25 §2701. Definitions - Maine Statutes

Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Part 7: PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Chapter 331: CONSTRUCTION FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED

§2701. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following words shall have the following meanings. [1977, c. 80, §2 (RPR).]

1. Administrative authority. "Administrative authority" means the state, county or municipal official responsible for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

[ 1977, c. 80, §2 (RPR) .]

2. Building. "Building" means:

A. A structure to which the public customarily has access and utilizes, and which is constructed, in whole or in part, with funds of the State or its political subdivisions; or [1977, c. 80, §2 (NEW).]

B. A structure or facility specifically intended:

(1) As a place where 5 persons or more will be employed; or

(2) As public housing, and which is constructed, in whole or in part, with either state or federal funds. [1977, c. 80, §2 (NEW).]

[ 1977, c. 80, §2 (RPR) .]

3. Physical disability. "Physical disability" means an impairment which confines an individual to a wheelchair; causes an individual to walk with difficulty; affects the sight or hearing to the extent that an individual functioning in public areas is insecure or exposed to danger; cause faulty coordination; or reduces mobility, flexibility, coordination and perceptiveness to the extent that special facilities are needed to provide for the safety of that individual.

[ 1979, c. 248, §3 (AMD) .]

4. Public housing. "Public housing" means a building included under subsection 2 which includes a minimum of 10 family units.

[ 1977, c. 80, §2 (NEW) .]

5. Standards of construction. "Standards of construction" means the most recent standards set forth by the American National Standards Institute in the publication "Specifications for Making Buildings and Facilities Accessible to and Usable by the Physically Handicapped," except as otherwise exempted or provided by the National Fire Protection Association's Life Safety Code 101 or as amended by rule of the Director of Public Improvements.

[ 1987, c. 357, §1 (RPR) .]

6. 1981 standards of construction.

[ 1987, c. 357, §2 (RP) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1967, c. 367, (NEW). 1975, c. 93, §1 (AMD). 1977, c. 80, §2 (RPR). 1979, c. 248, §3 (AMD). 1981, c. 334, §4 (AMD). 1987, c. 357, §§1,2 (AMD).