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:

City:



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:

City:



Zip code:

Phone:

Fax:

Email:






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: 
Historic hotel property (Occupancy Group R-1)consisting of one Art Deco style building (1401)constructed in 1936 and two Mediterranean Revival constructed in 1934 (1409 and 1411). The subject buildings are all contributing structures in the Ocean Drive/Collins Avenue Historic District. Building 1401 contains 55 guest rooms on 3 stories. Building 1409 has 8 guest rooms on two stories and Building 1411 has 16 guest rooms on 2 stories.


Construction Cost:



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

Final construction costs are not yet known. However, project construction cost budgets are as follows:

1401 Collins Avenue: $ 1,000,000
1409 Collins Avenue: $ 300,000
1411 Collins Avenue: $ 300,000


Construction Cost upload:


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


Cost of Construction:

Comments:
Construction cost (disproportionate cost) is not being used as the primary hardship basis for this application although Applicant and Owner do not waive the right to assert financial hardship. All construction costs within a 3 year window are included as costs of this development/restoration project.
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.
Vertical accessibility is not able to be provided to all levels of each of the respective buildings in the project.


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

Applicant and Owner respectfully request the Council to recommend and the Commission waive the requirement to provide vertical accessibility from the Lobby level to the Second and Third Story Guest Room Floors, from the Lobby Level to the raised First Floor Guest Room level, and from the raised First Floor Guest Room level to the non-public basement level of Building 1401, as would otherwise be required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes and Section 201.1 of the Florida Building Code-Accessibility.


Issue 2: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms  Minimum height in parking structures  Accessible parking
  Vertical accessibility  Toilet rooms
  Private  Other
Applicant and Owner respectfully request the Council to recommend and the Commission waive the requirement to provide vertical accessibility to the First Floor and Second Story guest rooms of Building 1409 as would otherwise be required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes and Section 201.1 of the Florida Building Code-Accessibility.

Issue 3: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms  Minimum height in parking structures  Accessible parking
  Vertical accessibility  Toilet rooms
  Private  Other
Applicant and Owner respectfully request the Council to recommend and the Commission waive the requirement to provide vertical accessibility to the First Floor and Second Story guest rooms of Building 1411 as would otherwise be required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes and Section 201.1 of the Florida Building Code-Accessibility.

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