Of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance, filed on January 27, 2017, by Helmut Mueller, P.E. The Notice of Petition for Variance was published in Vol. 43, No. 35, of the February 21, 2017, Florida Administrative Register. ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Board of Professional Engineers

The Board of Professional Engineers hereby gives notice of the issuance of an Order regarding the Petition for Variance, filed on January 27, 2017, by Helmut Mueller, P.E. The Notice of Petition for Variance was published in Vol. 43, No. 35, the February 21, 2017, Florida Administrative Register. Petitioner sought a variance from the requirements of paragraphs 61G15-35.003(1)(b) and (c), F.A.C., that engineers whose principal practice is structural engineering shall have three (3) years experience performing structural field inspections within the seven (7) years preceding application for certification. The Board considered the facts underlying the Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on January 20, 2017, by Telephone Conference Call and directed the filing of the petition and its noticing in the FAR. The Board’s Order, filed on March 23, 2017, granted the Petition for a Variance because the petition was in substantial compliance with the provisions of Section 120.542, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 28-104, Florida Administrative Code. The Board found that Petitioner has met the purpose of the underlying statute by other means, in that he possesses sufficient design and inspection experience to be certified. Further, the Board found Petitioner has demonstrated compliance with the rule would pose an undue hardship on Petitioner, as petitioner’s livelihood and business will suffer, if Petitioner cannot be certified.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Zana Raybon, Executive Director, Board of Professional Engineers, 2639 North Monroe Street, Suite B-112, Tallahassee, Florida 32303, [phone], [e-mail].