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I have a client with 144 apartment units built in the late 1960s. The units are being rehabilitated (new cabinets, efficient HVAC and windows, etc.), and the freestanding wood-framed carports need structural repair due to rotted posts and headers.
Per CBC 1102A.2 the rehabilitation does not trigger accessibility requirements for the dwelling units themselves.
Per 1109A.3 parking must be provided at least 2% of the covered multifamily dwelling units, of which we have none.
2% of zero covered units = ZERO accessible parking spaces.
On the other hand, the building official is citing 1134B.2.1 for the U occupancy carports themselves, saying we must provide an accessible entrance, an accessible route to the altered area (the carport's strucutral posts and headers), an accessible restroom, drinking fountain and parking. There are 34 four-stall carports, all on an alley that has a steep cross-slope for drainage.
Is it correct to say that every carport needs an accessible entrance and path of travel, etc. to all 34 carports, even when the carports serve dwelling units that not required to be accessible?
Per CBC 1102A.2 the rehabilitation does not trigger accessibility requirements for the dwelling units themselves.
Per 1109A.3 parking must be provided at least 2% of the covered multifamily dwelling units, of which we have none.
2% of zero covered units = ZERO accessible parking spaces.
On the other hand, the building official is citing 1134B.2.1 for the U occupancy carports themselves, saying we must provide an accessible entrance, an accessible route to the altered area (the carport's strucutral posts and headers), an accessible restroom, drinking fountain and parking. There are 34 four-stall carports, all on an alley that has a steep cross-slope for drainage.
Is it correct to say that every carport needs an accessible entrance and path of travel, etc. to all 34 carports, even when the carports serve dwelling units that not required to be accessible?
