1908 HEWITT AVE 2016-01-01 MF Import

� _. � � � � INTERNATIONAL FILM PARADE ltnf Odks Bcv[415 Et�stsft WA 9d706 (206) 65?31J9 Mr.Tim Tyler June 8, t995 Public Works City of EverUt Dwr Mr.Tyler: Our apologies for the poor qualiry of the copy attached. lt is a fax of a fax from Steve Miller to our landlocd,Roger Wade of'Ihe Moffat Group,on January 30. 71�e original would be in his files.'ihis letter is an appeal of your niling on the ramp for our tirry thea:T and a roquest for variance. First we will give our reasona,then offer en altemative: 'ILe ramp shown on the etK:losed blueprint mee4c the strictest requirement:a 12:1 pitch. 7Le only reason cited for thic very bw incline is to comply with the wishes of wheelchair patrons who may not want an usher to help them up the ramp. 'Ihis admits that the 12:1 rule is not to meet real p6ysical needs. but b obtige private eccentric:ides outside the pwpose of the handKap legislatioa 71ie 12:1 ramp replaces otha viable pmvisions fur wheelchaics in onler to make sure that in case such an individual ezists and sho.._up in our theater,that we will comply,not with his handicap but with his personal inclinadons. 7Ue trouble with the 12:1 ramp is that the space it consumes cuts our seating hy l0%. In tertns of customers tumed away from peak showings,the ramp will cost us 520,000 every yeac Even for a large theater,this kind of financial hemorrhage would t�e hurtful,but for a cinema business with only 200 seats it couW be devastating. We pmpose a seif-hel�device. In exchange for a 20-foot,4:1 ramp which would albw us to gain lrack the 201ost seats,we will install a mororizrA,wall-mounted mw bar made by the Genie company in Redmond. 'Ihis tow bar would be well-labeled at the lx�ttom of the ramp and be used simpiy by puUing it down across the wheelchair artns,gripping it and squcezing the button. '[tie tar moves up th�ramp with the handicapper holding unto i4 stopPing arry time he reteases�ne button. At the top of the ramp the tuw t+ar stups auromatically at the right place,swings back up against the wall when aleased,and the cus- romer moves to the wheeichair space directly opposite. IPs a simple,frxilproof inethod that gives even the most sensitive ego full autonomy.It utilizes the same puDlicly-approveel principle of self-help loading devices presently assisting wheel chair people all over America to tward buses. lfxr canna do business beeause oJthe loss oJincane,nobody in Snohomivh Counry,includinR hnndlaippers, wt(f hati+e rhe benefir oJlnternatie�nal films• 'Ihe price requircd ro favor an aMi-s�xial ec- centric who may not even exist could make a loserout of everytwdy,inc�uding the eccentric. 7liank you for yuur consideration. We hope to hear from you soo�• Sincerely 0 R.P. Silver