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<br />. <br /> <br />~rATE OF flORIOA <br />DEPARTI\1ENT OF COMMU"'JITY AFFAIRS <br /> <br />, H e i pin g F! 0 rt d i a. n s cr e.a t e sa f e: V i bra r. t. $ U st (; In a b lee 0 m m lJ n i ti e s · <br /> <br />JEB eliS'i <br />CO....fw:..)r <br /> <br />STiY[', M. SEIBERT <br />SKrtUr;' <br /> <br />JUJie i 7, 1999 <br /> <br />Nassau Nazarene Church <br />Pest Office Box 1750 <br />YuJee, Fq 32041 <br />ATTN.: Pastor <br /> <br />R.E: Chu.rch Accessibility Requirements <br /> <br />Dear Pastor: <br /> <br />Per your req\,;est, please find enclosed some information regarding the Florida <br />Accessibility C~dc as applied to churches and church facilities, I am sending a copy of a memo <br />written by one of the Department's attorneys, Alfred O. B:-agg, on the issue of accessibility <br />requirements for church facilities nnd ll.n excerpt from :he minLltes of the December 1998 Florida <br />Building Commission meeting. This excerp: contains the opinions of the commission Chairman, <br />Steve Pfeiffer, and some commission members expressed during the accessibility waiver voting <br />process, <br /> <br />/t <br /> <br />As you can see, there are conflicting interpretations of church accessibility requirements <br />in Florida. The determjnation of whether federal law governs Qr state lay' applies requires a <br />legislative resolution, \vnich unfortunatelY has not yet occurred. Until the Legislature addresses <br />this matter, most building departments in Florida are foilowina Mr. Bragg's interpretation and <br />cor.sider the Florida accessibility :-equirements waived only with regard to the church sanctuary. <br /> <br />?iease call me if you have any qL:esrions. <br /> <br />, . <br /> <br />encJosures <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Katherir:e R. B ~r ' <br />Assistant General Counsel <br /> <br /> <br />2SSS SHUMA~D OAK eOULEVARD . TAlI.AHASSfE, FLOItIDA 32399.1100 <br />Pho/l.., leso) 411l\.E.lb6/SI,,//lcom 27t\.8466 FAX, IIlSOi ~!'21.C78:1SI,,/IHcm 291.0781 <br />Interr1et .ddrus: httl):llww.....stace il.....a/com.ill <br /> <br />tlOIl'O", II;(YS <br />~ft'. 01 '::fi<.iul St.at. ,cOl'\(.,n '_Id Otr.~. <br />J1'6 o.e"..1. "'i'~""h. SI.II'" ~ \ l <br />~\at..~oo. ~I~.'d, l}~So.llH <br /> <br />G~UN sw"'^\~ <br />Aru Of CdhC'a1 JUt. Cor..-;,m (II~ld O,ll:" <br />lO, IHI "I,oi^ ~I.wt. ~vjl. 10. <br />'.I'tOW, FlOf.d& .H41o...!" t <br />