Assignment task: Georgia Smith owns a small variety store in central Wisconsin. It provides groceries, convenience items, and a limited selection of cards and gifts. Georgia owns just the one store, and this is not a chain. The majority of her customers are central Wisconsin locals, but because the store is located on a main street, she does serve the occasional traveler from outside the area. Ms. Smith's store does not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (a federal statute) because the doors leading into and out of the premises are not wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair. Nor does the store have an access ramp--only four steps leading into the main entrance and a back entrance, which leads to a basement storage area. It would cost Ms. Smith in excess of $50,000 to widen the entry door and add a ramp. The store complies with all state and local regulations, however, it does not, as indicated, comply with the ADA. Ms. Smith does not believe the ADA applies to her establishment because it is just a little local store.
Does the Commerce Clause from Article I give the federal government the authority to require Ms. Smith's store to comply with the ADA, add a ramp and widen the doors, or be otherwise subject to fines and/or jail for failure to comply? Why or why not?
Could any other branch of the federal government (Executive or Judicial) use any of their powers to attempt to regulate the store?