BY SENATORS Hopper, Hernandez, Linkhart, Martinez, Pascoe, Phillips, Reeves, Rupert, Tanner, Weddig, and Wham;
also REPRESENTATIVE Epps.
CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MOST CURRENT
VERSION OF THE "AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD FOR BUILDINGS
AND FACILITIES PROVIDING ACCESSIBILITY AND USABILITY FOR PHYSICALLY
HANDICAPPED PEOPLE" AS THE CRITERIA FOR STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR BUILDINGS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Colorado:
SECTION 1. 95104,
Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
95104. Design criteria.
(1) The following design criteria
shall be applicable:
(a) The collapsiblemodel
wheel chair of tubular metal construction with plastic upholstery
for back and seat is most commonly used. The standard model of
all manufacturers falls within the following limits, which are
used as the basis of consideration:
(I) Length, fortytwo inches;
(II) Width when open, twentyfive
inches;
(III) Height of seat from floor,
nineteen and onehalf inches;
(IV) Height of armrest from floor,
twentynine inches;
(V) Height of pusher handles (rear)
from floor, thirtysix inches;
(VI) Width when collapsed, eleven
inches.
(b) The fixed turning radius of
a standard wheel chair, wheel to wheel, is eighteen inches. The
fixed turning radius, front structure to rear structure, is thirtyone
and onehalf inches;
(c) The average turning space
required when turning either one hundred eighty or three hundred
sixty degrees is sixty by sixty inches;
(d) A minimum width of sixty inches
is required for two individuals in wheel chairs to pass each other;
(e) In a wheel chair the average
unilateral vertical reach is sixty inches and ranges from fiftyfour
inches to seventyeight inches;
(f) The average horizontal working
(table) reach is thirty and eighttenths inches and ranges
from twentyeight and onehalf inches to thirtythree
and twotenths inches;
(g) The bilateral horizontal reach,
both arms extended to each side, shoulder high, ranges from fiftyfour
inches to seventyone inches and averages sixtyfour
and onehalf inches;
(h) An individual reaching diagonally,
as would be required in using a wallmounted dial telephone
or towel dispenser, would make the average reach on the wall,
fortyeight inches from the floor;
(i) Most individuals ambulating
on braces or crutches, or both, or on canes, are able to manipulate
within the specifications prescribed for wheel chairs; although
doors present quite a problem at times. However, a crutch tip
extending laterally from an individual is not obvious to others
in heavily trafficked areas and not as obvious or protective as
a wheel chair and is, therefore, a source of vulnerability;
(j) On the average, individuals
five feet six inches tall require an average of thirtyone
inches between crutch tips in the normally accepted gaits;
(k) On the average, individuals
six feet tall require an average of thirtytwo and onehalf
inches between crutch tips in the normally accepted gaits.
DESIGN CRITERIA SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MOST CURRENT VERSION OF
THE "AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD FOR BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
PROVIDING ACCESSIBILITY AND USABILITY FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
PEOPLE", PROMULGATED BY THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD INSTITUTE,
COMMONLY CITED AS "ANSI A117.1".
SECTION 2. 95112,
Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
95112. Residential building
project requirement. Before
any construction of a residential building project may be started,
which project includes seven or more residential units, a contract
shall be entered into with the governing body of the municipality,
city, town, county, or city and county where said project is to
be located. Said contract shall guarantee to the governing body
that the specific number of residential units for persons with
disabilities, as provided in section 95111, shall
be constructed in such a manner as to be easily accessible and
adaptable for persons with disabilities and shall require the
builder of such project to certify that said accessible and adaptable
units will substantially
comply with the standards promulgated
by the American National Standard Institute, pamphlet number A117.11980
MOST CURRENT VERSION OF THE "AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD FOR
BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES PROVIDING ACCESSIBILITY AND USABILITY
FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE", PROMULGATED BY THE AMERICAN
NATIONAL STANDARD INSTITUTE, COMMONLY CITED AS "ANSI A117.1".
SECTION 3. Repeal.
95105, 95106, 95107, 95108,
and 95109, Colorado Revised Statutes, are repealed.
SECTION 4. Safety
clause. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and
declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health, and safety.
____________________________ ____________________________
Tom Norton Charles E. Berry
PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
____________________________ ____________________________
Patricia K. Dicks Judith M. Rodrigue
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APPROVED________________________________________
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Roy Romer
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE
OF COLORADO