Section 675IAC13-2.6-12. Chapter 11; accessibility

   Chapter 11 is amended as follows: (a) Add a new Section 1101.1.1, after Section 1101.1 to read as follows: Section 1101.1.1. As a building rule, this chapter is necessarily limited statutorily to the scope of the rulemaking authority of the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission. As such, it is not comprehensive with respect to the Americans with Disabilities Act or Fair Housing Amendment, and what is contained in Chapter 11 does not necessarily constitute total compliance with federal law.

  (b) Amend Section 1103.2.1, Specific requirements, by deleting "buildings and facilities" and inserting "Class I structures".

  (c) Delete Section 1103.2.2, Existing buildings, without substitution.

  (d) Amend Section 1103.2.3, Employee work areas, by deleting "907.9.1.2" and inserting "907.5.2.3.2".

  (e) Amend Section 1104.4, Multilevel buildings and facilities, by deleting the text of Exception 1 and inserting to read as follows: Exception 1. Elevators are not required in facilities that are less than three (3) stories or that have less than three thousand (3,000) square feet per story unless the building is a shopping center, a shopping mall, or a professional office of a health care provider. The elevator exemption set forth in this paragraph does not obviate or limit in any way the obligation to comply with the other accessibility requirements established in Section 1104. For example, floors above or below the accessible ground floor must meet the requirements of this section, except for elevator service. If toilet or bathing facilities are provided on a level not served by an elevator, then toilet or bathing facilities must be provided on the accessible ground floor. In new construction, if a building or facility is eligible for this exemption but a full passenger elevator is nonetheless planned, that elevator shall meet the requirements of the Indiana Elevator Safety Code (675 IAC 21) and shall serve each level in the building. A full passenger elevator that provides service from a garage to only one (1) level of a building or facility is not required to serve other levels.

  (f) Amend Section 1106.1, Required, by deleting the text and inserting to read as follows: Where public or common use parking is provided, accessible parking spaces shall be provided in compliance with IC 5-16-9 and this section. Where more than one (1) parking facility is provided on a site, the number of parking spaces required to be accessible shall be calculated separately for each parking facility.

  (g) Delete Table 1106.1, Accessible Parking Spaces, without substitution.

  (h) Delete Sections 1106.2, 1106.3, 1106.4, and 1106.5 without substitution.

  (i) Amend Section 1106.6, Location, to read Section 1106.2, Location.

  (j) Amend Section 1106.7, Passenger loading zones, to read Section 1106.3, Passenger loading zones.

  (k) Amend Section 1106.7.1, Continuous loading zones, to read Section 1106.3.1, Continuous loading zones.

  (l) Amend Section 1106.7.2, Medical facilities, to read Section 1106.3.2, Medical facilities.

  (m) Amend Section 1106.7.3, Valet parking, to read Section 1106.3.3, Valet parking.

  (n) Amend Section 1106.7.4, Mechanical access parking garages, to read Section 1106.3.4, Mechanical access parking garages.

  (o) Amend Section 1107.6.2.1 to delete the text and insert to read as follows: Type B units shall be provided in apartment houses, monasteries, and convents in accordance with Section 1107.6.2.1.2. Type A units, in accordance with Section 1107.6.2.1.1, may be provided in lieu of Type B units.

  (p) Amend Section 1109.5, Drinking fountains, by deleting the text and inserting to read as follows: Where drinking fountains or water coolers are provided on an exterior site, on a floor, or within a secured area, the drinking fountains shall be provided in accordance with ANSI 117.1-2009 (675 IAC 13-2.6-12(c) and Sections 1109.5.1 and 1109.5.2. (Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 13-2.6-12; filed Aug 1, 2014, 11:12 a.m.: 20140827-IR-675130339FRA, eff Dec 1, 2014)