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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondenceDave Argo From: Sent: To: Subiect: Attachments: Dave Argo Monday, November 06,20L7 10:35 AM 'Dana Dalla Betta' ADA Compliance of Interior Signage ADA Signage.pdf Dana Thanks again for your inquiry on Friday about ¡nterlor slgnage requirements related to ADA compliance. After doing a little research into this issue, the short answer to your question is that all interior signs identifying permanent rooms and spaces must meet the general visual and raised character (both letters & Braille) provisions associated with ADA compliance. By way of explanation, I have attached a page taken out of the code reference I spoke with you about on Friday: tCC 4117.1- 2009 Standard & Commentary for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities. Highlighted in yellow is actual code language along with explanatory commentary, and I have redlined the specific section describing these requirements. Also, in a related matter, I have reviewed the amended plans illustrating revised exit door swings which was submitted to our office last week. We have approved these revisions, and you can pick up a copy of these amended plans at your convenience so that you can affix these revisions to your approved plan set at the job site. Thanks again for your inquiry - DaveArgo Plans Examiner üarfield County Community Development Department 708 gth Street, Suite 407 Glenwood Springs, CO 87601 Tel: 970-945-8272 Ext, 1670 Email : d a rgo @ g o rfield-cou nty. com Web : ga rfield-county, com CONFìDENTIAL|T1 NOTICE: This email commun¡cot¡on ønd ony files transm¡tted along w¡th it ore intended only for the person or entity to wh¡ch ¡t is øddressed. lf you hove received this emoil in error, please immediotely notify the sender by emoil and delete it from your files, 1 Chapter 7. Communication Elements and Features 703.1 General, Accessible signs shall comply with Sec- tion 703. Tactile signs shall contain both raised charac- ters and braille. Wñere signs with both visual and raised characters are required, either one sign with both visual and raised characters, or two separate signs, one with visual, and one with raised characters, shall be pro- vided, 'l'lt'luch of the information contained in Section 703 was cleveloped to assist the large number of people who are visually iinpaired but have some residual sight. In building complexes where finding locations independently on a rou- tine Lasis is a necessity, stlch as in fransportation terminals, tactile maps or prerecorded instructions are \¡ery helpful to visually impaired people. Several maps and auditory instructions har,e been developed and tested for specific applications. The types of maps or instructions are based on the information that must be communicated to the user, rvhich in turn depends largely on the type of burlding as well as the user. Tactile signage is used where permanent signs are required to identify rooms and spaces such as' but not lirnited to, the following: . Hotel -guest roolrs. ' Tenanl space entrances. ' Entrances to aparttnent units. . Patient rooms in medical facllities. . Classrooms and offices in schools and colleges. . Banquet and nreeting rooms. , Toiiet and bathing roolns. . Areas of refuge. Landlnarks easily distinguished by individuals with a visual impairnlent are useful as orier.rtation cues. Such cues include changes in illun-rination level, bright colors, unique patterns, wall murals, location of special equiprnent .or ıther a¡chitectural features. Many people with disabilities have head movement limitations and reduced peripheral vision. Thus, signage positioned perpendicuiar to the path oftravel is easiest for them to notice. People generally dis- tinguish si-enage within an angle of 30 degrees to either si<tè of thJcenterline of their line of sight without being required to nlove their heads' An important requirement in this section is the fact that "tactile" signs include both raised characters in accordance with Sectión 703.3 ancl braille cornplying with Section 703.4. This statenent helps clarify the requiretnents by specifying the elements needed for each sign. The last sentence of tliis section is also an inlportalìt general provision to recognize. The option of using two separate signs will allow one sign to meet the visual char- acier requiiernents and the other sign to comply with.the raisecl character provisions. For example, a room might have a visual sign on or over the door to make it easier for people to see at a distance or over crowds and then provide a separate raised and braille sign at the jarnb for persons with vision inpairments. The various subsections of Section 703. I serve to pro- vide scoping rvhich directs the user to the various technical requirements for each type of sign. For example. the desi-e- naiion provisions of Section 703.1 would direct the user to the visual character requirements of Section 703'2 as well as the raised characte¡ provisions of Section 703.3' This type of information sinply points to the proper type of si-en characters needed. For example, the exception in Section 703.1.1 indicates that signs that are not located at a door to a space, such as a yard sign with a company's name on it. *ould not need to meel the raised character requirements of Section 703.3 because users would not be expected to walk up to the sign to feel it. 703.1.1 Designations' lnterior and exterior signs identi- fying permanènt rooms and spaces shall comply witlt Sections 703.1 ,703.2, and 703'3' EXCEPTION: Exterior signs that are not located at the door to the space they serve shall not be required to comply wiÌh Section 703.3. tcc A117.1-2009 COMMENTARY * Whe¡e de labels or names for inte- rror rooms or must lneet 10ns. room num lna or , room nalnes ln confer- ence centers, restrooms, etc. Where signs are provided, they must meet both the visual character and raised charac- ter requirements.ance with the raised character n-lean ectlon excephon to v with the raised character provisions of Section 703.3 Where the sign is located in an exterior location where it is not effective or practical to provide signage that needs to be felt to be tead, the sign would only need to meet tlle visual character requirements of Section 703.2. Exarnples would be the retnote sign at the street indicating the name or occupant of the building, the building's address or the lane designation above a drive-up teller lane. 709J.2 Directional and lnformational Signs. Signs that provide direction to or information about interior spaces and facilities of the site shall comply with Sec- tion 703.2. {. Directional and information signs must meet the visual character requirements for font style, size, location, finish and contrast to be readable by persons with limited vision' See Section '703.2 for lnore information on the specific requirements. This requirement applies to signs providing dilection to rooms or spaces and would include those that identify either the location of accessible elements or tlle egress route. Infornational signs may include things such as occupant load, rules of conduct, employment laws, ten- ant advertising or signage that is changeable' These signs do not provide specific information about the facility or its interioi spaces and are not required to be accessible in the visual sense. Building directories, elevator bank signage' toiiet room locations, exit routes, etc., provide navigational information to building visitors and are therefore requiled to be accessible. Users should be certain to review the scoping provisions that direct signs to comply with the standard. 7-4 ft Habitat for Humanlty' Koarlng ForkValley Itresidenl - Scott Gìlbcr1 Co-Exec. Dtr. - Kristeu Wilmes {--o-lher. Dtr-. 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Johnson llich¡rti & N'l;¡rianne Kippct' i\4ilton & Ârrfa l\4cKc:nzic .linr Noycs & l..aurirr Solornon llristcxl Pcterson Krislcir & \\:iil Price I:iric & Slacel' Schmcla ilill & A.ika \\iallacc Klislen &'l'h¿rtc Wilmes l:ìotr Youttg 7025 Highw^y 82, Box 2 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 rvww.HabitatRoarin gX'ork. org October 312017 Garfield County Community Development Re: Revised door swing plans- Permit BLCO 03-17-4605 Please see the attached revised egress door swing plan per jobsite walk through and original permit comments. Please let me know if there arc any questions or remaining issues. Dana Dalla Betta 970-456-6601 Construction Manager Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley David Argo From: Sent: To: David Argo Friday, April 28, 201-7 1-0:5L AM 'Dana Dalla Betta' RE: setback encroachment confirmationSubiect: Dana Thanks for checking with this about this proposed revision. After reviewing with Andy Schwaller, we don't see any problems with this proposed location for the fire tanks extending into the setback as indicated on your sketch and as you have described them to be below finish grade. This assumes that no retaining walls are required to be built in the setback to bury the tanks. We also recommend that you review with Bill Gavette, since these tanks are part of the fire sprinkler system Once you have finalized amended drawings, please submit 2 copies to our office so that we can update our plans accordingly. Hope your presentation went well yesterday & hope to see you at lunch next Wed Dave Argo Plans Examiner Garfield Crlulra'*l Community Development Department 708 9th Street, Suite 407 Glenwood Springs, CO 81607 Tel: 970-945-8212 Emo il : da rg o @ go rfield-cou nty.com Web : ga rfie ld-cou nty. com CONFIDENTTALTTY NOTTCE This email communicotion ond any files tronsmitted olong with it ore intended only for the person or entity to wh¡ch it ¡s addressed. tf you have received this emoil in error, pleose immediately notify the sender by emøil ond delete Ìt from your files. From: Dana Dalla Betta Imailto:habitat.dana@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 27,2OL7 LL:02 PM To: David Argo <dargo@garfield-county.com> Subject: setback encroachment confirmation Hi Dave, Hope you enjoyed the rest of the day at the expo today. I left you a message at the end of the day- wherein I noted l'd follow up by email. The Contractor discovered an issue with the fire suppress¡on tanks- essentially the location in the design did not take into account the slope of the concrete pad above...so if they arê installed per plan, they tanks would be above grade on one end when they are supposed to be buried tanks. We think we can solve the issue by rotating the tanks 90 degrees and installing them parallel to grid line 2 (still some coordinat¡on with HVAC equ¡pment to make this happen), but this would force the tanks over the setback line. From my read of the code- the setback only appl¡es for vertical elements- and even elements like at grade sidewalks are allowed to encroach in an unlimited fashion. I assume the same is the case for the installation of underground ut¡l¡t¡es- as long as they remain on our property, the setback is not a cons¡deration. Can you please conf¡rm l'm understanding this section of the land use code correctly? I Here is '..'6ûâû 'r6t osed solution (my bluebeam skills at work )- -* !,, - 6a2î prÐpCIse To rotale tcnks 90deE- will they be ok in 'sefbock' since olf work is belsw grode? ,tÌ rì.,_ , 4T n E E âûtr TTCK þf1ct{ ¡ dsqe ÃP $ $qf 8s û5 *rr do¡ür,ry6 ¿u,.* Wherever we land- I will note the revised location when I submit the revised parking lot change order (still waiting on the structural updates) thanks Dana Dalla Betta Construction Manager (s70) 4s6-6601 HabitatRoaringFork.org ft Habltat fer lbudty' tsPItgifiil.lsRoarlng Forlt Vall€y 2 Dave Argo From: Sent: To: Subject: Dave Argo Monday, August 2I,2017 8:58 AM 'Dana Dalla Betta' RE: ReStore- Employee Kitchen Dana: Sorry for my delayed reply, but I was out of the office last week. Thanks for letting us know about this, but as long as your kitchen is intended for domestic use - and not commercial use - there aren't any building code requirements for NSF certified kitchen equipment. Dave Argo Plans Examiner Garfield Coanty Community Development Department 708 9th Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, CO 87601 Tel: 970-945-8212 Emo i I : da rgo @ go rfi eld-cou nty. com Web : ga rfie ld-cou nty. com CONFIDENT/AL,TY NOTICE: This emoil communicot¡on and ony files tronsmitted olong with it ore intended only for the person or ent¡ty to wh¡ch ¡t is oddressed. tf you hove received this emoil in error, please immediately notify the sender by emoil and delete it from your files. From: Da na Da I la Betta [mai lto:da nad @ ha bitatroa ringfo rk.org] Sent: Wednesday, August L6,2Ot7 2:I2PM To: Dave Argo <dargo@garfield-county.com> Subject: ReStore- Employee Kitchen Hi Dave, I'm selecting appliances for the Restore staff kitchen area. It wasn't marked up on the permit drawings as such, but I'm just confirming there is no requirement for the equipment to be NSF certified as commercial equipment. The kitchen is for intemal use only- we will not be serving public food cooked in the kitchen. The cooking needs are light- and as such we called out a hood that removes 400 CFM or less so there are no make up air needs. I left a message for environmental health as well- but thought I should check with you too Please let me know if there arc aîy requirements we need to follow for this kitchen area. Thanks Dana Dana Dalla Betta Construction Manager (970) 456-6601 1 Dave Arqo From: Sent: To: Cc: Subiect: Dave Argo Friday, June 23, 2017 l:43 PM 'Dana Dalla Betta' Andy Schwaller (aschwal ler@ ga rfield -cou nty.com) RE: ReStore- Sign location Dana: I visited with Andy Schwaller about your question on signage and setbacks for the new ReStore project, as Andy has more experlence with this particular issue. Our conclusion is tlrat signs aren't required to adhere to building setbacks, but all parts of the sign (including foundation, display and any projections) must be located within property boundaries. ln addition, depending upon your final design, the sign must also comply with all of the standards set forth in Article 1L of Garfield County's Land Use & Development Code. As I believe you know, a sign permit is also required prior to construction of the sign. Hope this information helps - Dave Argo Plans Examiner Gurfietd Count¡' Communíty Development Department 1-08 9th Street, Suite 407 Glenwood Springs, CO 81.601 Tel: 970-945-8212 Emo il : do rg o@ g a rfi eld -cou nty.com W eb : go rfi eld-cou nty.com CONFIDENTIAUTY NOTICE: This emaíl communicatíon and any files trønsmitted along with it are intended only for the person or entity to wh¡ch ¡t ¡s addressed. lf you have received this emoil Ìn error, please immediately notify the sender by emoil ond delete it from your files. From: Dana Dalla Betta Imailto:habitat.dana@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 22,2OL7 11:40 AM To: Dave Argo <dargo@garfield-county.com> Subject: ReStore- Sign location Hi Dave, Hope all is well down at the County! We are working on the signage design for the ReStore and I have a question about a proposed 'monument'type sign along Hwy 82. l've reviewed the code for signage, and I can't tell if signage is allowed to be within the 50' setback from the ROW. Notwithstanding cons¡derat¡ons for safety (which are spelled out in the code), all I can find on location restrictions is this language: sholl not be located in o public right-of-way or easement I don't think the setback is considered an "easement"- but I was hoping you could verifli please? The signage for the existing building is less than 50'from the ROW- but it's quite old and perhaps before any new requirements. Please feel free to forward this along to Cheryl if this is more of a Comm. Dev question than a Building department confirmation. We are aware of the requirements to submit for a permit and will do so when the design is finalized- so just a design related question at this pointl 1 Thanks Dana Dana Dalla Betta Construction Manager (e70) 4s6-6601 HabitatRoa ri ngFork.org .* tt Hahitat for Humanity' Roaring Fork Valley ASPtll.. i F!,Å.r.¡lll 2 Dave Arqo From: Sent: lo: Cc: Subject: Matt Provost Friday, October 20,20L7 2:56 PM Dana Dalla Betta Andy Schwaller; Dave Argo RE: Exit Sign Follow Up Good afternoon Dana, I have reviewed the email and info you sent with David Argo and Andy Schwaller. ln response to items: 1.. The swing of the west double doors should be reversed as per the red line drawings. Egress from the building is not just for the public but for the employees as well. 2. You will not need to make this door a path of egress with signage but you will need to make an egress from that space. Emergency hardware with an alarm on the gate would be acceptable. Please call or email with questions or concerns. Cheers Matt From: Dana Dalla Betta Imailto:danad@habitatroaringfork.org] Sent: Thursday, October L9,2OL7 tL:42PM To: Bill Gavette <gavette@carbondalefire.org>; Matt Provost <mprovost@garfield-county.com> Cc: Troy Reynolds <treynolds@fciol.com> Subject: Re: Exit Sign Follow Up Hi Bill, thanks for your site visit today and for this follow up- I have marked up a plan per our discussion and the added sign in the center of the space. Matt- thanks for walking with Troy yesterday as well. There are two questions which came up from our meeting with Bill today- and your walk with Troy yesterday. They are clouded on the attached 1. Double doors from the receiving baylloading dock areato sales floor. We aren't clear if the red line on the permit plans which references outswing doors was a note to keep in mind- or a request to swap the swing of those doors. Can you please confirm? Previously, the egress door had been inside this garage bay- but now the public would use the exit door on the Hwy 82 side of the building. People would not be directed through the garage to exit (and technically these areas are staff only). 2. The building materials storage area remains a question. Preferably, this space would be accessed only from the interior of the store and people would have to enter back into the store to leave unless assisted by a staff member atthe 'loading dock' side of this space- minimizing any issues with materials leaving through the gate without being paid for. I know you discussed with Troy signing that with an exit and placing panic hardware on the exterior gate to allow people to exit the'porch'area- but this would not eliminate the concem of someone removing materials through the gate without paying. If people were directed into the building to exit- the path would still be less than maximum travel distance for a sprinkled building (250'). V/ould this be acceptable if we sign the doors "Not an Exit" from the interior? Thanks, Dana On Thu, Oot 19, 2017 at 5:07 PM, Bill Gavette <gavette@carbondalefire.org> wrote: Dana, As a follow up to our walk through today, the following is the relevant section of the code regarding exit signs: SECTION TOlI - EXIT SIGNS lUl.l Where required. Exits and exit access doors shall be marked by an approved exit sign readily visible from any direction of egress travel. The path of egress travel to exits and within exits shall be marked by readily visible exit signs to clearly indicate the direction of egress travel in cases where the exit or the path of egress trøvel is not immediately visible to the occupants. Intervening meons of egress doors within exits shall be marked by exit signs. Exit sign placement shall be such thqt no point in an exit access corridor or exit passageway is more than I00feet (30 480 mm) or the listedviewing distancefor the sign, whichever is less, from the nearest visible exit sign. Exceptions: l. Exit signs øre not required in rooms or areas that require only one exit or exit occess. 2. Main exterior exit doors or gates that are obviously and clearly identifiable as exits need not have exit signs where approved by the building fficial. I think that our review today generally covered the code requirements. I think that one additional sign is needed near the center of the rear aisle, similar to the one the we discussed for the front aisle, in order to meet the 10O-foot distance requirement. Also, I have not yet received the fire sprinkler submittal from Dynamic. 2 Thanks, Bill Gavette Deputy Chief Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District www. carbondalefire. org 970-963-2491 ¡rr8'Eñts.*¡gct E Dana Dalla Betta Construction Manager (970) 456-6601 HabitatRoarinq Fork. orq l-Minute ReStore Groundbreakine Video 3 ffi Habitat for Humanlty" Roaring ForhYalley President - Scolt Gilbcrt Co-Exec. Dtr. - Kl'istelt Wilmes Co-[Cxer. 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Please contact me with any questions. Dana Dalla Betta 970-456-6601 Construction Manager Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley