On February 2, 2015 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from Quality Inn & Suites, filed January 20, 2015, and advertised on January 22, 2015 in Vol. 41, No. 14, of the Florida ...

 

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 February 2, 2015, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from Quality Inn & Suites, filed January 20, 2015, and advertised on January 22, 2015, in Vol. 41, No. 14, of the Florida Administrative Register. 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 ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, as adopted by paragraphs 61C-5.001(1)(a), F.A.C., that requires upgrading the elevators with firefighters’ emergency operations because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the underlying statute has been met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW2015-022).

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.