New California DSA accessibility application matrix for housing

[Yikes]

DSA has just released a document that includes flor charts and matrices to help people determine the applicability of
not only 11A or 11B, but also 504/UFAS, 2010 ADAS, and the Fair Housing Act, as it applies to 30 different kinds of housing funding programs:

https://www.dgs.ca.gov/DSA/News/Pag...y-Chapter-11B-of-the-California-Building-Code

 

[Mr209Smith]

Thanks for posting this. I've been wondering when this was finally going to be released. Would have been helpful studying for my CASp exam, if only it would have been a month earlier =(

 

[Yikes]

Several comments: many funding programs and agencies will have requirements that exceed the codes in the matrix.
- Tax credit projects require 10% of the units to have features that are mobility accessible (4% communication accessible).
- In City of LA, HCID is requiring even more accessible publicly-funded units as part of a court settlement.
- The matrix doesn't explicitly give you advice on the concept of "dispersion" in ADA / 11B-233.3.5. For example, on a 20 unit project, 5% mobility accessible is only one unit. But if the 20-unti development is comprised of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, that 3 different unit types. Per 233.3.5, you'll need one of each type to be mobility accessible. That's 3 units, or 15%.

Moral of the story: this document is a good start, but it's no substitute for careful examination of the codes, regulations and programs for each project.

 

[ADAguy]

Thanks for posting this. I've been wondering when this was finally going to be released. Would have been helpful studying for my CASp exam, if only it would have been a month earlier =(

Good luck on your exam