BLOCKS PIZZA DELI

Issue: Slope of ramp to front door of a business.

Analysis: The applicant is requesting a waiver from providing a ramp with a slope no greater than 1:12 from the public sidewalk to the front door entrance of a pizza parlor. The building is undergoing a $25,000 alteration. There is insufficient room to perform the necessary grade work that would make the ramp compliant since there is an 11 inch elevation difference between the sidewalk and the doorway. The existing building configuration could support the position that performing architectural barrier removal at the entrance is not readily achievable. However, the entrance could be made more, but not fully, accessible by installing grab bars and an automatic door opener.

Project Progress:

The project is completed.

Items to be Waived:

A determination that architectural barrier removal is not readily achievable, as specified by Section 101.2, F. B. C.

101.2 Effect of Removal of Barriers in Existing Facilities: Removal of architectural barriers, pursuant to 28 CFR s. 36.304, from buildings, structures or facilities shall comply with this code’s requirements for alterations unless compliance would render the removal not readily achievable.