2009 Louisiana Laws TITLE 40 Public health and safety :: RS 40:1734 Accessibility features required of new public facilities or governmental facilities; dwelling units
§1734. Accessibility features required of new public facilities or governmental facilities; dwelling units
A. Any new or altered public facility or governmental facility shall be made accessible pursuant to ADAAG standards subject only to the limitations or exceptions provided for therein. However, any altered public facility or governmental facility shall not be made to comply with Section 4.1.6(2) of the ADAAG standards relative to path of travel.
B. Any dwelling unit in a facility which incorporates four or more dwelling units shall be made accessible in accordance with rules promulgated by the fire marshal pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act. Such rules shall, at a minimum, provide that at least five percent of the dwelling units in complexes containing more than fifteen units shall be fully accessible to a disabled potential resident.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 625, §1. Acts 1990, No. 459, §1; Acts 1995, No. 880, §1; Acts 2008, No. 218, §1.
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