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:



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: 
Interior renovation of existing office built in 1947.


Construction Cost:



6. Project Construction Cost (Provide cost for new construction, the addition, or the alteration):
Summary:
Construction for the project to be competed by Palmer Holdings LLC. The total cost for the proposed interior renovation of existing office is $315,000.


Construction Cost upload:


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 request is a condition of the building permit approval.


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 The requirements from which the Petitioner seeks a waiver are those in Florida Americans with Disabilities Accessibility Implementation Act (the Act), Section 553.509, Florida Statutes, which require the Petitioner to provide vertical accessibility to all levels above and below the occupiable grade level of a building, structure, or facility. Specifically, Petitioner requests a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to the first floor of an existing office 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 subject property is an existing 3,884 sq.ft. office building built in 1947. A permit for interior work was obtained from the City of Miami on June 22, 2021 (BD21000684001). The proposed work includes a fully ADA-compliant interior build-out. There is no exterior work proposed. The city of Miami recently performed right-of-way improvements at the street and public sidewalk. The main entry approach between the door threshold and sidewalk has an aggregate difference in height of approx. 4 inches. The first change in elevation is approx. 1 inch without a bevel. The second change in elevation is approx 2-1/2 inches in the form of a non-compliant slope. The third is approx. 3/4 of an inch at the threshold of the ramp.




The owner has made a diligent investigation into the costs of compliance with the code but cannot find an efficient mode of compliance, which would require seeking permission from the City of Miami to raise the newly-completed improvements in front of their building. A photograph of the condition is attached.
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:
See uploaded waiver letter for clarification on request of vertical access waiver.

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.