La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § V-1501

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section V-1501 - Equal Access for Disabled Individuals

A. Buildings, structures, public facilities, governmental facilities and improved areas built between January 1, 1978 and August 14, 1995 shall be covered by the standards put forward in ANSI 117.1. Such entities built on or after August 14, 1995 and before September 30, 2011 shall be covered by the ADAAG guidelines to the Americans with Disabilities Act in effect on September 1, 1994. Such entities built on or after October 1, 2011 shall be covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act and Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines published July 23, 2004 (ADA-ABA).

B. Multi-family dwelling units of more than 15 dwelling units must have at least 5 percent but no fewer than 1 dwelling unit which meets the regulations specified by the Americans with Disabilities Act and Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines published July 23, 2004 (ADA-ABA) for residential facilities, sections 233 and F233 as applicable.

C. Any dwelling unit in a facility which incorporates four or more dwelling units shall be made accessible in accordance with the HUD Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines published on March 6, 1991, 56 Federal Register 9472, 24 CFR chapter 1, subchapter A, appendix II and III (1991) and the Supplemental Notice to Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines: Questions and Answers about the Guidelines, published on June 28, 1994, and the HUD Fair Housing Act Design Manual.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § V-1501

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety, Office of Fire Protection, LR 4:465 (November 1978), repromulgated LR 6:74 (February 1980), amended by the Office of the State Fire Marshal, LR 7:588 (November 1981), amended by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of the State Fire Marshal, LR 23:1698 (December 1997), LR 32:1906 (October 2006), Amended by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of the State Fire Marshal, LR 43971 (5/1/2017).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1563(F) and R.S. 40:1734(B).