Notice of Variances and Waivers

OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on June 08, 2006 the Miami-Dade County Office of Elevator Safety, received a petition for Variance from rules 101.3, 2500.8 and 2500.8(c) for two Limited Use – Limited Access (LULA) elevators, ASME A17.1-1996 edition with addendums, as adopted by Chapter 3001.2, 2001 Florida Building Code, which require safe and convenient access to machine rooms, and require a minimum refuge area height, from Mr. Bill Johnson of Miami-Dade County. The Petitioners are requesting variance to allow alternative means of access to machine rooms and alternative treatment of refuge area to allow installation of two (2) VERTECHS Limited Use / Limited Access (LULA) elevators in the following location: Performing Arts Center, 1444 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, Florida (Petition MDV-062606-02 and MDV-062606-03).
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Michael A. Chavez, Miami-Dade County Office of Elevator Safety, 201 West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida 33130-1510. The Office of Elevator Safety will accept comments concerning the Petition for fourteen (14) days from the date of the publication of this notice. To be considered, comments must be received on or before the deadline at 5:00 p.m.