Section 233.3.4.2 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for alterations to individual residential dwelling units.
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Alterations to Individual Residential Dwelling Units: ADA Standard Section 233.3.4.2
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4(5)
(5) Exterior deck, patio, or balcony surfaces are no more than 1/2 inch below the floor level of the interior of the dwelling unit, unless they are constructed of impervious material such...
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(c) Thresholds at patio, deck or balcony doors
The final Guidelines provide that exterior deck, patio, or balcony surfaces should be no more than 1/2 inch below the floor level of the interior of the dwelling unit, unless they are constructed...
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31.1 Q. Can a water closet (toilet) be located in an alcove with a wing wall?
A. Yes, as long as the necessary clear floor space shown in Figure 7(a) is provided. This would mean that the wing wall could not extend beyond the front edge of a lavatory located...
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Residential Dwelling Units for Sale: ADA Standard Section 233.3.2
Section 233.3.2 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for residential dwelling units for sale.
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Dwelling Unit
"Dwelling unit" is defined as a single unit of residence for a household of one or more persons....
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Section 2. Covered multifamily dwellings
"Covered multifamily dwellings" or "covered multifamily dwellings subject to the Fair Housing Amendments" means buildings consisting of four or more dwelling units if such buildings have...
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16.1 Q. Will a standard hung 32-inch door provide sufficient clear width to meet the requirements of the Fair Housing Act?
A. No, a 32-inch door would not provide a sufficient clear opening to meet the requirement for usable doors. A notation in the Guidelines for Requirement 3 indicates that a 34-inch...
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(3) Usable bathrooms
., a room with only a toilet and a sink) when the powder room is the only toilet facility on the accessible level of a covered multistory dwelling unit....
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1(1)(a) Separate ground floor unit entrances
(a) Separate ground floor unit entrances. When a ground floor unit of a building has a separate entrance, each such ground floor unit shall be served by an accessible route, except...
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4.1 Q. If an owner adds four or more dwelling units to an existing building, are those units covered by the Fair Housing Act?
A. Yes, provided that the units constitute a new addition to the building and not substantial rehabilitation of existing units.
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29.1 Q. Is it acceptable to design a bathroom with an in-swinging 2'10 door which can be retrofitted to swing out in order to provide the necessary clear floor space in the bathroom?
A. No. The requirements in the Guidelines must be included at the time of construction. Thus, for a bathroom, there must be sufficient maneuvering space and clear floor space so that...
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(4) Doors to public and common use areas
The final Guidelines continued to provide that on accessible routes in public and common use areas, and for primary entry doors to covered units, doors that comply with ANSI 4.13...
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Minimum Clear Opening
Comment. The issue of minimum clear opening for doors was one of the most widely commented-upon design features of the guidelines. The majority of commenters representing the...
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3(1)
(1) On accessible routes in public and common use areas, and for primary entry doors to covered units, doors that comply with ANSI 4.13 would meet this requirement.
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Requirement 4 -- Accessible Route Into and Through the Unit
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Kitchen Work Surfaces
The chart accompanying the Guidelines for Requirement 2 is only applicable to the public and common use areas, not to individual dwelling units....
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1(4) Accessible entrance
(4) Accessible entrance. An entrance that complies with ANSI 4.14 meets section 100.205(a).
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Enforcement Mechanisms
In the proposed guidelines, the Department solicited public comment on effective enforcement mechanisms (55 FR 24383-24384). Specifically, the Department requested comment on the...
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§100.205(c)(3)(ii)
(ii) Light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other environmental controls in accessible locations;
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5.2 Q. If a building design contains a mix of single-story flats on grade and single-story flats located above grade over a public parking area, do the flats over the parking area have to be accessible?
In the example in the above question, because some single-story flats are situated on grade, these flats would be the ground floor dwelling units and would be required to be accessible....
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Requirement 3 -- Usable Doors
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8.1 Q. The Fair Housing Act applies to covered multifamily dwellings built for first occupancy after March 13, 1991. What is acceptable evidence of first occupancy?
The Fair Housing Act regulations provide that covered multifamily dwellings shall be deemed to be designed and constructed for first occupancy on or before March 13, 1991 (and therefore...
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§100.301(b)
(b) Nothing in this part limits the applicability of any reasonable local, State, or Federal restrictions regarding the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling....