NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 18, 2010, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, received a petition for / from Alliance Elevator Consultants, Inc., c/o Galleria International, LLC, West Palm Beach, Florida. Petitioner seeks a variance to the requirements of 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, that requires upgrading the elevator for firefighters’ emergency operations when travel is greater than 25'0''. The Petitioner states that the elevators only exceed the allowable 25 foot distance by 32 inches and reconstruction would pose a significant economic/financial hardship. Additionally the elevator will soon be modernized taking into account future fire service codes.
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, (850)488-1133.