Notice of Variances and Waivers

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Division of Hotels and Restaurants
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
61C-5.001: Standards Adopted; Exclusions; and Conflicts
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 Carroll Crawford on behalf of Poincianna Place Condos, Loxahatchee, FL. Petitioner seeks a temporary variance of the requirements of ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, Section 2.7.4, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2 Florida Building Code adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, which requires door restriction when the car is more than 3" from the landing zone. Petitioner states that the cars have straight arm restriction that does not comply with the code but provides the protection the code is intended to provide. 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.