The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice:
On October 10, 2012 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from 115 River Drive Condo Assoc., filed October 1, 2012, and advertised on October 4, 2012 in Vol. 38, No. 43, of the Florida Administrative Register (formerly FAW). 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, 2.7.4, 3.10.4(t), 3.3.2, 3.11.1, 3.4.5, 2.2.3, 3.9.1, 3.10.3,4.7.8, 4.5.1(b) ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, and 303.3d, and 110.10b ASME A17.1, 1980 edition as adopted by Rule 61C-5.001(1) Florida Administrative Code that requires upgrading the elevators for firefighters’ emergency operations, supply line shutoff valve, illumination at landing sills, lighting, restricted door openings, platform guards, car illumination, normal terminal stopping devices, top-of-car operating devices, electrical protective devices, car emergency signaling devices, minimal liquid level indicator and emergency operation and signaling devices until June 21, 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 (VW2012-318).
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.