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FRANK BOYLES, CITY MANAGER '\ L-
RECEIVE REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES FOR
RETROFITTING A HOME WITH HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE
DEVICES
SEPTEMBER 19, 1994
Arch McCord, 17090 Sunrise Avenue SW, will be present at the Council
meeting to request a waiver of a permit fee in the approximate amount of
$200 for the installation of a lift in his home. Earlier this year in April, Arch
and Kathy McCord's son, Adam, was injured in an automobile accident.
As a result of the accident he is confined to a wheelchair. Adam will be
coming home from the hospital in approximately five weeks. The
McCords are making modifications to their home which will make it more
usable for Adam. One of the modifications includes the installation of a
wheelchair lift.
Friends of the McCords will be volunteering their time to build the shaft
necessary for the lift device. The contractor for the McCords has
requested that the City give consideration to waiving the $200 building
permit fee in recognition of the hardship the McCords have already
suffered. Since the City staff is not authorized to waive such fees, the
request has been placed on the September 19 agenda. This request is
particularly unique and does not, in my mind, establish an undesirable
precedent. I believe it would be appropriate for the City Council to grant
positive consideration to this request.
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