Official Code of Georgia Annotated
Title 30. HANDICAPPED PERSONS · Chapter 3. ACCESS TO AND USE OF PUBLIC FACILITIES BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
30-3-5. Specific amenities required to be provided.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
All government buildings, public buildings, and facilities receiving permits for construction or renovation after July 1, 1987, but before July 1, 1995, shall comply with the American National Standards Institute specifications A117.1-1986 for making buildings and facilities accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (10) and subparagraph (C) of paragraph (11) of Code Section 30-3-2 and except that nothing in this Code section is intended to require the addition of an elevator where none exists or is planned, solely for the purpose of providing an accessible route between floor levels and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall provide the following amenities for persons with disabilities, as appropriate:
- (1)
Accessible parking spaces in a reasonable number of which not less than 30 percent of or a minimum of one, whichever is greater, shall have an aisle width in compliance with American National Standards Institute specifications A117.1-1986 (A4.6.2);#
- (2)
Accessible entrances in a reasonable number;#
- (3)
Accessible toilet rooms, bathrooms, bathing facilities, and shower rooms in a reasonable number; and#
- (4)
Accessible seating, tables, and work surfaces in a reasonable number.#
History
Code 1981, § 30-3-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1255, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 863, § 3; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1425, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1556, § 3; Code 1981, § 30-3-5, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 1.
Editor's notes
Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 1, effective July 1, 1995, redesignated former Code Section 30-3-5 as present Code Section 30-3-7.
Cross references
Standards for construction of curb ramps, § 32-4-94. Reservation of special parking places for persons with disabilities, § 40-6-220 et seq.
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Text read from t27-t30-(v22)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volume V22, 2018 edition, page 803; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 62359f240c92.