NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on January 27, 2012, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety, received a petition for Building 1029, Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee, FL. Petitioner seeks an variance of the requirements of ASME A17.3, Section 3.11.1, 3.4.5, 3.10.4(t) and A17.1, Section 2.13.3.4, 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 with firefighters’ emergency operations, emergency lighting, two-way communications and a keyed stop switch which poses a significant economic/ financial hardship. Any interested person may file comments within 14 days of the publication of this notice with: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013 (VW 2012-030).
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.