The issues addressed in this section concern the types of multifamily dwellings (or portions of such dwellings) designed and constructed for first occupancy after March 13, 1991 that must...
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Section 1: Dwellings Subject to the New Construction Requirements of the Fair Housing Act.
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6.1 Q...do the dwelling units on both the first and second stories have to be made accessible?
Each story becomes a ground floor and the dwelling units on that story must meet the accessibility requirements of the Act....
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26.1 Q. Is a parallel approach required at the shower, as shown in Figure 7(d) of the Guidelines?
A. Yes. For a 36 x 36 shower, as shown in Figure 7(d), a person in a wheelchair would typically add a wall hung seat. Thus the parallel approach as shown in Figure 7(d) is essential...
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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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11B-809.5 Residential dwelling units with communication features
Residential dwelling units required to provide communication features shall comply with Section 11B-809.5....
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11B-809.6 Residential dwelling units with adaptable features
Multi-family residential dwelling units with adaptable features shall comply with Sections 11B-809.7 through 11B-809.12....
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4(6)
(6) At the primary entry door to dwelling units with direct exterior access, outside landing surfaces constructed of impervious materials such as concrete, brick or flagstone, are no more...
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Section 4. Application of the Guidelines
This section states that the design specifications that comprise the final Guidelines apply to all "covered multifamily dwellings" as defined in Section 2 of the Guidelines....
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§100.20 Dwelling
Dwelling means any building, structure or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families, and any vacant land which is...
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1(1)(a) Separate ground floor unit entrances
(a) Separate ground floor unit entrances....
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Requirement 4 -- Accessible Route Into and Through the Unit
[See subsections ...]
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11B-206.5.4 Residential dwelling units
In residential dwelling units required to provide mobility features complying with Sections 11B-809.2 through 11B-809.4, all doors and doorways providing user passage shall comply with Section...
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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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11B-208.3.3 Private garages accessory to residential dwelling units
Private garages accessory to residential dwelling units shall comply with Section 11B-208.3....
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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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11B-206.4.6 Residential dwelling unit primary entrance
In residential dwelling units, at least one primary entrance shall comply with Section 11B-404. The primary entrance to a residential dwelling unit shall not be to a bedroom....
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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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§100.5(c)
(c) Nothing in this part relieves persons participating in a Federal or Federally-assisted program or activity from other requirements applicable to buildings and dwellings....
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First Occupancy
The Act states that covered multifamily dwellings subject to the Act's accessibility requirements are those that are "for first occupancy" after March 13, 1991....
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Fair Housing Act
The Fair Housing Act protects people from discrimination when they are renting, buying, or securing financing for any housing. The prohibitions specifically cover discrimination...
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11B-809.5.2 Residential dwelling unit smoke detection system and carbon monoxide detection system
11B-809.5.2 Residential dwelling unit smoke detection system and carbon monoxide detection system. ...
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Guidelines for Requirement 3
dwelling units; and (2) doors within individual dwelling units...
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11B-233.3.4.3 Alterations to residential dwelling units with adaptable features
The building standards for residential dwelling units with adaptable features do not apply to the alteration, repair, rehabilitation or maintenance of residential dwelling units constructed...
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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...