Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 661 - PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Chapter 302 - STATE BUILDING CODE-ACCESSIBILITY OF BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
Rule 661-302.1 - Purpose and scope
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024
Rules 661-302.1 (103A,104A) through 661-302.20 (103A,104A) are intended to ensure that buildings and facilities used by the public, other than places of worship, are accessible to, and functional for, persons with disabilities. Rule 661-302.3 (103A,104A) applies statewide to new construction of buildings and facilities available to the public and to renovation and rehabilitation projects on existing buildings and facilities when local or state building codes require compliance with standards for new construction. Rule 661-302.20 (103A,104A) applies statewide to construction of multiunit residential buildings.
Note A: Although rule 661-302.2 (103A,104A) is based upon the federal 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design and adopts the language of the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design by reference, and rule 661-302.20 (103A,104A) is based upon the requirements of the federal Fair Housing Act, state and local building officials charged with enforcement of these rules are unable to warrant the acceptance of any approval of design or construction by federal agencies or any other state. A state or local official's decision to approve a building plan under these rules does not prevent the federal government or another state from making a different decision under applicable law, notwithstanding any similarities among such laws.
Note B: Other federal and state laws address requirements for accessibility for persons with disabilities and may be applicable to buildings and facilities subject to rules 661-302.1 (103A,104A) through 661-302.20 (103A,104A). Nothing in these rules should be interpreted as limiting the applicability of other provisions of state or federal law. These provisions include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Iowa Code chapter 216, the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965.
2. Iowa Code chapter 216C, which enumerates the rights of persons who are blind or partially blind and persons with physical disabilities.
3. Iowa Code chapter 321L and 661-Chapter 18, which relate to requirements for parking for persons with disabilities.
4. The federal Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 ( Public Law 90-480 ).
5. The federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( Public Law 93-112 ).
6. The federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 ( Public Law 90-284 ), the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 ( Public Law 100-430 ), and related regulations, including 24 CFR 100, Subpart D.
