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23B-046 (10) z A Site Map of K COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL l ...... .. . . Entrances & Parking Lots • . Patient Buitdit4 a crd ICIYtredge $orre Curter ,-. Use this entrance .. ? c - ) t , � 1'0 �. foracces these Free: • {.. Q departments (,� Valet Entergenry P arking t / [� : : :: D epaxtone d " ` ' ;, y • f cam' ' # s s Radiation .• . .... ., ,. r H`herapy:! • 7 • Rahah .- s Serrlc s j EiL • • • ,,,. I , Q . Surgt+cal Mart _ ;1© Valet K> >' bad dire gntranta J Parking , • Smith Vocational Srttipl Enttrance t • High Entrance McCallum Bwldmg `o:toc)i 1 Parking for i E ?.: film pickup ... 0 Hospital Entrances -- Access' by car & MR[ only g �� Shuttle Bus Rou #e . Parking Lots , �� {;.; RideShare/ rfi Motorcycles Lot AA: Reserved for patents, their families and visitors only. ; ., f :::. : = These spaces are the closest to the hospital. t ' . 3 Signage will indicate these lots are reserved. — 1 1 , Power Plant •., ' Lot 13: A gated lot; access wit be restricted. e -. ::, •.. '. 61: Volunteers, clergy, physicians and those who use 1 CDH for four hours or less. B2: Valet parking and y second -shift employees; motorcycle parking. t Helicopter• Pad Lot C: Ride -share participants and motorcycle parking. , N � 3 4 . . : � `fir Lots 0 and £: Available for employees who park their cars. is, . �- — Employee y r�, Shuttle service is not available to and from these lots. Par Lots i, d and K: Available for employees who park - their cars. . : ,: a Shuttle service is available to and from these lots: Q� Lot 0 Physician parking. Parking for blood donors, patients Employee Parking > of Hampshire Hematology ncology, The Neurology • COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL C,' Clini Dr Savvas'Papazo glou. • ~ ./ 1 )ARTMOUTH- HITC HCOCK Al I.IANCF. r P RR S O Mr „ , , Lot P. ODH transportation vehicles and other support vehicles. • www.cooley- dickinson.org Questions? Call (4M 582.2215 Not to scale -• Revised 5.2006 - Farm #212 COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL Member of #1*. DARTMOUTH- HITCHCOCK ALLIANCE The Main Entrance is used primarily for patients that need Laboratory, Cardiology and Radiology services, and also serves as the visitor access to the Child Birth Center and the inpatient Medical /Surgical units. The Emergency Department entrance is an accessible entrance with an accessible drop off area which provides access to Rehabilitation Services, Day Surgery, Endoscopy, and Oncology and as well as serving as the visitor access to the inpatient Joint Center. Parking lot "F" (10 spaces) is used for company vehicles and parking lot "G" (20 spaces) is a designated Doctors parking area. Parking Lots "C ", "D ", "E ", "I ", "J" and "K" are used primarily for first shift employees and ride -share parking and comprise 434 parking spaces combined. From the furthest point out in these lots to the employee entrance is about one quarter of a mile. Given the added distance and the difficult topography to the Main or Emergency Department entrances from these lots, it is not reasonable to assume any of these spaces are acceptable for Outpatient services use. It is our belief that at this time there is only one parking lot ( "A ") with reasonable Outpatient services access. We believe that given the number of spaces in that lot and the availability of the Valet parking service, we have adequate handicap parking for Outpatient services patients. Our daily Valet service parking numbers indicate that this is a constantly and regularly used service by our patients and visitors alike. When the new building's parking lot opens we will identify additional accessible spaces. However, at present, with only 182 spaces available in parking lot "A" for regular and accessible Outpatient services parking, to take 10% of the present combined total of 843 spaces, or 84 spaces, from this one lot creates an imbalanced parking condition. The lack of parking spaces for regular and accessible parking, during construction, has been well met by the use of the Valet parking service. Our interpretation of section 23.8 is that the free Valet parking service and accessible drop off areas presently satisfy the requirements of section 23.2 and 23.4.7. Thank you for the opportunity to present our current conditions of compliance. Yours truly, Norman Welch, CHFM Director of Facilities Enclosure cc Edward D. Etheredge, Esq. 30 Locust Street ❑ Northampton. MA 01061 i. www.cooley- dickinson.org ❑ Phone (413) 582 -2000 ❑ Fax (413) 586- 9333 COOLEY DICKINSON HOSPITAL Member of ;. DARTMOUTH - HITCHCOCK ALLIANCE August 9, 2006 Dr-PAR __ \I '- T r -TY Commonwealth of Massachusetts L Department of Public Safety Architectural Access Board Attention: Mr. Gerald LeBlanc One Ashburton Place, Room 1310 Boston, Massachusetts 02108 -1618 Dear Mr. LeBlanc: I am in receipt of your letter dated July 26, 2006 that suggests Cooley Dickinson Hospital is in violation of handicap parking regulation M.G. L. c 22,13A. This letter serves to communicate the hospital's reasoning as to why we believe we are not in violation of this statute. Enclosed is a copy of the current parking lot locations and the number of parking spaces in each lot. The only lot that is located close enough to service our Outpatient units is parking lot "A ". In that lot there are 182 parking spaces, of which there are (10) ten handicap van spaces located closest to the building entrances. In the rear of the building, at the MRI Outpatient entrance, there is an additional designated handicap parking space. The total number of combined spaces for the campus is presently 843 located in ten different lots. Within this complement there are 227 spaces designated for specific use, or gated access, for outpatient services which is accessible only for such patients. There are 434 spaces in distant lots designated as employee parking. The remaining 182 spaces are represented in patient and visitor parking lot "A ". When the construction to the new building is completed, there will be an additional 110 spaces located close to the entrance of the new wing. Designated spaces for handicap parking for this new lot will be in compliance with M.G. L. c 22,13A. and 521 CMR 23.1. The hospital recognizes that during the two years of construction, parking for our patients and visitors is at best difficult. To compensate for the long distances from the available parking lots extra steps have been taken to make access easier. Valet service parking is provided from six a.m. to six p.m. at the Emergency Department and the Main Entrance. Parking lots `B -1" and "B -2" are gated lots that serve as the designated Valet service parking. This service is available for all handicap vehicles. As described in section 521 CMR 23.8, a passenger loading zone is provided that is compliant with 521 CMR 23.7. On an average day, the Valet service will park between 75 and 100 cars. 30 Locust Street ❑ Northampton, MA 01061 ❑ www.cooley- dickinson.org n Phone (413) 582 -2000 ❑ Fax (413) 586- 9333 d3B-540 Nr /$ /t Mitt Romney g0& (.0.0b, ����244acflt'Gcie. &� /QCJ -/67cP Govemor 9�I �� yQ �� O // 900 e2 � y7 p2 Thomas G. G stoner , P. cJ' �7GPi / _ / _ y yp y C/ n / G Commissioner Kerry Healey ,2°- /.G/-t��'cY Lieutenant Governor Thomas P. Hopkins Director Robert C. Haas e l q, 7,�/ - 066 Secretary www.mass.gov /aab TO: Local Building Inspector Independent Living Center Local Commission on Disability Complainant FROM: Architectural Access Board RE: Cooley Dickinson Hospital 30 Locust Street Northampton 3R - 5 2006 5 Nom; DATE: 9/1/2006 Enclosed please find a copy of the following material regarding the above location: Application for Variance Decision of the Board Notice of Hearing / Correspondence Letter of Meeting Stipulated Order First Notice Second Notice The purpose of this memo is to advise you of action taken or to be taken by, this Board. If you have any information which would assist the Board in this case, you may call this office, or you may submit your comments in writing to the above address. Thank you for your assistance.