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

(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(i) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.

(ii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.

(iii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.

(iv) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.

(v) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 158, § 2.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.