and so additional multi-family structure requirements have been applied).


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



Cost of Construction:

Comments:

This is a proposed new development to be constructed on a cleared site.


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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.

Building department informed Owner during plan review that a waiver was required because the project was receiving government funds and was therefore subject to the Florida Accessibility Code's vertical accessibility requirements.

 



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

Owner requests the Council recommend, and the Commission grant, a waiver of the requirement to provide vertical accessibility to the second floor of each (accessible) townhome, as set forth in Sec. 553.509, Fla. Stat., and Section 201.1.1 of the Florida Building Code 5th Edition- Accessibility.


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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Please see attached document.



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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 and anything that will assist the Council and the Commission to determine the appropriate resolution of your request.