Pathway/Stairs/Pathway Lights

​On 6/15/2013, the Board approved proceeding with projects to replace pathways (including steps/stairs within pathways and stairs between parking lots and pathways) and pathway lighting, with a total cost not-to-exceed $800,000.  Installation of new handrails is also included.  Stairs attached to front decks are notincluded.  

• Pathway and Stair Replacement — COMPLETE

The pathway and stair replacement project is complete. (Note: this project did not include replacement of stairs attached to front decks.)  Consistent with the Indian Hills Master Plan, the new pathways and stairs are concrete pavers. The pavers are laid over concrete rather than the standard gravel and sand base due to our sloping terrain.  The edge pavers are "glued" to the concrete, while those on the inside are set over a layer of sand.  
Why does the new pathway and stair design include additional steps connecting horizontal surfaces?  Placer County required that we construct the new pathways and stairs in compliance with current California Building and Residential Codes. These current building codes no longer allow the sloping pathways that were installed when Indian Hills was built and to which we had become accustomed.  
Is our HOA required to provide for ADA access?  Our condominium complex does not have the characteristics that trigger ADA requirements.  This determination was made prior to embarking on the pathway/stair replacement project.  The cost to provide ADA access to all of the units in our complex would have been extremely high due to our terrain.

• Pathway Lights— COMPLETE

The installation of the pathway lights was completed in December after the repainted posts were inspected and approved.  The new lights provide considerably better illumination of the paths and stairs compared to the previous lights, and coordinate well with the building and pathway colors.  Grout will be added between the base of the light posts and the top of the concrete footings this Spring.