Yikes
SAWHORSE
Is there anything in ADA that speaks directly on how a private property (that is a public accommodation should achieve transition to an existing public sidewalk that is sloping steeper than 2%? It doesn't have to be as exaggerated as the photo above - - maybe it's a public sidewalk that slopes 4.9%.
PROWAG does allow public entities to make a transition (translation: do the best you can), as excerpted below - - and it does make reference to accessible routes required by ADA as well as ABA. However, the overall scoping of PROWAG is really about the public ROW side, not the private side of the property line. What is the safe harbor for new construction to provide a connection to the public right of way?
https://www.access-board.gov/prowag...n-to-accessible-facilities-subject-to-the-aba
R203.2.2 Connection to Accessible Facilities subject to the ABA
Pedestrian access routes subject to the ABA shall connect accessible elements, spaces, and pedestrian facilities required to be accessible and connect to accessible routes required by section F206.2.1 of appendix C to 36 CFR part 1191 (ADA & ABA Accessibility Guidelines) that connect building and facility entrances to public streets and sidewalks.
EXCEPTION: Where elements are altered, on or adjacent to an existing pedestrian circulation path, the existing pedestrian circulation path need not be altered to provide a pedestrian access route complying with R202.2.
R203.3 Pedestrian Circulation Paths
Pedestrian access routes complying with R302 shall be provided within pedestrian circulation paths, including sidewalks and shared use paths. Transitional segments may be used to connect new or altered pedestrian access routes to existing pedestrian circulation paths, and the differences between adjacent surface characteristics shall be minimized to provide a smooth transition.