Stacked washer dryer in Type B apartment

[funnycide]

I have a 3 story elevator served apartment building. A few apartments will be type A and the rest will be type B. Other apartment buildings I have worked with have included a laundry closet large enough for a side by side washer & dryer but a stacked washer dryer was installed. Shelves were installed and the extra space was used for storage by the resident. If a side by side needed to be installed at some point in the future it could be. Now the owner wants a small laundry closet just big enough for a stacked unit. He said he has other apartment buildings like this.

I need to find out if a stacked washer dryer is acceptable in a type B unit.

thanks,

 

[mtlogcabin]

A stack-able unit may not meet the reach range restrictions of A117.1. Be careful with this one you also need to provide the proper clear space depending on the approach.

 

[cda]

Welcome!!!!!

 

[Yikes]

If the apartment developer is not supplying the laundry machines, it is the option of the occupant to purchase appliances that meet their own accessibility needs. There are plenty of all-in-one washer-dryer combo units that fit in that space, with accessible controls. Here's an example (larger units are also available): http://www.compactappliance.com/LG-Ventless-Washer/Dryer-Combo-15-LB-Capacity-Silver-WM3477HS/WM3477HS.html

 

[mtlogcabin]

The question is it the responsibility of the developer to provide space for a side by side washer dryer versus a stack-able or combo unit that will work.

Has the developer found a way to discourage renting to the disabled because he does not provide a laundry space large enough to accommodate the renters personal laundry equipment?

I personally would forget the small laundry closet and go with the shelves unless the closet can be easily removed

 

[funnycide]

The developer does provide the laundry units. There is not a public laundry room in the building. I guess the building owner could supply an all in one unit if he needed to in the future if a handicap person rents an apartment.