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 the rehabilitation of a historic home into a mixed use building consisting of an office space on the first and second floor and a single family residence/efficiency apartment on the third floor.




Construction Cost:



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

Summary:
The various Accessibility accommodations is approximately 20% of the total construction costs. Unfortunately the elevator requires three phase power and the City Utilities cannot get three phase power to the site, therefore we have to include a phase converter into the cost of the elevator. Therefore, $3,500 for ramps and railings, $42,000 for ADA restrooms fixtures and accessories, $12,000 for plumbing including restrooms and water fountains, $83,400 for the Elevator shaft, system and phase converter, a portion of sidewalks at $3,000 and $14,000 for parking and signage equates to $157,900 or .2007 of the total $786,500 to project cost and .2429 of the $650,000 construction cost.

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


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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 Building Officials recommended we seek a waiver due to the building's historic designation, the hardship cost of an elevator on the budget, and the inability for the utility company to get three phase power to the site. Subsequently DOS/BHR Architect does not believe the proposed alterations will be detrimental to the Historic Character of the building.


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

Elevator #1 - During code review the City of Tallahassee Utilities noted they cannot get three phase power to the site. The elevator requires three phase power. Therefore we must include a phase converter into the budget cost for elevator. Total accessibility accommodations is approximately 20% of the budget.


Issue 2: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other
Elevator #1 - The building has offices for 5 individuals on the second floor. It is our hope to achieve the 5 or less occupants exemption for accessibility.

Issue 3: Florida-specific hotel/motel rooms Minimum height in parking structures Accessible parking
Vertical accessibility Toilet rooms
Private Other
Elevator #1 - The first two stories is one office suite and accommodations found on the second floor are provided on the first floor, including an accessible route to the ADA parking.


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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The building's proposed renovations make adequate accommodations for persons with disabilities on the first floor. All common areas are located on the first floor. Only 5 offices are provided on the second floor and will be only occupied by 5 or less individuals.




The elevator cannot be serviced by the City of Tallahassee utilities with three phase power, therefore a phase converter would be required to be purchased along with the elevator, resulting in substantial costs to the owner. I have included cost estimates provided to us by two manufacturer's on a similar project and scanned the elevator estimation page from the 2019 Means Cost Guide as a guideline for estimation.







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:
 Please see the attached Design Professional Statement. Thank you all for the tireless and sometimes thankless job of sitting on this board. Your efforts are most appreciated.

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