The midlines of the keyholes of the mailboxes for two for the ground-floor units at the kiosk (Unit 101 and 102) for building 1125 were measured at 58 ¼” and 55 ¼”, which are both higher than the 54” - maximum allowed for a parallel approach by a person using a mobility assistive device such as a wheelchair. We will move the thermostat down to 48”ī. The height deficiency makes the thermostat inaccessible to a person using a mobility assistive device such as a wheelchair. All controls on the thermostat must be no higher than 48”. In Unit 103 in Building 1125, the height of the top thermostat control was (“Respondents Owner and Builder”), answered:Ī. When asked in the questionnaire what was true or false about the allegations, Respondents Autumn Ridge L.C. The issue dates for each of the Certificates and the corresponding 300-day filing dates are listed in the table below: The completed buildings at Autumn Ridge were issued Certificates of Occupancy signed by Keith Rash, Building Inspector for the City of Waukee, Iowa. All the residential buildings and common areas will be required to meet the same accessibility requirements of the ICRA and FHA. Complainant alleged Respondents violated the “accessible and usable public and common use areas,” and the “ light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats.” Ĭomplainant specifically alleged, in Unit 103, 1125 SE Olson Drive, Autumn Ridge Apartments (“Autumn Ridge”), two features in the common areas and one feature within one of the covered ground-floor units appeared inaccessible to a person utilizing a wheelchair for mobility – (1) the heights of the midlines of the keyholes at the mailbox compartments assigned to Units 101 and 102 at the kiosks each of the three buildings were measured at 58 ¼” (Unit 101), and 55 ¼” (Unit 102) – all of which are higher than the 54”-maximum allowed for a parallel approach by persons using a wheelchair (2) the path to the animal waste station located on the north side of Building 1125 does not meet ANSI’s requirement for a “stable, firm, and slip-resistant” surface, and renders the animal waste station inaccessible to persons using a wheelchair and (3) the height of the thermostat top controls in Unit 103 in Building 1125 was measured at 48 ¾”, which is more than the allowed maximum height of 48”Īutumn Ridge currently consists of six residential-unit buildings located on SE Olson Drive – 1115, 1125, 1135, 1145, 1165, and 1175 – with 200 total units. Complainant alleged Respondents designed and constructed covered multifamily dwellings in violation of the design and construction accessibility requirements of the Iowa Civil Rights Act (ICRA) and the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA). As a member, Complainant has the authority to file a complaint alleging a discriminatory practice in violation of the “Iowa Civil Rights Act of 1965,” Iowa Code Chapter 216. Complainant is a member of the Iowa Civil Rights Commission (ICRC).
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