NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on July 17, 2006 the Bureau of Elevator Safety, received a petition for Emergency Variance from paragraph 61C-5.001(7)(b), Florida Administrative Code, Sections 3003.1.5 and 3003.7.1, 2001 Florida Building Code, Section 7.4.1.6, NFPA 101, 2000 Edition and Sections 2.7.3.1, 2.11.6.2, 25.11.10.2, and 2.27.3.2.1, A.S.M.E. 17.1, 2000 Edition, as adopted by Chapter 3001.2, 2001 Florida Building Code, requiring permanent, safe and convenient access to machine rooms and overhead machinery spaces, access to at least one exit from elevator lobbies that does not require use of a key, tool, special knowledge or effort, access to machine spaces without going through tenant spaces, prohibiting locking out access to the top terminal landing, bottom terminal landing, the designated alternate landing or any landing when phase II is effective, a minimum of 10 foot-candles at landing sills when an elevator is in service and fire alarm initiating devices at each floor served by the elevator, in the machine room and in the hoist way when required by NFPA 72.
The petition was received from: Sarah Maman of Fire, Life Safety, and Security Institute, Inc. on behalf of Vivante, located in Punta Gorda, Florida (Petition VW 2006-188).
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.
The Bureau of Elevator Safety will accept comments concerning the Petition for 14 days from the date of publication of this notice. To be considered, comments must be received on or before 5:00 p.m.