an Emergency Petition for Variance from Rules 300.8d and 300.8g, A.S.M.E. 17.1, 2000 edition with, as adopted by Chapter 3001.2, 2004 Florida Building Code, requiring a minimum 43 inches of clear area from the top of the elevator car to the bottom ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Division of Hotels and Restaurants

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61C-5.001: Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks, Manlifts, Inclined and Vertical Wheelchair Lifts and Inclined Stairway Chairlifts

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 9, 2007, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety, received a petition for an Emergency Petition for Variance from Rules 300.8d and 300.8g, A.S.M.E. 17.1, 2000 edition with, Rule 61C-5.001 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks, Manlifts, Inclined and Vertical Wheelchair Lifts and Inclined Stairway Chairlifts, as adopted by Chapter 3001.2, 2004 Florida Building Code, requiring a minimum 43 inches of clear area from the top of the elevator car to the bottom of the lowest point in the hoistway overhead when the car is at its maximum upward travel . The petition was received from Lee Rigby of Vertical Assessments, for the following location: Cypress Trail Condominiums in West Palm Beach, Florida (Petition VW 2007-032) license numbers 86287 through 86291.

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

The Bureau of Elevator Safety will accept comments concerning the Petition for 14 days from the date of publication of this notice. To be considered, comments must be received on or before 5:00 p.m.