On March 1, 2011, the Department issued a Final Order that was in response to a Petition for Variance from Terrace East Condo, filed February 3, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37 No. 7 of the Florida Administrative Weekly. No comments were received ...

 

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 March 1, 2011, the Department issued a Final Order that was in response to a Petition for Variance from Terrace East Condo, filed February 3, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 7 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, 2.7.4 & 3.10.4(t), 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, restricted door openings and in-car stop switch because the restricted door openings will not be installed within a reasonable time period and Petitioner has not demonstrated how the intent of the code would be met (VW 2011-043).

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 March 1, 2011, the Department issued a Final Order that was in response to a Petition for Variance from Park Ln. Condo, filed February 7, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 7 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, 2.7.4, 3.11.1(a)(1), 3.10.4(t), 2.2.3 and 3.4.5, 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, restricted door openings, emergency signaling, stop switch either keyed or behind a locked cover and machine room and car lighting because the restricted door openings and lighting required will not be installed within a reasonable time period and no hardship  from having to comply with them has been put forth (VW 2011-045).

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].