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Residents tell Disabilities Commission developers and city process left out required ADA parking and accessible housing
Summary
A resident complained the developer of a 909–911 Montana Avenue project removed a required ADA parking space by invoking a 'technical and feasibility' exception; commissioners also heard a written comment from a resident who says she cannot return home due to accessibility barriers.
At its December meeting the Santa Monica Disabilities Commission heard a lengthy public comment from a resident who said a proposed remodel at 909–911 Montana Avenue initially included an on-site ADA (disabled) parking spot that later disappeared from revised plans.
The commenter (identified in the meeting as Sean Delgario) told commissioners the developer and its architects later submitted new plans and argued technical and feasibility constraints precluded the ADA space. "They then presented a new set of plans suggesting that technical and feasibility would preclude…
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