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Title 32. HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, AND FERRIES · Chapter 4. STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL ROAD SYSTEMS · Article 4. MUNICIPAL STREET SYSTEMS · Part 1. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF MUNICIPALITY

32-4-94. Standards for construction of curb ramps.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    The standard for construction of curbs on each side of any municipal street or of any connecting street or road for which curbs have been prescribed by the governing body of the municipal corporation having jurisdiction thereover shall be not less than one ramp per lineal block giving on the crosswalks at intersections. Such ramps shall be at least 40 inches wide and shall be so constructed as to allow reasonable access to the crosswalk for physically disabled persons.#

  2. (b)

    Standards set for curb ramping under subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to any curb existing on July 1, 1974, but shall apply to all new curb construction and to all replacement curbs constructed at any point in a block which gives reasonable access to a crosswalk; provided, however, that the standards set for curb ramping under subsection (a) of this Code section shall apply to curbs on each side of the street circling the state capitol; provided, further, that the standard for construction of curbs on each side of the street circling the state capitol shall be not less than two ramps per lineal block giving on the crosswalks at intersections.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1974, p. 514, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 1302, § 14.

Cross references

Access to and use of public facilities by physically disabled persons generally, T. 30, C. 3.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t32-(v23a)-2019-pdf.pdf, Volume V23A, 2019 edition, page 185; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 04a286a38b4e.