NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 21, 2007, the Board of Architecture and Interior Design has issued an order.
The Order is regarding the Petition for Waiver or Variance, filed on July 16, 2007, by Marshall Erdman and Associates. The Notice of Petition for Waiver or Variance was published in Vol. 33, No. 30, of the July 27, 2007, F.A.W. Petitioner sought a waiver or variance of subsection 61G1-12.001(3), F.A.C., entitled “Grounds for Disciplinary Proceedings” which states that an architectural firm may not offer services to the public under a firm name which contains only the name of an individual not licensed as a professional engineer or registered architect in any state. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting, held August 23, 2007, by telephone conference call.
The Board’s Order denied the petition finding that Petitioner failed to establish that the purpose of the underlying statutes, Sections 481.219 and 481.225, Florida Statutes, would be met by granting a variance or waiver from subsection 61G1-12.001(3), F.A.C. The Board further found that Petitioner had failed to establish that applying the requirements of the aforementioned rules to its circumstances would violate principles of fairness and impose a substantial hardship.
A copy of the Order may be obtained by contacting: Juanita Chastain, Executive Director, Board of Architecture and Interior Design, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0750.