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Eighteen Months, January 25 2005 Voting 62. The Department reviewed the elements of The Greenback School that are used by the voting public and persons who may use the facility as an emergency shelter: the parking serving the gym, the route from the parking area to the gym, the gym, and the toilets serving the gym. This facility, located at 400 Chilhowee Ave., Greenback, TN, was originally constructed in 1920 and most recently altered in 2002. The County will make the following modifications to this facility within one year six months of the effective date of this Agreement: a. Parking Area Serving the Gym. There are 90 total parking spaces in the area serving the gym. Two are designated for persons with disabilities, but neither has an access aisle or vertical signage. Provide four accessible spaces for persons with disabilities, one of which is a van-accessible space. The van-accessible space should be 96 inches wide and be served by a 96-inch wide access aisle and vertical signage containing the words "van-accessible" below the International Symbol of Accessibility in a location that cannot be obscured by a parked vehicle. The other spaces should be 96 inches wide and served by minimum of 60-inch access aisles and vertical signage with the International Symbol of Accessibility in a location that cannot be obscured by a parked vehicle. Standards �� 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.2(5)(a), (b), 4.6.3, Fig. 9, 4.6.4, Fig. 43(b). b. Men�s Toilet Serving the Gym. i. The entrance door to the men�s toilet room has only 27 inches of clear opening width. Provide a minimum clear opening width of 32 inches with the door open 90 degrees, measured between the face of the door and the opposite stop. Standards �� 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.5. ii. The pressure required to open the door to the men�s toilet room is 25 pounds. Ensure that the force required to open the door is no more than 5 pounds. Standards �� 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.11(2)(b). iii. There are three toilet stalls, but none is accessible to persons with disabilities. Provide a "standard" accessible toilet stall at least 60 inches wide and 59 inches deep (56 if the toilet is wall-hung) in the toilet room such that all of the stall�s elements, including the stall door, stall door hardware, water closet, size and arrangement, toe clearances, grab bars, controls, and dispensers comply with the Standards. �� 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.3(11), 4.17. i. Neither lavatory has the necessary knee clearance. Provide clearance to at least one lavatory of at least 29 inches above the finished floor to the bottom of the apron. Standards �� 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.3(11), 4.22.6, 4.19.2, Fig. 31. ii. The hot water and drain pipes on the lavatories are not insulated or otherwise configured to protect against contact. Insulate or otherwise configure the hot water and drain pipes to protect against contact. Standards �� 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.3(11), 4.22.6, 4.19.4. iii. The paper towel dispenser is located at 62 inches above the finished floor. Provide a dispenser that it is no more that 48 inches above the finished floor for a forward reach or 54 inches above the finished floor for a side reach. Standards �� 4.1.3(11), 4.22.7, 4.27.3, 4.2.5, 4.2.6. c. Women�s Toilet Serving the Gym. i. The entrance door to the women�s toilet room has only 27 inches of clear opening width. Provide a minimum clear opening width of 32 inches with the door open 90 degrees, measured between the face of the door and the opposite stop. Standards �� 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.3(7)(b), 4.13.5. ii. There are four toilet stalls, but none is accessible to persons with disabilities. Provide a "standard" accessible toilet stall at least 60 inches wide and 59 inches deep (56 if the toilet is wall-hung) in the toilet room such that all of the stall�s elements, including the stall door, stall door hardware, water closet, size and arrangement, toe clearances, grab bars, controls, and dispensers comply with the Standards. �� 4.1.6(1)(b), 4.1.3(11), 4.17. d. In the event that the County decides to designate another site as an emergency shelter, the County agrees that such shelter will be fully accessible to persons with disabilities. Further, if the Greenback School continues as a voting location, only subparagraph 62.a. will be required. Program Access in Existing Facilities: In order to ensure that each of the County�s programs, services, and activities operating at a facility that is the subject of this Agreement, when viewed in its entirety, are readily accessible to and usable by persons with mobility impairments, the County will take the following actions. |