NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 19, 2010, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety, received a petition for an emergency variance from Tarun Patel on behalf of Days Inn Hotel, Fort Myers, FL. Petitioner seeks a variance of the requirements of ASME A17.3, Section 3.11.3, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, which requires Fire Fighter Service Phase I and Phase II. Petitioner states that this existing condition will require an extensive remodelling of the elevator as other requirements will be triggered by this upgrade and they need additional time to raise the funds and complete the work. 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.