September 17, 2025, Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 86 the additional traffic generated by this site. Mr. Litwornia also went on to suggest that our sidewalk system, which is quite robust and was described by Mr. Anderson and verified by myself, was not ADA compliant because it does not -- did not meet five percent grades. Again, Mr. Litwornia unfortunately is incorrect. Under the ADA guidelines a sidewalk that runs adjacent to roadways can run the slope of the roadway. So we have a ten percent roadway, ADA compliant sidewalk is built behind the curb at the running slope of the roadway. So all of the sidewalks designed by Mr. Anderson are ADA compliant. Certainly all the handicapped ramps and landings are ADA compliant. And his assessable routes I'll leave, it's his plan stamp what they are and he's testified to it. Mr. Litwornia identified that the RSIS does require sidewalks on both sides of the roadways. If you recall in my testimony from years ago we did identify that and we did indicate that we we're requesting a de minimus exception from that standard. The only place where that, we don't meet that, is on the section of Warner Drive extension from where it meets the property line up to the roundabout. There is sidewalk provided on one side and then on Road D from the roundabout heading up to Building D we opted to put a sidewalk on