Board urges study of east-side ADA route and smaller front intervention
Jan 14, 2026
Jan 14, 2026
Board members repeatedly pressed the applicant to explore an east-side (Lanterra) ground-level accessible entrance or reconfigure interior circulation so a single visible glass entrance serves customers, rather than a large front porch that would require extensive ramping.
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Accessibility was a recurring focus of the workshop: board members emphasized that a front porch that creates steps and a high platform could unintentionally relegate people with mobility limitations to a separate rear route and degrade the building's historic reading.
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