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Home My WebLink About~Master - Regulating Buildings to Better Accommodate Physically Handicapped and Elderly ti I� ORDINANCE NO. L�? D 4i f AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF l BUIIipINGS SO AS TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND � ELDERLY CITI.ZENS.. } BE. IT ORDAINED. BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA; (` Section 1. p'urpos'e 'and` `Scope. The purpose of this ordinance is to increase the access- i,bility of public places to physically handicapped and elderly persons. It shall be applicable to buildings on which construction is begun after, the effective date hereinafter provided and when, after the effective date hereof, additions , alterations or repair } within any twelve (12) month period exceed fifty percent (5.0%) of the value of an existing building or structure and entail the re I� moval of interior walls or ceilings thereof, such building shall f f� be made to conform to the reciuirements of this ordinance. Section 2. Toilet Room Facilities. 1 j In all toilet rooms or bathrooms , except those intended to I}' serve only one dwelling unit or hotel or motel room, the doors to such rooms shall be at least thirty inches 'CU.") . in width, .and there shall be; !� (1) Where water closet compartments are provided, at least one such compartment shall have a width of thirty- six inches (3.611 ) or more, and it shall be accessible by i {! a clear Space unobstructed by door swing, grab bars or similar items of not less than thirty-two inches (3.2" ) in front of the toilet stool. Grab bars shall be con-veniently provided on one or more sides and the. back of ji each such compartment or room. I, (2) Where mirrors are provided, one mirror shall be installed within forty inches (4.0" ) of the floor. �t 1� (3.) Where towel and disposal fixtures are provided, one I� shall be installed within forty inches (.4.0.") of the floor. I !i + t) (4.) Where lavatories are installed., at least one lavatory shall be constructed within thirty-five inches (35") of �i the 'floor And shall have a clear space underneath; provided, however, that all apartments, hotels and motels of ten (1.0) units. or more shall construct at least ten percent (1.0%) of `I said units in compliance With the above. recluirements. (� Section 3. 'Drinking Fountaja n•s. ' Where drinking fountains are provided, at least one shall have a drinking spout within thirty-three inches (33") . of the ,i floor and shall have up-front hand operated controls. Where suchl ffountain is recessed, the recess and extended access thereto shall f be not less than thirty-two. inches (3.211 ) in width. Section 4. Public Telephones. Where public telephones are provided, at least one shall j be installed so that the headset, dial, and coin receiver are �fwithin forty inches (40" ) of the floor. Unobstructed access with in twelve inches (1.2" ) of the telephone shall be provided. Such access shall not be less than thirty-two inches (3.2" ) in width and depth. E i i �1 �I I 11� t� i l Section 5. Change in Floor Level at 'Doors. �) T In all buildings , except those intended and used solely as fj residences for ten CIO). families or less , ,there shall be a floor or landing on each side of all, interior doorways, and such floor �Ior landing shall be provided for at least one exterior entryway. j said floor or landing level Shall ;not be more than one inch (1 ) f t{� lower than the threshold of the doorway. Where a door opens over 4� a landing at the. head or foot of the stairway, the landing shall �j have a length of not less than five feet -05.1 ).. In all apartments '( hotels and motels of ten (1.0) units or more, at least ten percent (.10%) of the units will have doorways with a threshold of not mor i than one inch (1" ) above floor or grade level. Section 6. Corridors and Exterior Exit Balconies. Where more than one exit is recluired, such exits shall be �j located and arranged to permit travel in opposite directions froml �1 any point in the corridor to a separate exit, except for a dead- it end corridor. Where a corridor or exterior exit balcony is acc- essible to an elevator, changes in elevation of the floor shall be made by means of a ramp. Section 7. S+ecial Access 'Features. The following chart sets out special features that shall b (� included in all construction or reconstruction for the purposes indicated Ramp and/or Elevator Aircraft Hangars (No repair) Yes fA,uctiQn Rooms Yes ij Assembly areas , Concentrated Use t (without fixed seats) Yea 2 , 3 Auditoriums {� Bowling Alleys (assembly areas) Churches and Chapels t, Dance Floors Lodge Rooms Reviewing Stands Stadiums � Assembly Areas , Less-concentrated Use Yes 2 1 Conference Rooms Dining Rooms 'r Drinking Establishments Gi Exhibit Rooms i Gymnasiums Lounges i! Skating Rinks Stages Children`s Homes and Homes for the Aged Yes 4 Classrooms Yes Dormitories Yes 4 -Provided ten percent of the units ar$ fI accessible by ramps or elevators. �► Dwellings No. �1 Garages Parking Yes 5 Il Hospitals and Sanitariums , Nursing Homes Yes 11 Hotels and apartments Yes In Hotels and in Apartments more than 1 three (3) stories it Kitchen-Commercial No 1( Library Reading Room Yes 2 i! Locker Rooms Yes Mechanical Equipment Room No fR i ,r -3- (j Nurseries for Children (Day-care) Xes {{ q f f aces Xes 4 -In office build- ings of more than three kf{ (3) stories School Shops and Vocational Rooms Xes { Stores ; I f public invited Basement Ground Floor Yes Upper Floors If public invited i Warehouses Yes. 4 { !i All others Yes 4 ' -- --------- - -- --------- _---------- 2 Access to areas on balconies or mezzanines � ( � �, y 1 I may be by stairs only. i (3) Reviewing stands, grandstands and bleachers need not C comply. ` { (4) Access to floors other than that closest to grade may be by stairs only. {� (5) Access to floors other than that closest to grade and �{ to garages used in connection with apartment houses may be by stairs only. Section 8. Ramps• f This section shall apply to every ramp which serves as an i` exit. { (a) The width of ramps shall be -.same as is required for stairways. {� (b) damps required by Section 7 shall not exceed a slope {� of one Vertical to ten horizontal. The slope of oth ramps shall not exceed one vertical to eight horiz ontal. {I {�I (c) ,A, ramp having a slope greater than one vertical to {{ fifteen; horizontal shall have a landing at the top , and at the bottom and at least one intermediate landing at each five feet of rise. The top landing and intermediate landing shall beat least five feet i he landingat the bottom of the ramp sh 7ll n length. T i� i. I be not less than six feet in length. The landing raA i{ shall not be reduced to less than forty-two inches �i (.4.2.11 ) by the swing of such door, and the door shall �i not reduce the required landing width by more than three and one-half inches when the door as fully 1 i; open. I� (a) A ramp having a slope exceeding one vertical to fifteen horizontal shall have handrails as required for stair ' ways , except that intermediate handrails need not be i` provided. Such handrails shall extend at least one foot beyond either end of the ramp. { (e) . The surface of a ramp shall be roughened or shall be 1 finished with non-slip materials. Section 9. when Effective.. I{ This ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, 1{ �i If i'{ �* r I -4 i approval, and publication as provided by law. , it passed by. the City Caur�cil the day of , 1973 , and app�oyed th is day o E'er , 1973. i f , 4 MA�iX AUIa.� CITX CL RK 9TUA,RT N. SMITH, MAYOR { !? 1st reading - 2-27-73 Koerber-Nelson iiAyes : Calhoun, Maxwell, Huston, Nelson, Pounds, Koerber . 1{ Nays : None. i{ 2nd reading - 4-17-73 Koerber-Pounds � Ayes : Maxwell, Huston, Pounds, Koerber, Calhoun. {i Nays: None . Absent: Nelson ` 3rd reading - 4-24-73 Maxwell-Huston Ayes : Nelson, Pounds, Koerber, Maxwell, Huston. Nays : None . Absent: Calhoun. li 1i 1� 1 , f I � I {{ 1 �f Ij +� 4 l � f i 1 �