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:


First Name:

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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:

A two-story Building located within the City of Orlando's Downtown Historic District and adjacent to the historic Phoenix building. It currently houses approx. 3,915 sq ft of Restaurant space on the 1st Floor, and 3,543 of unfinished Office space on the 2nd Floor.

This is a change of use to the 2nd Floor from Office to Retail use.




Need Additional Space


Construction Cost:



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

Summary:

The projected construction cost for this 2nd Floor project is $87,400.


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


Cost of Construction:

Comments:
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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.

The ownership & design team is looking to address this important issue prior to the commencement of construction activities.

The Commission has the jurisdiction to grant waiver requests on the various grounds set forth in this application, which include historical preservation considerations and extreme financial hardship considerations.




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 respectfully requests the Council recommend, and the Commission grant, a waiver of the requirement to provide vertical accessibility from the first floor to the second floor of the building.


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:**


The building was built in the first decade of the 20th century, and is a contributing structure in the City of Orlando's Downtown Historic District. It maintains many of its original and/or historic structural and architectural features, such as cement brick walls, tin ceilings, exposed wood beams, rafters, & wood plank ceilings, which the owners strive to preserve.

There is no exterior space on the site to incorporate an elevator.
The addition of an elevator to the interior would significantly alter the existing structure of the building, encroaching significantly into the center of its footprint and altering the flow and features of the interior spaces.








The owner has made due diligence investigations into the cost of compliance with the code, and the results are presented herein in the form of two cost estimates:
- Quote 1: $160K-$175K (best case scenario, including the Elevator and all Professional & Construction services required to install);
- Quote 2: $75K-$85K for Elevator ONLY (i.e., with costs of install as additional).

The Projected costs for the 2nd Floor alterations = $87,400.
The Projected financial costs to install an elevator = $160,000. (exclusive of any potential loss of value due to loss of beautiful historical features or original historical significance)

This would set the cost of compliance with the code at approximately 183% of the total projected costs of construction for the project.



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.


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