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MAURA HEALEY
GOVERNOR
KIM DRISCOLL
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
YVONNE HAO
SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE OFFICE
OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Division of Occupational Licensure
Office of Public Safety and Inspections
Architectural Access Board
1000 Washington Street, Suite 710
Boston, Massachusetts 02118
LAYLA R. D’EMILIA
UNDERSECRETARY, CONSUMER
AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS
REGULATION
SARAH R. WILKINSON
COMMISSIONER, DIVISION OF
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE
Paul Graves
Barnstable DPW
RE: Barnstable Boat Ramp (A23-009)
September 18, 2023
Dear Paul Graves,
In Response to your August 23, 2023 request for an Advisory Opinion, the Architectural
Access Board took up the question of parking and pedestrian access for Scudder’s Lane Boat
Ramp aka Scudder’s Landing in Barnstable, Massachusetts. At its regularly scheduled
September 11, 2023 meeting, after reviewing your submission as well as all relevant code
sections, the Board voted to:
FIND that 521 CMR does not have jurisdiction over the parking lot in question as the lot has
less than 15 spaces, and
FIND that as the proposed spending exceeds 30% of the assessed value of the property, 521 CMR 3.3.2
requires the site fully comply with all relevant provisions of 521 CMR, and as in addition to its proposed
vehicular use the boat ramp is also serves as a pedestrian route with a prepared surface it meets the
definition of a walkway in 521 CMR 5 and thus must comply with 521 CMR 22.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me.
Sincerely,
William Joyce
Executive Director
CC Local Disability Commission
Local Building Department
Independent Living Center