25 §2702-A. 1981 standards of construction - Maine Statutes

Title 25: INTERNAL SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

Part 7: PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Chapter 331: CONSTRUCTION FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED

§2702-A. 1981 standards of construction

1. Amendments to standards. Prior and subsequent to adopting any amendments to the standards, the director shall consult with physically handicapped people and their representatives and with persons regulated by this law and their representatives, to obtain their advice on the advisability, form and effect of any amendments to the standards.

[ 1987, c. 357, §3 (RPR) .]

2. Application. All construction, remodeling and enlarging begun after January 1, 1988, of buildings subject to this chapter shall comply with the standards of construction.

[ 1987, c. 357, §4 (AMD) .]

3. Construction of new public housing. Notwithstanding subsection 2, all newly constructed public housing containing 20 or more units for which construction begins after October 1, 1988, shall meet the following standards.

A. No less than 10% of the ground level units may be accessible to and useable by physically handicapped persons. [1987, c. 730, §3 (NEW).]

B. A minimum of 10% of the upper story units connected by an elevator, as provided in section 2702, subsection 6, shall be accessible to and useable by handicapped persons. [1987, c. 730, §3 (NEW).]

[ 1987, c. 730, §3 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1981, c. 334, §6 (NEW). 1981, c. 698, §113 (AMD). 1987, c. 357, §§3,4 (AMD). 1987, c. 730, §3 (AMD).