On January 4, 2012, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from Church of Scientology in Clearwater, filed 12/7/2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 51, of the Florida Administrative Weekly....

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Division of Hotels and Restaurants

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
61C-5.001: Standards Adopted; Exclusions; and Conflicts

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice:
On January 4, 2012, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from Church of Scientology in Clearwater, filed 12/7/2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 51, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. No comments were received in response to the petition. The Final Order on the Petition for Variance grants the Petitioner a variance from Rule 3.11.3, 3.3.2, 3.10.4(u), 2.1.3(b), 2.1.5, 3.4.3(a)(3), 3.4.5(d) ASME A17.3, 1996 edition and 303.2c, ASME A17.1. 1996, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2, Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires upgrading the elevators for firefighters’ emergency operations, platform guards, emergency stop switch, facia under the hoistway sill to extend no less than the depth of the leveling zone plus 3 inches, counterweight guard in the pit, a maximum gap between the hoistway and car doors of 5.5 inches, emergency lighting and support of hydraulic lines until September 3, 2012, because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-401).
A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting:
Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.