Me. Stat. tit. 5 § 4594

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 684
Section 4594 - Standards for facilities constructed or altered between January 1, 1982 and January 1, 1984
1.Facilities attested. This section applies for the following facilities:
A. Any building or facility constructed specifically as a place of public accommodation on or after January 1, 1982 but before January 1, 1984, or when the estimated total costs for remodeling or enlarging an existing building exceeds $250,000 and the remodeling or enlarging is begun after January 1, 1982 but before January 1, 1984; and [2011, c. 322, §2(AMD).]
B. Any building or facility constructed specifically as a place of employment on or after January 1, 1982 but before January 1, 1984, or when the estimated total costs for remodeling or enlarging an existing building exceed $100,000 and the remodeling or enlarging is begun after January 1, 1982 but before January 1, 1984. [2011, c. 322, §2(AMD).]

[2011, c. 322, §2(AMD).]

2.Application. Facilities subject to this section must meet the requirements of the 1981 standards of construction adopted pursuant to Title 25, former chapter 331, to implement the following 4 parts of the American National Standards Institute's "Specification for Making Buildings and Facilities Accessible to and Usable by Physically Handicapped People," (ANSI A 117.1-1980):
A. 4.3 Accessible Route; [1981, c. 334, §3(NEW).]
B. 4.13 Doors; [1981, c. 334, §3(NEW).]
C. 4.17 Toilet Stalls; [1987, c. 390, §2(AMD).]
D. 4.29.3 Tactile Warnings on doors to Hazardous Areas; and [1987, c. 390, §2(AMD).]
E. Parking spaces for use by persons with physical disability in adequate number, pursuant to section 4593, subsection 1, paragraph E. [1991, c. 99, §24(AMD).]

[2011, c. 613, §15(AMD); 2011, c. 613, §29(AFF).]

5 M.R.S. § 4594

Amended by 2012, c. 613,§ 15, eff. 9/1/2012.
Amended by 2011, c. 322,§ 2, eff. 9/28/2011.
1981, c. 334, § 3 (NEW) . 1987, c. 390, §§2,3 (AMD) . 1991, c. 99, § 24 (AMD) .