On October 30, 2014, the Department issued a Final Order that was in response to a Petition for Variance from Atrium (The), filed October 2, 2014, and advertised on October 7, 2014 in Vol. 40, No. 195, of the Florida Administrative Register. No ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Division of Hotels and Restaurants

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61C-5.001Safety Standards

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice:

On October 30, 2014, the Department issued a Final Order that was in response to a Petition for Variance from Atrium (The), filed October 2, 2014, and advertised on October 7, 2014, in Vol. 40, No. 195, of the Florida Administrative Register. No comments were received in response to the petition. The Final Order on the Petition for Variance denies the Petitioner a variance from Rule 3.11.3, ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, as adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires upgrading the elevators for firefighters’ emergency operations because the Petitioner has not demonstrated that the purpose of the underlying statute has been met or that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW2014-356).

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, [phone].