Variance Board Meetings

The board meets on the second Wednesday of odd numbered months. Meetings are conducted via conference call beginning at 9 a.m. on the meeting date.

Complete, collated variance packages are due in the State Health Office by the deadline date(s) as specified on the calendar.

Variance Application (DH 4080)

For detailed information, and to avoid any delay in processing your application(s) please refer to the Public Swimming Pool Variance Application Submission Checklist. 

To be placed on the next scheduled variance board meeting, you will need to submit:

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  • Eight collated hard copy sets of the completed variance application, along with any supporting documentation, no later than 2 p.m. on the deadline dates, above.
  • When sending your variance application(s), all eight sets must be complete.

If you will be speaking on behalf of a client, a letter of owner authorization, with their contact information including email address will be required before a variance will be processed. Include a check, made out to the Florida Department of Health, for the $300 application fee.

Please also email an electronic copy of your completed application(s) to DOHPoolVariances@FLHealth.gov.

If you are requesting a variance for more than one public pool, at the same property, even for identical issues, each separate water body must have a separate variance application with a separate $300 fee and 8 copies of the above-required documents.

If you have any questions, please contact 850-901-6499 or DOHPoolVariances@FLhealth.gov.

USPS Mailing Address:
Florida Department of Health
Bureau of Environmental Public Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-08
Tallahassee, FL 32399

FedEx/UPS Shipping Address:
Florida Department of Health
4025 Esplanade Way
Floor 2, Room 220-A
Tallahassee, FL 32399

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least three days before the workshop/meeting by contacting the variance coordinator. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 800-955-8771 (TDD) or 800-955-8770 (Voice).

Board Membership

Section 514.028, F.S., requires the Governor’s appointed advisory board to be comprised of:

  • Representative from the office of licensure and certification of the department (vacant)
  • Representative from the county health departments (vacant)
  • Three representatives from the swimming pool construction industry (incumbents Jim LePetrie, P.E., Wet Engineering; Fred “Corky” Williams, National Pools; and Michael Kelly, Kelly Pools, Inc.)
  • Representative from the public lodging industry (incumbent Jeff Kosik, Walt Disney World)
  • Representative from a county or local building department (incumbent Alan C. Plante, Manager, CBO, Orange County Division of Building Safety)

To inquire to become a board member, please contact the Governor’s Appointment Office.