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OPTIONS CONSIDERED
Replace Stairs with Ramp
Benefits
- Addresses safety and condition
concerns.
deficiencies and complies with AODA requirements.
- Complies with the Town of
Innisfil’s Community Strategic Plan by providing access for residents with disabilities. Concerns
- More difficult to construct than
stairs alone but approximately equivalent difficulty to elevator
- ption.
- Most impactful of the options
considered.
- Flat landings at each change in
ramp alignment in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
Replace Stairs with New Stairs
Benefits
- Addresses safety and condition
concerns.
- Addresses AODA deficiencies with
the existing stairs.
- Least impactful of the options.
- Least expensive option.
Concerns
- Does not address AODA deficiencies
with respect to wheelchair access.
- Does not meet the intention of the
Town of Innisfil’s Community Strategic Plan.
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Replace Stairs with Elevator
Benefits
- Addresses safety and condition
concerns.
- Addresses accessibility deficiencies
and complies with AODA requirements.
- Complies with the Town of Innisfil’s
Community Strategic Plan by providing access for residents with disabilities. Concerns
- Still requires much of the same
infrastructure as the ramp (power, concrete retaining walls, helical piles).
- Would require stairs to be constructed
as well.
- Most expensive option to construct.
- Potential for vandalism leading to
- ngoing repair and improvement costs.
