On October 24, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from P.B. Professional Building Condo, filed September 26, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 40, of the Florida Administrative ...

 

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 October 24, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from P.B. Professional Building Condo, filed September 26, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 40, 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 303.3d ASME A17.1, 1981 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2, Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires a shut-off valve in the machine room 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 2011-326).

A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.

 

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on October 24, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from Diamond, Truth & Cropper Halls, filed September 23, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 40, 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 3.19.4.1 ASME A17.1, 2005 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2, Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires a temporary emergency shut-off valve until January 31, 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 2011-323).

A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.

 

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on October 25, 2011, the Department issued a Final Order that was in response to a Petition for Variance from Church of Scientology, filed September 26, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 40 of the Florida Administrative Weekly. No comments were received in response to the petition. The Final Order on the Petition for Variance denies the Petitioner a variance from Rule 3.3.2, 3.10.4(u), 2.1.3(b), 2.1.5, 3.4.3(a)(3) and 3.4.5(d), ASME A17.3, 1996 edition and from Rule 303.2c, ASME A17.1, 1996 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2, Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires platform guards, emergency stop switch, fascia under the hoistway sill to extend no less than the depth of the leveling zone plus 3 inches, counterweight guard in the pit, the maximum distance between hoistway and car doors as 5.5 inches, emergency lighting and support of the hydraulic line because the Petitioner has not demonstrated substantial hardship would be suffered if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-328).

A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013, [phone].

 

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on October 24, 2011, the Department issued a Final Order that was in response to a Petition for Variance from Church of Scientology – Sandcastle, filed September 27, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 40 of the Florida Administrative Weekly. 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 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 because the distance of travel was verified by a state inspector as greater than 25 feet, thus making the Petitioner’s reasoning for seeking a variance invalid (VW 2011-327).

A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013, [phone].