§ 9-5-105 — Exemptions for certain privately funded projects

(1) Accessible
dwelling units shall be provided as required in this article; except that this article
does not apply to privately funded projects for the construction of a detached
residence or residences or to other types of residential property containing less
than seven residential units. For the purpose of determining the number of
accessibility points required pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the
accessible dwelling unit types shall have the following point values:

Accessible dwelling Accessibility point value

unit type: per dwelling unit:

Type A dwelling unit 6

Type A multistory dwelling unit 5

Type B dwelling unit 4

Type B multistory dwelling unit 3

Type B visitable ground floor 1

(2) Residential projects. (a) A project shall be assigned accessibility points
based on the number of units contained within the project as follows:

Number of units within Accessibility points

the project: required:

0-6 0

7-14 6

15-28 12

29-42 18

43-57 24

58-71 30

72-85 36

86-99 42

100-114 48

115-128 54

129-142 60

143-157 66

158-171 72

172-185 78

186-199 84

etc. +6 additional points every

14 units or fraction thereof

(b) A project shall include enough accessible dwelling units to achieve at
least the specified number of accessibility points required pursuant to paragraph
(a) of this subsection (2). A project may use any combination of accessible dwelling
unit types to comply with this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2003: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1420, � 1, effective April 29.