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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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 property contains a 14,148 square foot, two-story church structure constructed in 1951. The property was used as a place of worship and then a school before becoming vacant. The renovations include adaptive reuse as an event space and conversion of the existing office space on the second-floor to new offices. The owner intends to restore and preserve the architecture of the building as possible to the original design and the MiMo Subtropical Modernism style.


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

Summary:
The estimated cost to restore and renovate the property is approximately $3 million.

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


Cost of Construction:

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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.
Renovation requires approval from the City's Historic and Environmental Preservation Board (HEPB) because of its status as a contributing structure in a local historic district. In 2019, the owner obtained a Special Certificate of Appropriateness from the HEPB for the project. We have submitted permit plans to the City in strict compliance with HEPB approval. Final permit approval is pending approval of the waiver for vertical accessibility to the second-floor offices.


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

Requirement pursuant to Section 553.509, Florida Statutes, and 2017 Florida Building Code Accessibility Code, 202.3 Requirements for Alterations of Existing Buildings and Facilities for vertical accessibility to offices on the second floor of the existing historic 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.

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Accessibility in this historic building is not feasible while maintaining its significant features. It is a contributing example of Subtropical Modernism in the City of Miami MiMo/Biscayne Boulevard Historic District. The technical infeasibility hardship is caused by conditions affecting the owner which does not affect owners in general. The narrow interior staircase prohibits vertical access to the second-floor offices. There is no way to add an elevator without compromising the public interior space and interfering with life-safety egress.


Need Additional Space
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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:

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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.