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198B.260 Administrative regulations to make buildings accessible to and usable by persons with a disability -- Compliance required.

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Page 1 of 1 198B.260 Administrative regulations to make buildings accessible to and usable by persons with a disability -- Compliance required. (1) The Board of Housing, Buildings and Construction shall promulgate administrative regulations, pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A, applicable to all new and altered <br>buildings which shall establish requirements for making all buildings accessible to <br>and usable by persons with a disability. Such regulations shall require, as a <br>minimum, that all buildings, with the exception of one (1) and two (2) family <br>dwellings, multifamily projects consisting of twenty-four (24) living units or less, <br>church buildings, and historical structures whose historic significance would be <br>threatened or destroyed, be accessible to persons with a disability. If multifamily <br>projects are not exempt hereunder, only one (1) out of every twenty-five (25) units <br>must be accessible to persons with a disability. The administrative regulations shall <br>be incorporated into the Kentucky Building Code. (2) The administrative regulations promulgated by the board shall be consistent with the Federal 1991 Americans with Disabilities Act and the American Disabilities Act <br>Guidelines. (3) No building permit or other official authorization for construction of any building shall be valid unless the plans and specifications are in compliance with the <br>accessibility requirements as stated in the Kentucky Building Code. Effective: July 15, 1994. <br>History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 405, sec. 51, effective July 15, 1994; and ch. 416, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 280, sec. 1, effective <br>July 15, 1982. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 361, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1980. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/94). This section was amended by 1994 Ky. Acts chs. 405 and 416 which are in conflict. Under KRS 446.250, Acts ch. 416, <br>which was last enacted by the General Assembly, prevails.