CHARLES D. BAKER
GOVERNOR
Co
mmonwealth of Massachusetts
Division of Professional Licensure
Office of Public Safety and Inspections
Architectural Access Board
1000 Washington St., Suite 710 • Boston • MA • 02118
V: 617-727-0660 • www.mass.gov/aab • Fax: 617-979-5459
UNDERSECRETARY OF
CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND
BUSINESS REGULATION
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
COMMISSIONER, DIVISION OF
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE
SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AMENDED APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE Docket:_____________
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Answer all questions on this application to the best of your ability.
2) Attach whatever documents you feel are necessary to meet the standard of
impracticability laid out in 521 CMR 4.1. You must show that either:
a. Compliance is technologically infeasible, or
b. Compliance would result in an excessive and unreasonable cost without any
substantial benefit for persons with disabilities.
3) Please ensure that attached documents are no larger than 11” x 17”.
4) Sign the Application.
5) Burn copies of the application and all attached documents onto a Compact Disc (CD
or DVD only, no flash drives will be accepted).
6) Provide full copies of the application and all attached documentation, on both Paper
and CD/DVD to the:
a. Local Building Department,
b. Local Commission on Disability (if applicable in the town where the project
is located) (A list of all active Disability Commissions can be found at:
https://www.mass.gov/commissions-on-disability), and
c. The Independent Living Center (ILC) for your area.
(Your ILC can be found at: http://www.masilc.org/findacenter.)
7) Provide to the Board:
a. A completed copy of the application and all attached documents,
b. A copy of the CD/DVD,
c. The completed, signed, and notarized Service Notice (included as Page 4 of
this application).
8) The deadline for submission of amendments is at least 3 business days prior to the
date of a particular meeting of the Board. (The annual calendar of meetings can be
found on http://www.mass.gov/aab.)
In accordance with M.G.L., c.22, § 13A, I hereby apply for modification of or substitution for the
rules and regulations of the Architectural Access Board as they apply to the building/facility
described below on the grounds that literal compliance with the Board's regulations is
impracticable in my case.
1. State the name and address of the building/facility:
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