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ALTERATIONS FOR ACCESSIBLITY POLICY<\/p>\n
ADOPTED JANUARY 20, 2026, RESOLUTION 03-26-03<\/p>\n
A Third Mutual resident with a documented ambulatory disability may request<\/p>\n
permission to modify the common area to facilitate access to the manor being occupied<\/p>\n
by the resident. Such modification shall be considered an Accessibility Alteration (AA).<\/p>\n
In the event that the resident is not the owner of the manor, the resident will need to<\/p>\n
have the owner consent to the proposed AA and execute the License Agreement<\/p>\n
described below.<\/p>\n
To expedite review of such modification requests, Third Mutual utilizes the Manor<\/p>\n
Alterations Division (MA) to perform the initial review of the resident’s application. The<\/p>\n
MA will make recommendations to the Third Architectural Control and Standards<\/p>\n
Committee (ACSC). The ACSC then decides whether or not to recommend the request<\/p>\n
to the Third Mutual Board. The Third Mutual Board shall approve or disapprove the<\/p>\n
resident’s request.<\/p>\n
Third Mutual has adopted the following standards in connection with the review and<\/p>\n
approval of a request for an AA.<\/p>\n
Section A. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES<\/p>\n
1<\/p>\n
MA shall process all requests to install an AA on common area in compliance<\/p>\n
with current rules, regulations, policies and standards.<\/p>\n
The request for an AA may be made by the disabled resident or a family member<\/p>\n
or an authorized representative of the resident.<\/p>\n
The request for an AA may be made at any time during a member’s membership<\/p>\n
in the Third Mutual or, if the resident making the request is not also the owner of<\/p>\n
the Manor, during the resident’s residency in the Manor.<\/p>\n
Third Mutual and MA shall keep confidential all information concerning a<\/p>\n
resident’s application for an AA (e.g., information related to the resident’s<\/p>\n
disability or application) unless or to the extent the disclosure is:
\n(a)<\/p>\n
Required to make or assess the decision to grant or deny the request for<\/p>\n
modification;<\/p>\n
(b)<\/p>\n
Required to administer or implement the requested modification;<\/p>\n
(\u00a9)<\/p>\n
Required because the resident applicant is not the owner of the manor,<\/p>\n
and the owner of the manor must execute the License Agreement;<\/p>\n
(d)<\/p>\n
Authorized by the manor resident with the disability in writing; or<\/p>\n
(e)<\/p>\n
Otherwise required by law.<\/p>\n
Upon request, Third Mutual and MA shall provide the requesting manor resident<\/p>\n
with any needed assistance in completing any forms or following any procedures.<\/p>\n
The MA, ACSC and Third Mutual shall endeavor to process the request for an<\/p>\n
AA as promptly as reasonably possible and in consideration of California Civil<\/p>\n
Code Section 4600 (b)(3)(f), Civil Code Section 4760 and other relevant state<\/p>\n
and federal laws.<\/p>\n
Section B. RESPONSIBILITY OF REQUESTOR<\/p>\n
1<\/p>\n
The application for an AA submitted to the MA shall include the following material:<\/p>\n
(a)<\/p>\n
Information sufficient to document the accessibility need of the manor<\/p>\n
resident and the physical need for an AA in common area must be<\/p>\n
provided. If the physical impairment and the need for an AA is not obvious,<\/p>\n
this information may necessitate the acknowledgment of the physical<\/p>\n
impairment by a licensed medical professional treating the resident.<\/p>\n
impairment. This information is private. It is provided to assist in the AA<\/p>\n
process only and is not for public use.<\/p>\n
(b)<\/p>\n
The submittal must include accurate site-specific conceptual drawings, or<\/p>\n
plans, of the proposed alteration and meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n
(i)<\/p>\n
The plans must represent a true replication of both the existing floor<\/p>\n
plan and proposed floor plan modifications, inclusive of specific<\/p>\n
dimensional details of each.<\/p>\n
(ii)<\/p>\n
The plans must identify the precise location of the proposed<\/p>\n
alteration and any related alterations\/installations. For example,<\/p>\n
showing landscape or utility equipment that affect the installation<\/p>\n
area.<\/p>\n
(iii)<\/p>\n
The plans must provide specific details of how the proposed<\/p>\n
alteration would be constructed. For example, materials, colors,<\/p>\n
dimensions, anchoring and attachment details.
\n(iv)<\/p>\n
Where a request is for an alteration that is visible from the outside<\/p>\n
of a manor (handrail or stairlift etc.), an exterior elevation must be<\/p>\n
submitted, inclusive of the alteration\u2019s proposed heights and widths<\/p>\n
in relation to the surrounding area.<\/p>\n
v)<\/p>\n
All plans must be site specific and original. Plans submitted for<\/p>\n
another manor for a similar requested alteration would not be<\/p>\n
considered.<\/p>\n
(vi)<\/p>\n
If a proposed AA will differ slightly from a standard plan, the<\/p>\n
requestor shall provide written documentation with a new manor<\/p>\n
plan indicating how the proposed alteration would vary from the<\/p>\n
standard plan. Do not change or alter standard plans.<\/p>\n
(\u00a9)<\/p>\n
Upon plan review, affected manors (as determined by MA) will be required<\/p>\n
to have the notification in writing of the proposed AA. Objections from<\/p>\n
affected manors must be received within 10 days of the notification to be<\/p>\n
considered as part of the approval process.<\/p>\n
2<\/p>\n
In the event of approval of the member\/applicant\u2019s request, the additional<\/p>\n
Conditions of Approval listed in Section C. Conditions of Approval shall<\/p>\n
apply.<\/p>\n
Section C. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL<\/p>\n
All accessibility requests will be processed as a variance.<\/p>\n
Third Mutual will require the requesting resident to review and sign a Revocable<\/p>\n
License and Indemnity Agreement (\u201cLicense Agreement\u201d), which includes,<\/p>\n
without limitation, the following:<\/p>\n
(a)<\/p>\n
The resident, at the resident’s expense is responsible for any and all<\/p>\n
costs associated with the AA modification request.<\/p>\n
(b)<\/p>\n
The resident, at the resident’s expense is responsible for all ongoing<\/p>\n
maintenance of AA unless other policies or standards specify otherwise,<\/p>\n
for removing the AA when the resident no longer needs the AA or no<\/p>\n
longer occupies the manor and for restoring the common area to its pre-<\/p>\n
AA condition.<\/p>\n
(\u00a9)<\/p>\n
The resident must provide and maintain General Liability insurance for the<\/p>\n
AA indemnifying and naming the mutual as additional insured at member’s<\/p>\n
expense.<\/p>\n
(d)<\/p>\n
If the resident is not the owner of the manor, the owner of the manor will<\/p>\n
also need to review and sign the License Agreement and be responsible<\/p>\n
for the resident’s failure to comply with the terms of the License<\/p>\n
Agreement.
\nThe MA office must be informed in writing of any deviations from an approved AA<\/p>\n
that is being performed, prior to making any field changes. Any deviations from<\/p>\n
an approved plan must be approved by the MA before it is made on the manor or<\/p>\n
to the common area. Deviations from approved plans may be subject to denial or<\/p>\n
require additional approval by the Third Mutual Board via the variance process.<\/p>\n
Any requested modifications to the common area because of a disability shall be<\/p>\n
designed and installed consistent with the intent of the otherwise applicable<\/p>\n
provisions of the Mutual’s governing documents pertaining to safety or<\/p>\n
aesthetics.<\/p>\n
Modifications to the common area external to the dwelling shall not prevent<\/p>\n
reasonable passage by other residents.<\/p>\n
Any change in the exterior appearance of a separate interest or common area<\/p>\n
shall be in accordance with the governing documents of Third Mutual and<\/p>\n
applicable provisions of state and federal law, agency regulations and<\/p>\n
interpretations, and judicial and administrative decisions.<\/p>\n
Third Mutual requires that the modification to the common area be made in a<\/p>\n
workmanlike manner by an appropriately licensed contractor, but shall not<\/p>\n
require that the modification be performed by a specific contractor.<\/p>\n
Third Mutual requires that the resident applicant obtain a city permit to make the<\/p>\n
modification when applicable.<\/p>\n
Others use of the resident’s modifications shall be governed by the following:<\/p>\n
Ramps on common areas which the Mutual maintains are allowed to be used by<\/p>\n
other residents. Elevators providing access to more than one manor remain<\/p>\n
subject to their conditions of approval. Stairlifts on exterior common areas remain<\/p>\n
the exclusive use of the requesting resident. Independent of the Mutual, the<\/p>\n
requesting resident\u2014 at their sole discretion – can allow use by others.<\/p>\n
10<\/p>\n
The planned location and installation of an AA shall be reviewed as needed by<\/p>\n
the Landscape Division. They will provide recommendations for the installation,<\/p>\n
e.g., mow strip between alteration and landscape to avoid unmaintained areas.<\/p>\n
11<\/p>\n
The design and installation of an AA shall meet the current Federal Fair Housing<\/p>\n
Act Design and construction requirements, and current California Building Code<\/p>\n
\u2014 Housing Accessibility guidelines and\/or current Standards for Accessible<\/p>\n
Design, whichever is more stringent.<\/p>\n
12<\/p>\n
Where possible, alterations shall be painted a color consistent with the<\/p>\n
building\/unit.<\/p>\n
13<\/p>\n
AA exterior modifications shall be removed and the common area restored<\/p>\n
to original condition at the resident’s expense, when the manor is no longer<\/p>\n
occupied by a resident requiring those modifications or the use of the<\/p>\n
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\nmodifications has been abandoned by the same.<\/p>\n
14<\/p>\n
Should a subsequent buyer or resident of the manor also make a request for an<\/p>\n
AA because of a disability and execute new required governing<\/p>\n
documents\/License Agreements as part of the purchase\/rental process, the new<\/p>\n
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