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

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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:


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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:
The project is a renovation of an existing historic hotel in Miami Beach. There is no additional square footage being added.

 



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


Summary:
see attached Cost of Construction from RG Fifer, Inc


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



Cost of Construction:

Comments:

There was a recent electrical upgrade to the elevator shaft.


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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.

We have met with the Building Official and she has recommended that we ask for a Vertical Accessibility Waiver for 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

Ground floor
The ground floor is a typical 'Miami Beach' plan that has the lobby at a lower level and the guestrooms at the ground level several feet higher to protect the guestroom against flooding. The East and North wings of the ground floor are at a higher level. We have planned a full size LULA lift on the south end to be installed but currently the developer has not been able to purchase unit 106 where the proposed lift would be installed, the unit is in the court system to be foreclosed on and offers have been made to the existing owner. Once this unit is purchased, the developer will install an ADA lift up to the southern end of the ground floor. See sheet A4.01 for future plan.


Issue 2: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other

2nd through 4th Floor
The building was built with one Elevator shaft that is constructed of concrete beams and CMU walls with a stair adjacent to it. The elevator recently received upgrades for its most recent 40 year inspection. The current elevator cab is 39" deep x 48" in width. The Elevator shaft size has been reviewed and a larger cab cannot fit within that shaft and the concrete shaft would need to be enlarged and structurally altered to comply with the required 36" x 54" elevator cab. The adjacent wood joists would need to be cut and shored while two sides of the concrete shaft demolished and then enlarged in size which will alter the Historic lobby that we are trying to restore. This is a major structural alteration that is technically infeasible for a project of this size.


Issue 3: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other
Basement
Currently, the existing basement is partially below grade and there is no access from the elevator or ramp. The plans for the basement contemplate it to only be a service and storage area where there is no public access.

Below is a list of Alternations to the building that are included in the attached plans that will correct the current barriers and ADA deficiencies.

 

 


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



please see previous response and attached cost estimate for the enlargement of the elevator shaft

 

Need Additional Space

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:
I am the Architect for the Renovation of the Greenbrier Hotel This historic structure is about to go through a Level 2 alternation that will restore its original use as a hotel. The hotel was built in 1940 and designed by well-known Architect L. Murray Dixon in the Streamline Modern Style. In 1992, the structure was converted to a residential condominium and at that time, the historic lobby was converted to Residential units. The current renovation proposes to remove those residential units and restore the historic lobby back to its original use and design.
The existing building has several ADA deficiencies and while we are preparing documents to correct almost all of these deficiencies, there are a few that are "technically infeasible."

 

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.