On June 15, 2011 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from Inlet Plaza, filed May 18, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 22, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. No comments were ...

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 June 15, 2011 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from Inlet Plaza, filed May 18, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 22, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. No comments were received in response to the petition. The Final Order on the Petition for Variance grants the Petitioner a variance from Rule 3.11.3 and 2.7.4 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 and restricted door openings until August 1, 2012, because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-174).

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

 

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice: On June 15, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from U-Haul, filed May 20, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 22, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. No comments were received in response to the petition. The Final Order on the Petition for Variance grants the Petitioner a variance from Rule 3.11.3 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 because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-176).

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

 

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice: On June 15, 2011, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for emergency Variance from Regions Bank, filed May 23, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 22, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. No comments were received in response to the petition. The Final Order on the Petition for Variance grants the Petitioner a variance from Rule 3.11.3 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 until March 1, 2015, because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2011-179).

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

 

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice: On June 15, 2011, the Department issued a Final Order that was in response to a Petition for Variance from Tampa General Hospital, filed May 26, 2011, and advertised in Vol. 37, No. 23, issue 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 Section 399.15, Florida Statutes, that requires regional emergency elevator access because the Petitioner has requested a variance of statute, which the agency has no statutory authority to grant (VW 2011-181).

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].