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CONCLUSIONS 1 Site Compatibility See Exhibit # 1 A. The new addition can be accomplished within the setback requirements from the east property fine. B. A 2000 S.F. addition to the existing City Hall facility can be designed with a minimal impact on the existing parking lot layout. There are currently 45 stalls; 4lstalls are shown on the revised site plan with the potential to add an additional three stalls. C. The drive -up and drop off configuration would have to be modified to allow for building expansion as would the existing paved plaza. D. The building image on the site remains very positive. Entrance to City Hall remains clear and unobstructed. The new addition would actually serve to better "frame" the City Hall entrance and enhance the overall appearance of the building on the site. 2. Expansion compatibility with the existing City Hall. See Exhibit # 3 and # 4 A. A "Seamless" expansion can be designed consistent with the existing City Hall configuration, rooflines, and building materials. Once completed the Historical Society addition would appear as part of the existing City Hall with little evidence that an addition ever took place. B. A functional and flexible floor plan can be achieved for the Historical Society which provides a separate entrance from the Plaza side and a physical circulation connection to the public side of City Hall adjacent to the Council Chambers. C. According to Title III of the ADA, the City Hall is a "Public Accommodation." facility, which means that it must meet the technical requirements for alterations and new construction since we are adding on a new addition. Construction of an addition does not trigger and obligation to retrofit the entire building. However, if the addition involves a "primary function area," such as the new Historical Society exhibit area and office functions, then the ADA's "path of travel " requirements will apply. A "path of travel" is basically a continuous, unobstructed route by which the primary function area can be approached, entered, and existed, and which connects the area with the entrance to the facility and other parts of the facility. The restrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving the new addition must also be made accessible. If we choose to use the existing restrooms in lieu of providing an ADA compliant restroom as part of the addition, they would have to be made accessible and compliant with the current guidelines. Currently, the handicap stalls that are in place would have to be increased by two feet in width, the water closet must be installed at the proper height and distance away from the wall, the lavatories and other bathroom fixtures must be installed at the correct heights, the other water closets and urinals and sinks adjacent to the handicapped stalls would have to be moved. Page 9