On March 4, 2020 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for a Variance from Community Health of South Florida Inc, filed January 16, 2020, and advertised on January 27, 2020 in Vol. 46, No. 17, 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 March 4, 2020 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for a Variance from Community Health of South Florida Inc., filed January 16, 2020, and advertised on January 27, 2020 in Vol. 46, No. 17, of the Florida Administrative Register. No comments were received in response to the petition. The Final Order on the Petition for Variance denies the Petitioner a variance from Section 3002.4, 2017 Florida Building Code that requires an elevator car that can accommodate an ambulance stretcher because the Petitioner has not demonstrated that the purpose of the underlying statute has been met or that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2020-009).

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013. [e-mail].