§ 16-6-501 — Building plans and specifications; required facilities; elevators; curb ramps; inspections; exceptions

Wyoming § 16-6-501

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 16: City, County, State and Local Powers
• Ch. 6: PUBLIC PROPERTY
• Art. 5: ACCESSIBILITY OF HANDICAPPED TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS

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(a) The plans and specifications for the construction of
or additions to all buildings for general public use built by
the state or any governmental subdivision, school district or
other public administrative body within the state, shall provide
facilities and features conforming with the specifications set
forth in the accessibility and supplemental accessibility
requirements of the 2012 edition of the International Building
Code.
(i) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.
(iv) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.
(v) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.
(b) Every curb or sidewalk to be constructed or
reconstructed in Wyoming, where both are provided and intended
for public use, whether constructed with public or private
funds, shall provide a ramp at points of intersection between
pedestrian and motorized lines of travel and no less than two
(2) curb ramps per lineal block. Design for curb ramps shall be
designed in accordance with the current Americans With
Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines.
(c) Except as provided in this subsection, the state fire
marshal or city engineer, or their designee, shall inspect any
structure described in subsection (a) of this section at the
request of any person. Curb ramps shall be inspected by the city
at the request of any person and shall be modified or
reconstructed by the contracting authority to meet the
requirements of W.S. 16-6-501 through 16-6-504.
(d) Exceptions for good cause may be granted by the state
fire marshal for any structure described in subsection (a) of
this section or by the city for curb ramps.