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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORSs.._.
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FROM: Cotta
INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE g( s
County
DATE: November 13 , 1989
SUBJECT: REPORT ON APPLYING THE PROVISIONS OF THE
STATE BUILDING CODE TO CONDOMINIUM BUILDINGS
AS IT APPLIES TO HANDICAPPED ACCESS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECO14MENDATIONS
1. Remove this item as a referral to our Committee and take no
further action on this item.
BACKGROUND-
On September 19, 1989 the Board of Supervisors referred to our
Committee the question of whether the County should make
provisions of the State Building Code applicable to condominium
buildings as it applies to requirements for handicapped access.
On November 13 , 1989 our Committee met with the Director of
Building Inspection to discuss this question.
The Director of Building Inspection explained that while it' is
true that the State Building Code requirements relating to
handicapped access do not apply to condominium buildings, the
County has interpreted the Code in such a way as to make its
handicapped access requirements partially applicable to
condominium buildings. Under the current state building code
requirements applicable to apartments, all ground level units must
be capable of being converted to handicapped accessibility without
major structural modification, meaning that the wider doorways and
other structural modifications have been built into each unit,
even though all of the handicapped hardware such as grab bars may
not have been installed.
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CC: County Administrator ATTESTED ar iLJ myd
Director of Building Inspection PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Counsel SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382 (10/88)
BY DEPUTY
The Building Inspection Department treats a "Town House" as a
single family dwelling and does not require that it meet the state
handicapped accessibility requirements. A condominium building is
required to meet the handicapped accessibility requirements of the
Uniform Building Code for a certain percentage of units. However,
the Building Inspection Department does not require that all other
units in the building be capable of being converted to handicapped
accessibility.
In view of the fact that this County exceeds the State Building
Code requirements regarding the accessibility of condominium
buildings to the handicapped, we see no need for further
modifications to the County ordinances. Amendments to the State
Building Code should be undertaken by county building officials if
and when they see a need for such a modification. In the
meantime, this County appears to be doing an excellent job of
providing handicapped accessible units for those who require such
modifications.