On April 10, 2014 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from Chase Bank, filed March 27, 2014, and advertised on April 1, 2014 in Vol. 40, No. 63, of the Florida Administrative ...

 

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 April 10, 2014, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from Chase Bank, filed March 27, 2014, and advertised on April 1, 2014 in Vol. 40, No. 63, 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 101.2b and 101.4 ASME A17.1, 1965 edition, as by adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires a minimum clearance of 84 inches in the machine space within the machine room and to allow non-elevator equipment in the machine room 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 (VW2014-076).

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.