Accessible Wash Rack

[Alias]

The city received a grant to build a new wash rack at the junior livestock grounds a couple of years ago. It is a nice new installation and the kids can now wash the steers separately from say, oh, the sheep or horses. As this was a grant, the state told us it had to be accessible. Here is the solution we came up with:

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[brudgers]

Re: Accessible Wash Rack

Even without the grant, what would exempt it from accessibility requirements?

 

[Alias]

Re: Accessible Wash Rack

Even without the grant, what would exempt it from accessibility requirements?

Nothing. Just another strangeness in my day to day on the frontier. Local contractor built the wash rack but forgot the ramp. City came in and fixed it. He probably didn't think that someone in a wheelchair would be using the facility to wash a steer. I am still explaining accessibility and trying to get compliance, especially with remodels.........

Sue

 

[Builder Bob]

Re: Accessible Wash Rack

Probabley not, I am willing to bet that this livestock facility is government or using government monies to operate. I beieve in accordance with Title II, very few exceptions exist.

 

[brudgers]

Re: Accessible Wash Rack

Even without the grant, what would exempt it from accessibility requirements?

Nothing. Just another strangeness in my day to day on the frontier. Local contractor built the wash rack but forgot the ramp. City came in and fixed it. He probably didn't think that someone in a wheelchair would be using the facility to wash a steer. I am still explaining accessibility and trying to get compliance, especially with remodels.........

Sue

The contractor almost certainly built what the contractor was contracted to build.

I doubt anything was forgotten.

Particularly on a government job.

It's not the contractor's job to add stuff to meet code.

That's what drawings are for.

 

[FyrBldgGuy]

Re: Accessible Wash Rack

If the wash rack was designed to wash steers it was already accessible to handicaped.... Bulls :lol:

 

[Alias]

Re: Accessible Wash Rack

If the wash rack was designed to wash steers it was already accessible to handicaped.... Bulls :lol:

The comment I got was if the state meant accessible by humans or animals.......three legged lamb anyone? :lol:

Sue

 

[Alias]

Re: Accessible Wash Rack

Even without the grant, what would exempt it from accessibility requirements?

The contractor almost certainly built what the contractor was contracted to build.

I doubt anything was forgotten.

Particularly on a government job.

It's not the contractor's job to add stuff to meet code.

That's what drawings are for.

Drawings, what drawings? City did the pass through for the funds, Prop 40 I think, local livestock assoc. people applied for the grant. We got the news after the state came up to inspect and see how the funds were expended.

I also think that this was done while I was out of the office getting cancer treatment. The assistant director of public works did his best to cover my department while I was sick but missed a few details.

Sue