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

• David Fenley, 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

There will be no in-person meetings due to the current status of the state of Minnesota operating under the COVID-19 health pandemic. See Minnesota Statute 13D.021 for remote meeting requirements. Meetings will occur by WebEx – see instructions below. Contact Lyndy Logan at lyndy.logan@state.mn.us or 651-284-5912 for more information or to be added to the meeting notice email list.

Aug. 13, 2020, WebEx meeting instructions

• Register here to participate by computer or WebEx app.

• To participate by phone, when it's time for the meeting call 415-655-0003 or 855-282-6330 and enter access code 146 535 2938. The meeting password is PJsQ2jjmU52.

• Attendees are able to chat with the host and panelists and “raise their hand” if connecting through a computer. View additional WebEx instructions.

• Meeting materials: Betheran Lutheran Church application and summary

Final decisions issued by the board

• 19-20, CommonBond Communities - Oak Ridge Manor

• 19-19, CommonBond Communities - Red Rock Manor

• 19-18, CommonBond Communities - Mount Carmel Manor

• 19-17, CommonBond Communities - South Shore Park

• 19-16, CommonBond Communities - East Shore Place

• 19-15, Lutsen Evangelical Lutheran Church

• 19-13, Trinity United Methodist Church

• 19-12, Kingdom Life Church

• 19-10, Churches United for the Homeless

• 19-09, Restoring Lives Church

• 19-08, Hoppe Residence

• 19-06, Warman Church

• 19-05, Proof Alliance

• 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.