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Community Support Site Facility Assessment Workbook
Assess one proposed service through authority, approach, access, utilities, operations, capacity and closure.
Use with local officials, the insurer, disability-led reviewers and the proposed operating partner.
Assessment record
1. Name the exact proposed use
Institution and address
Assessment date
Proposed service
Rooms and exterior areas
Operating hours
Proposed capacity
Institutional authority
Operating partner
Review team
2. Record who walked the complete service path
| Reviewer | Organization or role | Area reviewed | Follow-up authority |
|---|---|---|---|
Approach and entry
3. Walk from the public route to check-in
| Element | Observed condition | Correction | Owner | Required before opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road and responder access | ||||
| Transit, drop-off and parking | ||||
| Accessible exterior route | ||||
| Lighting and wayfinding | ||||
| Entrance and door operation | ||||
| Queue and weather protection |
Life safety and utilities
4. Verify the systems the service depends on
| System | Normal status | Disruption status | Qualified reviewer | Stop condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy and exits: two ways out of the room, doors that open from inside without a key | ||||
| Alarm, lighting and fire protection | ||||
| Electrical service and critical loads | ||||
| Portable generator spot: outside only, never in the building or a garage, at least 20 feet from every door, window and air intake, exhaust facing away | ||||
| Carbon monoxide alarms with battery power or battery backup. If an alarm sounds, treat it as suspected carbon monoxide poisoning: everyone outside to fresh air, then call 911 | ||||
| Safe water and toilets | ||||
| Sewage, cleaning and waste | ||||
| Heating, cooling and ventilation | ||||
| Phone, internet and public address |
Service area
5. Lay out the operation
Check-in and queue
Primary service zone
Accessible seating and communication
Private conversation area
Supplies, loading and waste
Staff, breaks and restricted areas
Capacity
6. Set limits the team can manage
Fire or code limit
Operational capacity
Reduced capacity
Closing threshold
Minimum staffing
Supply or utility limit
How people entering and leaving will be counted
Restricted areas and restoration
7. Protect the rest of the institution
- Sacred spaces and objects
- Childcare and youth areas
- Offices and private records
- Residences
- Cash, keys and valuables
- Mechanical and electrical rooms
- Food storage and kitchens
- Areas reserved for normal operations
Cleaning, damage, inventory and return-to-use plan
Corrections
8. Close every condition before opening
| Finding | Correction | Owner | Due | Verified by and date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Verdict
9. Approve the service at the right level
- Ready for limited use
- Ready with corrections
- Partner-operated only
- Not suitable
Approved service, rooms, hours and capacity
Opening, reduction, closure and transfer conditions
Institutional approval
Date
Operating partner
Next review
Do not generalize the verdict.
Approval applies only to the named service, rooms, conditions, capacity and operating arrangement.