The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice:
On December 29, 2011 the Division issued four orders. The Final Orders were in response to Petitions for emergency Variance from Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach, filed December 7, 2011, and advertised in Vol 37, No 51, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. No comments were received in response to the petition. The Final Orders on the Petitions for Variance grant the Petitioner variances from Rules 2.1.1.3, 2.7.6, 2.20.1 and 2.20.9 ASME A17.1, 2005 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 a machine room and wire ropes 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 these rules (VW 2011-402, VW 2011-403, VW 2011-404 & VW 2011-405).
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.