On July 16, 2012 the Department issued a Final Order that was in response to a Petition for Variance from Lakewood Mid-Rise Condo. Assoc., filed June 13, 2012, and advertised in Vol. 38, No. 26, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. No comments ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Division of Hotels and Restaurants

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
61C-5.001: Safety Standards

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on July 16, 2012, the Department issued a Final Order that was in response to a Petition for Variance from Lakewood Mid-Rise Condo. Assoc., filed June 13, 2012, and advertised in Vol. 38, No. 26, 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 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 door restrictors because of the time to install and no means of meeting intent of code, the Petitioner has not demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met or that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2012-192).

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, [phone].