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Post by CHC8485 on Jul 20, 2018 13:02:36 GMT -5
I'd guess handrails are considered an ADA improvement, so if that's all that is changing, there's nothing to trigger. It's an extraordinarliy specific regulation but as I understand the reg, JRG is correct, if a modification impacts/changes usability, the ADA requirements trigger. I also do not believe there is a specifc requirement about bringing the whole stadium up to ADA compliance if a modification triggers ADA. I beleive the requirement is 20% of the project cost must be used toward ADA upgrades. So if you're spending $1,000,000 to put in lights, you have to spend $200,000 on ADA accessibility upgrades. This link to a "course" on ADA just scratches the surface on the requirements, but you'll get the idea. Lesson 3 talks about renovations. www.ada.gov/reachingout/intro1.htm |
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Post by Crucis#1 on Jul 20, 2018 20:08:37 GMT -5
Has anyone taken pictures of the handrail improvements?
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jul 23, 2018 15:52:03 GMT -5
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Post by rgs318 on Jul 24, 2018 9:25:16 GMT -5
Ouch...but that is on Reno for not having someone who actually checked the effect of the regulations.
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Post by rickii on Jul 24, 2018 10:13:17 GMT -5
This might be a dumb question.....how is it that hand rails for the stairs and chairbacks don't trigger the dreaded ADA requirements? Good question....
My guess is stairway handrails could/should be construed/interpreted as safety enhancements and not 'stadium improvements' with the ADA police.
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Post by CHC8485 on Jul 24, 2018 14:11:57 GMT -5
As I said, it’s complicated but as I understand it, the scope (cost) of your improvement project determines scope (cost) of the required ADA improvements.
If for example we spent $100,000 for chairbacks that would trigger $20,000 for ADA improvements (railings?) or the college decided to add railings, which as an ADA upgrade, wouldn’t trigger any additional improvements.
Another, slightly more complicated example - a renovated press box requires at least 20% of that cost on ADA improvements, but also requires improvements to accessibility, which may mean an elevator, which would probably cost more than 20% of the press box renovation costs.
At least that’s the way I understand it.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jul 24, 2018 17:50:03 GMT -5
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Post by CHC8485 on Jul 24, 2018 18:29:15 GMT -5
Chair back seating was used an example of an improvement which does nothing to effect accessibility that could necessitate ADA upgrades. JRGNYR mentioned the key determinant for triggering ADA upgrades - usability of the space.
Based on my limited as my admittedly limited understanding of a fairly nuanced regulation - if you want to change something about a public gathering space like a stadium that effects usability of the space you have to allocate a % of the total project (which I believe to be 20%) to making ADA upgrades. If the scope of the project is limited, you do not have to pay 10x the project cost to make the renovated facility fully ADA compliant.
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Post by matunuck on Aug 15, 2018 9:44:34 GMT -5
The cost to redo Fitton, to meet ADA , I have been told is greater than 25 million dollar. The current priority is to finalize funding for the new Recreation Center and the Performing Arts Center under this capital campaign. The next campaign will have to focus on a remodel of all hill dorms and a new dorm. The upgrade to facilities at Fitton will include new locker rooms for Football, Baseball, Softball and Tennis in a new building. Please see the dialog We previously had regarding Fitton noted below. crossports.freeforums.net/thread/235/fitton-football-stadiumI would add that a parking garage near the top of the hill is also in the larger scheme of plans, and nobody gives big money for the naming rights to a parking garage. Based on a now-dated conversation, the new set of locker rooms near Fitton would be in a small building that was not physically part of Fitton, so ADA issues are avoided. Some may recall posts from several years ago about how UMass built a new press box etc for McGuirk, and took particular care that the new press box did not physically touch the old stadium. If HC's enrollment continues to grow, a new residence hall will be needed sooner rather than later I do not know how many, if any, students HC places in the properties it owns on City View and College streets, and the several that HC did not demolish on Caro. Speaking of parking: 1 COLLEGE STREET PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Conservation Commission 1 College Street (aka College of the Holy Cross) (MBL 10-040-00001) In accordance with the requirements of the City of Worcester Wetlands Protection Ordinance, the College of the Holy Cross, the applicant, filed a Notice of Intent with the Worcester Conservation Commission to construct a 278 space parking area and conduct related grading, paving, drainage, and site work (CC-2018-065). A hearing will be held on this request in the Levi Lincoln Chamber, 3rd Floor of the City Hall, 455 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts on Monday, August 20, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. This public hearing will allow you to be heard relative to the approval of this application. This application may be viewed 8:30am-2:00pm at the Division of Planning & Regulatory Services, Worcester City Hall, 455 Main Street, Room 404 (4th floor), Worcester, MA. |
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Aug 15, 2018 10:22:36 GMT -5
City of Worcester wetlands ordinance,
The area that best matches would be Freshman Field, The former HoJo land on Southbridge is not within 100 feet. The other area would be if the parking lot drained to a sewer that directly drained to the Middle River.,
The roof of the parking garage holds about 100 cars, so nearly 3x that space.
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Post by sader81 on Aug 30, 2018 6:09:43 GMT -5
Time is flying by. Was reminded today that the first night game at Fitton was six years ago!
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Post by joe on Aug 30, 2018 6:15:26 GMT -5
The best atmosphere for a game Fitton Field has seen in almost 25 years, for a near win over UMass.
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Post by hc87 on Aug 30, 2018 10:41:05 GMT -5
Time is flying by. Was reminded today that the first night game at Fitton was six years ago! Picking a nit but it was 7 years ago, 2011....time is a fleeting mistress, agreed. Last night game was 5 years in 2013 vs Monmouth. |
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