Access Review Board

If you want to install a stairway chairlift in lieu of other accessibility requirements under the Minnesota State Building Code, you may apply for a code waiver from the Access Review Board.

• Application for Waiver to the Access Review Board

• Waiver requirements under Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.471.

Access Review Board members

• Karen Gridley, board chairperson, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

• Margot Imdieke Cross, Minnesota Council on Disability

• William Reinke, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, chief elevator inspector

• Audel Shokohzadeh, Minnesota Department of Human Rights

• John Swanson, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, State Fire Marshal's Office

Meetings

Meetings are open to the public and conducted at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, 443 Lafayette Rd. N., St. Paul, MN 55122.

Final decisions issued by the board

• 19-04, Browerville Veteran's Club

• 19-03, La Crescent Veterinary Clinic

• 19-02, Alpine Condominiums

• 19-01, Birchwood Senior Living

Questions?

For help with questions about Minnesota Accessibility Code requirements or the waiver process, contact Karen Gridley, Access Review Board chairperson, at karen.gridley@state.mn.us or 651-284-5877.