198B.260 Administrative regulations to make buildings accessible to and usable by persons with a disability -- Compliance required

(1) The department shall promulgate administrative regulations, pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A, applicable to all new and altered buildings which shall establish requirements for making all buildings accessible to and usable by persons with a disability. These regulations shall require, as a minimum, that all buildings, with the exception of one (1) and two (2) family dwellings, multifamily projects consisting of twenty-four (24) living units or less, church buildings, and historical structures whose historic significance would be threatened or destroyed, be accessible to persons with a disability. If multifamily projects are not exempt under this subsection, only one (1) out of every twenty-five (25) units shall be accessible to persons with a disability. The administrative regulations shall be incorporated into the Kentucky Building Code

(2) The administrative regulations promulgated by the department shall be consistent with the Federal 1991 Americans with Disabilities Act and the American Disabilities Act Guidelines

(3) No building permit or other official authorization for construction of any building shall be valid unless the plans and specifications are in compliance with the accessibility requirements stated in the Kentucky Building Code

Effective:June 29, 2017 History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 14, effective June 29, 2017. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 405, sec. 51, effective July 15, 1994; and ch. 416, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 280, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 361, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1980

Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/94). This section was amended by 1994 Ky. Acts chs. 405 and 416 which are in conflict. Under KRS 446.250, Acts ch. 416, which was last enacted by the General Assembly, prevails