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

• Marvin Forbragd, 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. View Webex instructions: interactive instructions and printable. To ensure your ability to connect, attempt log in at least five minutes prior to the start of the meeting. Contact Lyndy Logan at lyndy.logan@state.mn.us or 651-284-5912 for more information, if you are unable to connect to the meeting or to be added to the meeting notice email list.

March 16, 2021, 9:30 a.m., Webex meeting instructions

• Join the meeting 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 187 096 8495. The meeting password is kYiG47w6xJm.

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

Green meeting practices

The State of Minnesota is committed to minimizing the environmental impact of this event by following green meeting practices. DLI is minimizing the environmental impact of its events by following green meeting practices. DLI encourages you to use electronic copies of handouts or to print them on 100% post-consumer processed chlorine-free paper, double-sided.

Final decisions issued by the board

• 20-11, Mitshulis

• 20-12, Issa

• 20-09, Our Saviors Lutheran Church

• 20-08, First Lutheran Church of Audubon

• 20-07, Glass Residence

• 20-06, St. James Episcopal Church

• 20-05, Bethany Lutheran Church

• 20-04, Elbow Lake Baptist Church

• 20-03, Kingdom Life Church

• 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.