On December 21, 2012 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from Crest Manor, filed December 5, 2012, and advertised in Vol. 38, No. 90, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. No ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Division of Hotels and Restaurants

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
61C-5.001: Safety Standards

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice:
On December 21, 2012 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from Crest Manor, filed December 5, 2012, and advertised in Vol. 38, No. 90, 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, and 2.7.4 ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, and Rule 8.6.5.8 ASME A17.12004 edition as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code adopted by Rule 61C-5.001(1)(a) Florida Administrative Code that requires upgrading the elevators for firefighters’ emergency operations, platform guards, restricted door openings and safety bulkhead until November 1, 2014 because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the intent of the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW2012-390).
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.