Site Accessibility Evaluation

Americans with Disabilities Act
Title II (Public Services: State and Local Government)

Soaring Eagles Park

3196 Spotted Tail Dr

Colorado Springs, CO 80916

Accessibility Evaluation

Inspection Date: 11/08/2021

Inspectors: Robert Hernandez

Prepared By

City of Colorado Springs

(719) 385 - 5175

https://coloradosprings.gov/

Report Date: 02/24/2025

FOR RECORD:

FROM: Robert L. Hernandez, Title II ADA/Section 504 – Manager

DATE: 02/24/2025

SUBJECT: Soaring Eagles Park Self-Evaluation

1. On 11/08/2021, Title II ADA / Section 504 Coordinator(s) from the Office of Accessibility performed a Title II - Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Self-Evaluation. This evaluation was performed in accordance with 1991/2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design.

2. Priorities for removing barriers are assigned in accordance with the ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities, promulgated by the ADA National Network. The checklist follows the four priorities listed in the Department of Justice ADA Title III regulations. These priorities are equally applicable to state and local government facilities:

Priority 1 - Accessible approach and entrance
Priority 2 - Access to goods and services
Priority 3 - Access to public toilet rooms
Priority 4 - Access to other items such as water fountains and public telephones

3. Corrective actions to findings were / will be submitted to the City maintenance work request system and will be managed in accordance with the City Transition Plan. Note: Recommended corrections may be modified where appropriate. Corrections are developed in consideration of the “Program Access” provisions of Title II, where applicable.

4. A copy of this report will be maintained by the Office of Accessibility. Updates to the findings included in this report will be available at the following link: https://access6.bluedag.com/access/barriers/GfhHF91nlvMItTaD4rVzj85XBKNZxywJ. Alternatively, this link is available from the Office of Accessibility’s webpage on the City of Colorado Springs website.

City of Colorado Springs Title II ADA/Section 504 – Manager
30 S. Nevada Ave, Suite 301
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
ADACompliance@coloradosprings.gov

Atch 1. City of Colorado Springs, ADA Self-Evaluation Report

Sincerely,

Robert Hernandez

Findings

Accessible Routes

BFID: 192415

The accessible path of travel has cross slopes greater than 2%.

Surface cross slopes shall not exceed one unit vertical in 48 units horizontal (2-percent slope). When the slope in the direction of travel of any walk exceeds 1 unit vertical in 20 units horizontal (5-percent slope), it must be constructed as a ramp.

Citation:

2010 ADAS Section 403.3
The running slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:20. The cross slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:48.

As Built:

This short stretch of route along Spotted Tail Dr. that runs from the far north end of the park to the first turn toward the playground has two pads of concrete with excessive cross slope measuring 3.1% and 3.5%.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace pads of concrete to compliance.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Image that depicts the citation requirements of the code or standard

Additional Finding Photos

BFID: 192416

The T-shaped or circular turning space has excessive slopes.

Surface slopes greater than 1:48 (2.08%) are not permitted.

Citation:

2010 ADAS Section 304.2
Floor or ground surfaces of a turning space shall comply with 302. Changes in level are not permitted.
2010 ADAS Section 304.2 Exception
Slopes not steeper than 1:48 shall be permitted.

As Built:

The first turn to the playground on the far north end of the park along Spotted Tail Dr. has a slope of 3.4%.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace concrete at this turn to compliance.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Additional Finding Photos

BFID: 192417

Citation:

2010 ADAS Section 403.3
The running slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:20. The cross slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:48.

As Built:

On this route along Spotted Tail Dr. that runs from between the first turn to the playground at the northeast end of the park to the second turn toward the playground has three pads of concrete with excessive cross-slope measuring up to 3.4%.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace pads of concrete to compliance.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Additional Finding Photos

BFID: 192418

The T-shaped or circular turning space has excessive slopes.

Surface slopes greater than 1:48 (2.08%) are not permitted.

Citation:

As Built:

This turn, the second from the northeast corner of the park on the route along Spotted Tail Dr. has a slope of 4.3%.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace concrete at this turn to compliance.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Additional Finding Photos

BFID: 192420

Citation:

2010 ADAS Section 403.3
The running slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:20. The cross slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:48.

As Built:

The route that runs from the turn toward the playground south up to the turn toward the ramp on Spotted Tail Dr. has one pad of concrete with excessive cross-slope measuring 2.4%.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace this pad of concrete to compliance.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

BFID: 192421

The T-shaped or circular turning space has excessive slopes.

Surface slopes greater than 1:48 (2.08%) are not permitted.

Citation:

As Built:

This turn at the north side of the triangular convergence of paths just up from the mid-block ramp on Spotted Tail Dr. has a slope of 3.3%.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace concrete at this turn to compliance.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Additional Finding Photos

BFID: 192422

Citation:

2010 ADAS Section 403.3
The running slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:20. The cross slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:48.

As Built:

There is one pad of concrete with high cross slope measuring 2.8% on this short stretch of route at the top of the triangular convergence of paths that leads to the curb ramp, mid-block on Spotted Tail Dr.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace pad of concrete to compliance.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

N/A

BFID: 192423

The T-shaped or circular turning space has excessive slopes.

Surface slopes greater than 1:48 (2.08%) are not permitted.

Citation:

As Built:

The turn on the south end of the triangular convergence of paths just up from the curb ramp, mid-block on Spotted Tail Dr. has a slope of 3.8%.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace concrete at this turn to compliance.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

BFID: 192424

The T-shaped or circular turning space has excessive slopes.

Surface slopes greater than 1:48 (2.08%) are not permitted.

Citation:

As Built:

The turn, located just up from the mid-block Spotted Tail Dr. curb ramp, has a slope of 4.2%.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace concrete at this turn to compliance.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

BFID: 189230

There are multiple issues with this curb ramp including:

No detectable warnings

A gutter pan slope measuring 16.2%.

Citation:

2010 ADAS Section 406
Curb Ramps

As Built:

The curb ramp mid-block on Spotted Tail Dr. that crosses toward Raptor Crest Dr has several issues.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace the curb ramp.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Additional Finding Photos

BFID: 192425

Citation:

2010 ADAS Section 403.3
The running slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:20. The cross slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:48.

As Built:

On the route that runs along Spotted Tail Dr from the south turn at the triangular convergence of paths up from the mid-block curb ramp on Spotted Tail south to the first turn at the triangle paths at Tory Ridge Dr has 12 pads of concrete with high cross-slope measuring up to 3.2%.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace pads of concrete to compliance.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Additional Finding Photos

BFID: 192427

The concrete expansion joint is spaced greater than 1/2 inch.

Openings in floor or ground surfaces shall not allow passage of a sphere more than 1/2 inch diameter. Elongated openings shall be placed so that the long dimension is perpendicular to the dominant direction of travel.

Citation:

2010 ADAS Section 302.3
Openings in floor or ground surfaces shall not allow passage of a sphere more than 1/2 inch (13 mm) diameter except as allowed in 407.4.3, 409.4.3, 410.4, 810.5.3 and 810.10. Elongated openings shall be placed so that the long dimension is perpendicular to the dominant direction of travel.

As Built:

On the route along Spotted Tail Dr, between the mid-block ramp and the corner at Tory Ridge, there are two places between pads where the gap at the expansion joint measures more than 1.25".

Recommendation:

Remove pads, replace expansion joint, and pour new pads to compliance.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Additional Finding Photos

BFID: 192426

The T-shaped or circular turning space has excessive slopes.

Surface slopes greater than 1:48 (2.08%) are not permitted.

Citation:

As Built:

This turn located near the corner of Spotted Tail and Tory Ridge has a slope of 3.2%.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace concrete at this turn to compliance.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Additional Finding Photos

BFID: 192428

Citation:

2010 ADAS Section 403.3
The running slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:20. The cross slope of walking surfaces shall not be steeper than 1:48.

As Built:

This short stretch of route near the curb ramps at Tory Ridge and Spotted Tail has three pads of concrete with high cross slope measuring up to 3.1%.

Recommendation:

Remove and replace concrete to compliance.

Barrier Priority:

High (1): Should be completed immediately. (Includes findings that have little or no cost, were in violation of the codes at the time of construction, or pose an imminent safety threat)

Department:

Parks & Recreation

Site Accessibility Evaluation

Table of Contents

Findings

Accessible Routes

BFID: 192415

BFID: 192416

BFID: 192417

BFID: 192418

BFID: 192420

BFID: 192421

BFID: 192422

BFID: 192423

BFID: 192424

BFID: 189230

BFID: 192425

BFID: 192427

BFID: 192426

BFID: 192428