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Commissioner
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Lieutenant Governor Thomas P.Hopkins
Executive Director
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TO: Local Building Inspector Docket Number V 16 138
Local Disability Commission . .
Independent Living Center
FROM: ARCHITECTURAL ACCESS BOARD
RE: Dawes House
8 Bedford Terrace
Northampton
Date: 5/12/2016
Enclosed please find'the following material regarding the above location:
Application for Variance /Decision of the Board
Notice of Hearing . Correspondence
Letter of Meeting r
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-may assist the Board in reaching
a decision in this case, you may call this office or you may submit comments in
writing.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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Department of Public Safety
' Architectural,Access Board
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One Ashburton: Place, Room 1310
Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1618 Daniel Bennett
Charles D.Baker � Secretary
Governor Phone 617-727-0660 Matt Carlin
Commissioner
Karya E.Polito Fax 61'7-727-0665
Lieutenant GovernorThomas P.Hopkins
Executive Director
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Docket Number V 16 138
NOTICE OF ACTION
RE: Dawes House, 8 Bedford Terrace Northampton
1. A request for a variance was filed with the Board by Diana Randell, Facilities (Applicant) on April 22, 2016
The applicant has requested variances from the following sections of the 06 . Rules and Regulations of the Board:
Section: Description:.
28.1 Petitioner seeks relief to allow first floor design work without an elevator. The project is to expand the dining
spaces and gluten free dining room and kitchen, add a kitchenette and accessible and non accessible toilet
rooms. The first floor will be accessible to persons with disabilities..
3.3.2 Petitioner seeks a time variance from having to provide any compliance with 521 CMR for the 2nd and 3rd
floors, and states that those floors will remain vacant for the immediate future.
2.1 The application was heard by the Board as an incoming case on Monday, May 9, 2016
3. After reviewing all materials submitted to the Board, the Board voted as follows:
GRANT: the variances to Sections 28.1'and 3.3.2 as proposed in the application submitted,for the reason that
impracticability(see definitions of impracticability in Section 5 of 521 CMR) has been.proven in this case and on the
condition-that:
1. space is reserved on the first floor to accommodate the future installation of a vertical wheelchair lift, limited use
limited access elevator LULA or elevator if the.2nd and',3rd floor are reopened for public use.
2. a floor plan showing the space for any of those vertical conveyances is provided to the Board for its records.
PLEASE NOTE.All documentation written and Visual) verifying that the conditions of the-variance
have been met must be submitted to the AAB ffice as soon as the required work is completed.
Any person aggrieved by the above decision may request an adjudicatory hearing before the Board within 30 days of
receipt of this decision by filing the attached request for an adjudicatory hearing. If after 30 days, a request for an
adjudicatory hearing is not received, the above decision becomes a final decision and the appeal process is through
Superior Court.
Date: May 12, 2016
-cc: Local Disability Commission
Local Building Inspector Chairperson
Independent Living Center
ARCHITECTURAL ACCESS BOARD
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Deportment of Public Safety
Docket N Ix
.Architect*al Access Board
One Ashburton Place,Room 1310
t (Office Use Only)"
j Boston Massachusetts 02108-1618
Phone: 617-727-0660-
Fax:
17 72706fa0-
Fax: 617-727-0665.* -
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REQUEST FOR ApRU DICATORY SARIN G
RE:
Name and address of building as appearing.on application for va-dance
Z, do Hereby-request that the Axchitecturaf Access Board
conduct an xnform.al Adjudicatory Rearing in.accordaace with the pxovisions of 801 CNM Rule 1.02'et.
seq.as I am aggrieved by the decision ofthe Boaxd v7.th respect'to Sections)
of the Mules and Regaalations of the Architectural Access Board, 521 CMR.
I understand that I may request such a hearing within thirty(30) days of receipt ofthe Notice of.�.ction.
bate:
Signature
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Address
City/Tom. State .Zip Code
' E-mail
Telephone
kI FALSE NOTE:
This form must be received by the Board itbin thirty(30) days after receipt of tote Notice of Action.
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