APARTMENT ACCESSIBILITY

[VLADIMIR LEVIN]

I just want to make sure I'm clear on this:
A new 1 story, 5 unit apartment building requires all apartments to be type "B" Units, with accessible route to each unit.
My building's first floor is above grade with the entrance to each apartment discharging directly to the exterior.
One way (and probably the simplest way) to make each apartment entrance accessible would be to provide one exterior balcony with a platform lift from grade to balcony.

 

[Yikes]

You did not say where the building is located. What is the applicable code for the jurisdiction?

And does the development utilize any public funds, making it subject to ADA?

 

[VLADIMIR LEVIN]

You did not say where the building is located. What is the applicable code for the jurisdiction?

And does the development utilize any public funds, making it subject to ADA?

NY, 2020 NYS BC
No public funds, it's a private development

 

[mark handler]

Make sure you can use a lift in your NEW building. Most Jurisdictions I have dealt with will not allow lifts in new construction.
NYC Building Code 2022
1109.8 Lifts

 

[Yikes]

I’m not super facials with the NYC code. Regardless of locally adopted code, your 5 unit building is subject to the Fair Housing Act.

https://www.huduser.gov/portal//Publications/PDF/FAIRHOUSING/fairfull.pdf