NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 16, 2010, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety, received a petition for a variance from Joel Sainer on behalf of Belmont Park Apartments, Inc. from paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), F.A.C., which requires two-way communication from outside the hoistway into the elevator car.Petitioner seeks a variance of the requirements of ASME A17.3, Section 3.11.1, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code. Petitioner states that due to continued economic hardships he cannot afford to install the communication devices as planned until July 1, 2013. 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.
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.