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December 15, 2014 Bowers Museum, SSA Project #14048 <br />SALLY SWANSON <br />AFCMTPtiS. iw <br />This limited investigational review is prepared under the guideline provisions for disabled access <br />compliance as identified by the State of California Senate Bill 1608 for the project as follows: <br />BOWERS MUSEUM <br />2002 North Main Street Santa Ana, California <br />The report has been prepared for the stated City Attorney's Office of the City of Santa Ana. <br />This report is intended to be investigational and informational in nature and concerns access by the <br />disabled community to an existing public museum. The scope of the project has been limited, to <br />address the exterior and interior (public spaces only) state and federal disabled access requirements. <br />The property is located within the incorporated boundaries of the Santa Ana, California. The overall <br />site comprises several land parcels that are improved with buildings, surface -level paved parking <br />spaces, walkways, landscaping and other appurtenant improvements. A "remote" parking lot <br />(located across and to the south side of 20th Street) that is used by patrons of the facility was also <br />reviewed. <br />The site is large and relatively rectangular in shape. The museum itself, is bounded on the east by Main <br />Street, on the south by 20th Street, along the west with a mix of residential and commercial properties, <br />and to the north with commercial properties. Main Street is a 4 -lane arterial street that is provided with <br />full public improvements (i.e. curb, gutter and sidewalk). A site view is provided below: <br />Go le oortil icua <br />�c� —c <br />The site slopes very gently and at an angle of approximately less than five (5 %) percent overall. It is <br />developed with multiple buildings that are interconnected and used as part of the museum. The site <br />also is improved with surface -level parking area located to the north of the facility and with a detached <br />surface -level parking area located to the south of 201h Street. <br />December 15, 2014 SSA Project #14048 Page 6 of 28 <br />