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Design-review debate over ADA ramp location for downtown law office
Summary
Architect and applicant presented five options for an accessible ramp at 210 3rd Avenue North and argued site constraints make a low-profile front ramp the most feasible; staff said guidelines prefer rear/side placement and a variance would be required if setbacks are encroached.
At the Design Review Committee meeting the project team for 210 3rd Avenue North presented five alternatives for providing ADA access and defended a low-profile, switchback ramp at the front of the building as the least intrusive technically feasible solution.
Aaron Rogers of 906 Studio explained that north- and south-side locations would conflict with a shared access easement and zoning setbacks, and that rear placement lacks sufficient run and landings to meet ADA slope requirements. He…
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