Notice of Variances and Waivers

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Division of Hotels and Restaurants
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61C-5.009: Venting of Hoistways, Minimum Requirements
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 20, 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 Debra Shade on behalf of Neighborly Care Network, License Number 97176, in Clearwater, FL. The Petition seeks a variance from subsection 61C-5.009(1), Florida Administrative Code, which requires all elevator hoistways be vented to the outer air. Petitioner states that the building was planned and built without venting in accordance to the exceptions allowed in Chapter 3004.1 of the Florida Building Code. Petitioner is awaiting the CO of the building so they can move in which is why they are requesting an emergency variance. 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.