Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)

4.1.3 ACCESSIBLE HOUSING.

Accessible housing shall comply with the requirements of 4.1 and 4.34 except as noted below:

4.1.3(1) ELEVATORS.

Where provided, elevators shall comply with 4.10. Elevators or other accessible means of vertical movement are not required in residential facilities when:

(a) No accessible dwelling units are located above or below the accessible grade level; and

(b) At least one of each type of common area and amenity provided for use of residents and visitors is available at the accessible grade level.

4.1.3(2) ENTRANCES.

Entrances complying with 4.14 shall be provided as necessary to achieve access to and egress from buildings and facilities.

EXCEPTION: In projects consisting of one-to-four family dwellings where accessible entrances would be extraordinarily costly due to site conditions or local code restrictions, accessible entrances are required only to those buildings containing accessible dwelling units.

4.1.3(3) COMMON AREAS.

At least one of each type of common area and amenity in each project shall be accessible and shall be located on an accessible route to any accessible dwelling unit.