THERIAQUE OFFICE BUILDING

Issue: Vertical accessibility to differing levels in an office building.

Analysis: The applicant is requesting a waiver from providing vertical accessibility to alllevels of an office building. The structure was originally constructed as a single familydwelling and was subsequentlyenlarged by two small wings to convert it to commercialuse. When the additions were done, the resulting finish floors are not flush with the floorin the original building. The project will cost $30,000 and it is questionable whether alltoilets can be made accessible for $6,000. According to the applicant, to provide verticalaccessibility to all levels in the building would exceed construction costs approximatelythree times.

Project Progress:

The project is under design.

Items to be Waived:

Vertical accessibility to all levels, as required by Section 553.509, Florida Statutes.

553.509 Vertical a ccessibility. Nothing in Sections 553.501-553.513or the guidelinesshall be construed to relieve the owner of any building, structure or facilitygoverned by those sections from the duty to provide vertical accessibility to alllevels above and below the occupiable grade level regardless of whether theguidelines require an elevator to be installed in such building, structure orfacility, except for:

(1) Elevator pits, elevator penthouses, mechanical rooms, piping or equipmentcatwalks and automobile lubrication and maintenance pits and platforms;

(2) Unoccupiable spaces, such as rooms, enclosed spaces and storage spaces thatare not designed for human occupancy, for public accommodations or forwork areas; and

(3) Occupiable spaces and rooms that are not open to the public and that house nomore than five persons, including, but not limited to equipment control roomsand projection booths.

Waiver Criteria: There is no specific guidance for a waiver of this requirement in thecode. The Commission's current rule, authorized in Section 553.512, Florida Statutes,provides criteria for granting waivers and allows consideration of unnecessary or extremehardship to the applicant if the specific requirements were imposed.

_n n-- - - un - n - n- n --- nnn-__n--- nn __nn - -

This application is available in alternate formats upon request.

REQUEST FOR WAIVER FROM ACCESSmILITY REQUIREMENTSOF CHAPTER 553, PART V, FLORIDA STATUTES

Your application will be reviewed by the Accessibility Advisory Council and itsrecommendations will be presented to the Florida Building Commission. You will have theopportunity to answer questions and/or make a short presentation, not to exceed 15 minutes, ateach meeting. The Commission will consider all information presented and the Council'srecommendation before voting on the waiver request.

1. Name and address of project for which the waiver is requested.

Name: Theriaque Office Building

Address: 433 North Magnolia Drive

Tallahassee. Florida 32308

2. Name of Applicant. If other than the owner, please indicate relationship of applicant toowner and written authorization by owner in space provided:

Applicant's Name: W. E. Douglas. P.E. (DEC Engineering) Agent32.)D€

Applicant's Address: 2467 Centerville Road Tallahassee. Florida 33e8

Applicant's Telephone: _(850) 385-5288 FAX: (850) 386-7586

Applicant's E-mail Address:decbill@nettally.com

Relationship to Owner: Agent

Owner's Name: David A. Theriaque&of'3,} ,.tortL.. ~...,,.,.l:.. i),.:...c..

Owner's Address: .1114 L.",l PMk .\.{HftC Tallahassee. Florida 32301

Owner's Telephone: (850) 224-7332 FAX

Owner's E-mail Address: )) A .., e... T V S L,4 t../ r::I- It. fY\. C CJIV"\

Contact Person:~.t7((~

W.E. Douglas. P.E.

Signature of Owner:

Contact Person's Telephone: (850) 385-5288 E-mail Address:decbill@nettally.com

This application is available in alternate formats upon request.Form No. 2001-01

3. Please check one of the following:

[] New construction.

[ ] Addition to a building or facility.

[X] Alteration to an existing building or facility.

[ ] Historical preservation (addition).

[ ] Historical preservation (alteration).

4. Type of facility. Please describe the building (square footage, number of floors). Defme theuse of the building (i.e., restaurant, office, retail, recreation, hotel/motel, etc.)

Office Building. varies (2 and 3 stories)

5. Project Construction Cost (provide cost for new construction, the addition or thealteration):

$30.000

6. Project Status: Please check the phase of construction that best describes your project at thetime of this application. Describe status.

[X ] Under Design [ ] Under Construction*

[] In Plan Review [] Completed*

* Briefly explain why the request has now been referred to the Commission.

The upgrade will generally be moving walls and improving rest rooms. Because of the

way the building is built. to add ramps or elevators would cost more than the revisions planed.

Elevators could be at least three times the other construction costs.

[ ] The owner has made a diligent investigation into the costs of compliance with the code, but

REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION BY LOCAL BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

Please state why the issue is being referred to the Florida Building Commission as well as arecommendation for disposition. The Building Official or his or her designee should review theapplication and indicate that to the best of his or her knowledge, all information stipulated hereinis true and accurate. Further, if this project is complete, explain why it is being referred to theCommission. The Building Official or his or her designee should sign a copy of the plansaccompanying this application as certification that such plans are the same as those submitted forbuilding department review. Please reference the applicable section ofthe Accessibility Code.

According to the June 6. 2000 memorandum tfom Kathy Butler. Assistant GeneralCounsel DCA the federal disproportionate cost exception may not be applied to theFlorida vertical accessibility requirement. The renovations in this structure areconsidered an alteration to an area containing a primary function. Verticalaccessibility is required. unless waived by the Florida Building Commission due todisproportionate cost. To provide vertical accessibility to all levels in this split levelbuilding would be financially disproportionate to the overall renovation cost.

Has there been any permitted construction activity on this building during the past threeyears? If so, what was the cost of construction?

[] Yes [x] No Cost of Construction

Comments/Recommendation

Except for attesting to the accuracy of the cost figures as presented. to the best of myknowledge. all information stipulated herein is true and accurate.

Jurisdiction

c;~ct.~;::;,~~s~u:..:+ S.~;Jc-

Printed Nam~'B(,t2.

. Number nCertificatIOn 70" q -1"-~8'11 - 701 (Telephone/Fax

Building Official or Designee

Address 1'2-:v.T2 -? cO ;?, I I I 0(I~ " 17 ~ " c - '"'1") r\"1"-"'-"

~\klfl~, C:c. 3Z30l.

. DEC Engineering, Inc.Professional Civil Engineering

State Certificate # 4244

2467 Centerville Road Tallahassee, Florida 32308(850)385-5288 Fax(850)386-7586~ dec(aJ,nettallv.com

July 25, 2006

Department of Community AffairsFlorida Building Commission2555 Shumard Oak BoulevardTallahassee, Florida 32399-2100

Re: Waiver from Accessibility Requirements433 North Magnolia Drive, Tallahassee

DEC Job No. 05D-0714

Dear Commissioners:

DEC Engineering has been requested to make modifications to the 1988plans and constructionfor the above building. The building complied with requirements at the time. This is amultilevel building with basically three sections at different grades. The changes beingrequested relate to some wall movement and rest room improvements.

Because of the site grading, different levels and layout, to achieve vertical access would requirethree elevators. Space to install these would be a major problem with expenses exceeding thebuilding upgrade cost. The total estimate for the work is $30,000. Each elevator would cost inthe area of $30,000.

Based on these comments we request a waiver from the vertical access requirements.

Sincerely,

~2William E. Douglas, P~.LJ'WED/smc

I~~AII-I

I~I;

2~~\fJr-'"

i~,

'-;--o.

, "I

I'.,_J 'I

I

, I

:j

;1Ii

;

,J

l

~

~

I~

i ,;"\~'!-:'Wii,i. [ ,~", ';j',',"j, "';::"",,'

I~~j

,j

r., ~i ~I :! ;

Iif,\Il

i"iC~

I

I:

f;.?

i7."

~

"(I,<,i~ifto','i'>Vu-<:

I:~!I

, ,iH; , I

~ti..~ ' '

.ttI!"i!

;.

i--r-

!,~

"

i:";i.", \): '~..,

,§i

, ,... .....I

, -."!

I'

, ',

;,.t'":rI.I.

ii

,,

~

Ii.

: {c,

I

I'I'

:f

{~"-'~~'.".\ 'L; \ ' '-., .-~ ~.~ ~':~

m~~f.~~~'

riHt." ,'.,,",,:" )~,,' ,u ,~~' ," k"

>1~r:

if '~

~

~';/~'~~ -;;. .. [

i:,'.

i ; ,i I :I ! ! i j i iI ' : !

. ,..,.' ..". ".,... , ,.~,. ~."',4

r=J [?D 0 JZ] 0 [Z]

'1"''':':'''' ,,::.::C,:c,,:,:'

'~~~l;~!{OJJ~' ,.:;~~}~0~~~~: ", ,_':i~i

t,

'

, ' .'~~L~-:~~~~~~:;;~, ~~f~"':: ~:t;';':'''

,

(t., I . 'n '~ "," "

,

[

~

-1~

"

'. '" ",' , , ..

'-''', " ill I', !..j' ,! ':>,,~.' i ~r: ~-, I:z:::., i i L, ---i~-Ii''''''''''' -. " ~1!:

,- "-- "'~'I- ~~ . ~! .~ 'i !fJ! ,

. ,

', " ,..,,- I ~.. ~, ATTIC.!,

I,

,

j

"

1

:

,.. .I ' ~ ~,'

.w ' ,'..,.,., 11,

i. '" -"I , r- " '-- , ;,. I ..'! 1 . \ ' 1- """'i' . 'I I. it",.' . ~"_. , , f, '. ", ,

' @

F ' ."."! ~,..: ," " D j f " !<i\: ,I r ,-,. =, --"'11'i..~ ., - 1i'!1' ,

,rr "... '~~H > ~""" . ...~=_. "; ,~,'- "f":c.;:;:::,.'L '! . " '<i\ ' -- ,,' I:;:--:~';'W ~ .i'j I "'U'>--'- =-.; [ =-":t\~ ,., ~ "I ,.,. 'f ~ ii,IJp

~

,'1 11 'L

rt~~.:~~~I~L..~"->I_.?:~~;';~" c;, .~ ~ -~"i " . -:.~:J~ 'r::!I ~-,-''''''<L

,

---~-.::;:.r II;,.><'

,

" :-.r..:, ~:

,

"'

,

:

"",

'

.

UBRPiNIP"', rf'

,' ,£, -.,: 'It! .fW1,,~,,;'i! .ti:'t:. ft"-

,

' G t~---L,'''- ~:~J~ ++

I I ~ I' 'e:' ';',1 " ' " , . "" :::::/1 l'..c ,:,..: , .,'. ~'-,;,.~ ~ i

'1' I

,"',

,

&

,

:"

,

"

,

'=

,

5U

,

',

_

,

i\{'-'-'

,

'

,

~~'ii'

,

''!lir-:;,i~~-:'==

"

'O:7

,

;:::':'

,

'-'--'1,

,

...,?t\,

, , ',,'

"

.

,.

"

,-~I

,

.

,'.

~-,

' "'+

,

"'''''''

,

'''' . ~"

,,

@J;

I , 'ff4m' - L" -'-,' I ". "'""" T:=," .., ,,'''~., Iii .

-

,f--' ...i

.,:-'",,,.?,O ( "'1''': !.'.'.~ ,... .'Y."" . A.,,-

:::';'~S~:'"~.,,~,,;;:;=,,~;;",;'~:'. ,;~::":-..~ ,.. e-.", --,.,'~ '

,., .....,..'---:;:; ;.~.:-;.. "';:;i,"--...

O"'~AL ~0T1!'

A. ALL(''''''''UCT'''' '''''LL C""'OR' TO,HIt m'D"D D"'L.I'GenD<.

T. AJ.L'.."C'.ICAJ.'OR' S.ALLC_OR. ,a TIE'ATI''''AL",en,.. ......

T. ALl.PL"'''' S'ALLC " ,., 'T""DARD ,." COO,... ON"" !!VEN'or A COHI'J.IC., PLANSA" "" "OY"CD"'. 'HE COD" ,IIA" 00''''.

:..;,':!. ~~,!;;":..~:'''''''D ,. "'°"'." T" """"'I.' or'

.. ".RC"", PSI STEEL,GRAD'..I. "','1\.1..""" .. CON"""D'0 ... D " \R""...N/'.D" TH' STAMOA" PROCTD. "n.

t. ... .nAn.- 'OT '" TYrlCALWALL,",'''0'... 'Ll I.Ar ,... " POOTl.OSTEEL'HALL.. """ED" ...."..,.n..10.STm " ""'1.. D.A" .HALlD. 'PLI'" '0 'TEE'ONEXT'RIDR GRA" RfA'" .,. A"UR' C""TlNO'" or PD.",os'''''''GH.U' sY.ucruR<.

U. AU, c..cn.,. suO> '''ALL Hm CO.,.OL "ON" '0 ...,,01.C''''''IN.. TIE """'WO. SPAC"G'P" CONTI/'"JDlNTS'RA" " "''''' " .ACH"""'''H.... '0" '."L .. CH.N/.ALLY'ROmD PDR".H"ES.

IS. 'O"'''CTOR'HALL".IP' ALL AT'"' ,,,. P.'"'0 ""'''Ha ..."",,,,,,"".,~ ""IMH"AL PLAN'AN' ""L "" ..PIt ,a.N' '''AJ.L .EruIN'SI'<O" MECHAN".L'ON'.ACTD..

~ '-''''';'''''''''1'''')

== ~:Z;i;~'~'::jI'::H:";t'i~:';.:'!.~:;'J.'f.~;;p"'''''''l;'''.I'''.~d

EX' STHlGPLJ:,~S,FORp.,e;F.~R£J.jCE Q~LY

DEC ENGINEERING, INC.CIVf~ tNg'NU'lfN\i ':'::::::'

"".","""*,,,,-,T- --, -_, 8n.s&:C U, S""ec."'~", <I ~....

W I~~,I-br.-_. tJ-A

-+....-.

ii

~f.tf..:

r':"\1l:r."Ijt~.(,,~Iii).

t ~-_..i

t--_.II

!ii

!.;;~IO'fi

i~)I~~I,:~:

;

!4-I

I

iIjI

q .

~!~!

~

-.....Jf

. t~ -.

~

.r, tt'. i'~'''' q" .,~', '." .. >, ~~ i~q q

. ~..i'~'.,.! .. ~,~t .

.~

e~f(

: i:: .. I

;~ 7j}jt~..1 JI:

I

~?~ .!

Volt t I \!,jlf< i4>.' ," ~. ----

j ;r-lit

,,.\;;

. ;'

~

-r-

~

.. ;: "

~, ~~ 1 \I.) r..']1I j}(f) i

. +Y-

.1~

:lr.,;>,

i'II~

j~; ~Iir.F': o'~f

~

l

~

"'" 'd" \" " "" . ,""" ,

Ii., !:

~

:t,!, '

~

'

;

I

I, . :~ ~,\. I .. ~' 'I I1'1

; I" ',,=---1 . ,\ .II

5',' . ' \-. c, " '! . ' \

I

',

I!. ,: r _h_,.l+-='>':': I..'.~\

; . . I ,q >,t-- '-: .?'-.:,,-i t ..:L ,.?" Jr.

jl :.; j ~ !]

I

', .-. ii\~\i

,

r---=-Je-" I ! ,!

i~: -'.", I ',".ii . i ! I

,

' ~~'I

J. /

, !. i I ~ .,1 II i

a ~. +"'-11 :1 ,! Iv}1; 'r-=--.L-r : ...K'?-:...li 'I =

::

I

" i" ,I /j ~

i ill'; 'I:~ \' . ;!~~..~;).

; " it. I ~~.;:,

i ! Ii ;:,

I~.

U;' ~

,

:,

;, ",'"'. ! . I' 1 , ' ., ' ".. ~ \ . fJ' 1-~'(

::. :.:!.r~.;.";,-:c",:;;;:",t!-".~-~ ' -: ~:~ I' :1,~;; J ' ,

} i. j> I i

j-'!1z

..- ,.,,,-.,,,~.. f

I I~:J \\, i~.,.,

\\,.1I " ..~! ,.,' ,

It I. A.:.1 I '.' '.

j d,

,

~,

"

".\;!' ~I'

L_~.'- "-~'~~~~--':~~d

(i)l,\

:- ~ ~= 'fT""" ~ ~ II

:11[\,-

I -:; . .-i ..: "; ~ ':~ ,',-' ;.~-L n . ;,I it

~

~fft;

r' ~ q :; ~:! iI !f~i~ I Hh,7 ~

Q !~ 'i}:J ; / ~. ", <, !~ i~fC-:-=-"-~:C'C_'''::::~~II "'" ~

I it! ~ ~3l~'" t :-

I r ! I ~ Iq~/~I~'.1j'-L=: ,I ,H.

";;~":~r,:F'~, ~~- .~

I

.:;1i '!

I'" 1';' : I

. I I~ Hf i' i . :

I ~ ~ f ~f=~

E

'

I I.

: ~ ; r'--- .,

~~! :~n-'- ------..

~.

~

- i"-~;! r;~Jl~-J ri;. f-

1m.'.--!:."~ I f:

i!!'-' ,'''': i";1:~ ! ",' . ~ ',~ ;~;~..::0' ,- -, -."--"'-',,'

!;~ r<~t,ii'N ' '/1';: 1 'of'?- "

V~:,I

.,~ ii: :; r--'"f.; , . I,,,,,,,Ii' , "H' ! I /-' ,

.:A~(!j' 1 .~,

k.c~

j,.,

,\,

;1\..

j:.~t

~r:. ~j90"' ..1-<:~~ !?

~~;q ;\~gf ~~, '1',.!~ ~i' f t':\_,.-': '.. "

~a~

;, .- ,~.~... '"f ~ '!~~ ~.

I

I ;IIII, I

r"'" j !1~\0 -. , ",,-. ,:

;, ~,. ~ II "'.."it."~';'>';'~ \''' \. <' ~ AI - " ~';,... "4 ~.'.~: ~ 1>~ ~ < ",'':;.~ . ; i ~~.~ ~J ~~o

. H -,,:

-i--

:...

:.t~

i.. -t-