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MIN[PPES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />SEPTEt4BER 11, 1996 <br />compatibility, expansion compatibility with the <br />existing City Center, and cost impacts. <br />With regard to site compatibility, Kroos determined <br />that the new addition can be accomplished within the <br />setback requirement. A 2,00o square foot addition can <br />be designed with minimal impact on the existing parking <br />lot layout. There are currently 45 stalls; 41 are <br />shown on the revised site plan with the potential to <br />add an additional three stalls. The drive-up and drop- <br />off configuration would have to be modified to allow <br />for building expansion as would the existing concrete <br />plaza. The building image remains very positive. <br />Entrance to the City Center remains clear and <br />unobstructed. The new addition would serve to better <br />"frame" the City Center entrance and enhance the <br />overall appearance of the building on the site. <br />In reviewing expansion compatibility with the existing <br />City Center, Kroos found a"seamless" expansion can be <br />designed. Once completed the Historical Society <br />addition would appear as part of the existing City <br />Center with little evidence an addition ever took <br />place. A functional and flexible floor plan can be <br />achieved for the Historical Society which provides a <br />separate entrance and a physical circulation connection <br />to the public side of the City Center. <br />Kroos reported that since the City Center is a"Public <br />Accommodation" facility, technical requirements for <br />alterations and new construction of Title III of the <br />ADA must be met. Construction of the addition does not <br />require the entire building be retro-fitted. However, <br />since the addition will involve a"primary function <br />area", then ADA's "path of travel" requirements apply. <br />That is, restrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains <br />must be accessible. If the City chooses to use the <br />existing restrooms in lieu of providing a ADA compliant <br />restroom as part of the addition, they would have to be <br />made accessible. The handicap stalls would have to be <br />increased by two feet in width, the water closet must <br />be installed at the proper height and distance away <br />from the wall, the lavatories and other bathroom <br />fixtures must be installed at the correct heights, and <br />other water closets and urinals and sinks adjacent to <br />the handicapped stalls would have to be moved. <br />Fahey asked if there would be a cost savings in <br />retrofitting the existing bathrooms since it may be <br />possible to eliminate some of the square footage in the <br />addition. <br />3 <br />