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| Public Act 099-0582
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| SB2956 Enrolled | LRB099 18105 MJP 42470 b |
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Environmental Barriers Act is amended by |
changing Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 as follows:
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(410 ILCS 25/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3712)
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Sec. 2. Statement of Findings and Purpose. The General |
Assembly finds that:
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(a) Public facilities and multi-story housing units which |
contain
environmental barriers create a serious threat to the |
safety and welfare of
all members of society both in normal |
conditions and in the event of fire,
panic and other emergency.
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(b) Individuals with disabilities Environmentally limited |
persons are often denied access to and use
of public facilities |
and multi-story housing units due to environmental
barriers |
which prevent them from exercising many of their rights and
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privileges as citizens.
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(c) The integration of individuals with disabilities |
environmentally limited persons into the
mainstream of society |
furthers the goals and policies of this State to
assure the |
right of all persons to live and work as independently as
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possible and to participate in the life of the community as |
fully as possible.
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Therefore, eliminating environmental barriers is an object |
of serious
public concern. This Act shall be liberally |
construed toward that end.
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(Source: P.A. 84-948.)
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(410 ILCS 25/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3713)
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Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act and the Illinois |
Accessibility Code (71 Ill. Adm. Code 400):
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"2010 Standards for Accessible Design" means the |
regulations promulgated by the Department of Justice, 28 CFR |
Parts 35 and 36, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities |
Act of 1990 (ADA). |
"Accessibility Code" or "Code" "Accessibility standards" |
or "standards" means those
standards, known as the Illinois |
Accessibility Code, 71 Ill. Adm. Code 400,
adopted by the |
Capital Development Board pursuant to Section 4 of this Act. |
"Accessible" means that a site, building, facility, or |
portion thereof is compliant with the Code. |
"Accessible means of egress" means a continuous and |
unobstructed way of egress travel from any point in a building |
or facility that provides an accessible route to an area of |
refuge, a horizontal exit, or a public way. |
"Accessible route" means a continuous unobstructed path |
connecting all accessible elements and spaces of a building or |
facility. Interior accessible routes may include corridors, |
floors, ramps, elevators, lifts, skywalks, tunnels, and clear |
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floor space at fixtures. Exterior accessible routes may include |
parking access aisles, curb ramps, crosswalks at vehicular |
ways, walks, ramps, and lifts. |
"Adaptability" or "adaptable" means the ability of certain |
building spaces and elements, such as kitchen counters, sinks |
and grab bars, to be added or altered so as to accommodate the |
needs of individuals with different types or degrees of |
disability.
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"Adaptable dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit |
constructed and
equipped so it can be converted with minimal |
structural change for use by
persons with different types and |
degrees of disability environmental
limitation.
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"Addition" means an expansion, extension, or increase in |
the gross
floor area of a public facility or multi-story |
housing unit.
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"Alteration" means any modification or renovation that |
affects or
could affect the usability of the building or |
facility or part of the
building or facility. "Alteration" |
includes, but is not limited to,
remodeling, renovation, |
rehabilitation, reconstruction, historic preservation,
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historic reconstruction, historic rehabilitation, historic |
restoration, changes to or rearrangement of the
structural |
parts or elements, changes to or replacement of plumbing |
fixtures or controls, changes to or rearrangement in the plan |
configuration of walls and full-height partitions, resurfacing |
of circulation paths or vehicular ways, and changes or |
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improvements to parking lots. extraordinary repairs, plumbing |
fixture changes,
and changes or rearrangements in the plan |
configuration of walls and
full-height partitions. The |
following work is not considered to be an
alteration unless it |
affects the usability of the building or facility: normal
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maintenance, reroofing, painting or wallpapering interior or |
exterior redecoration, or changes to
mechanical and electrical |
systems, replacement of plumbing, piping, or valves,
asbestos |
removal, or installation of fire sprinkler systems.
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"Built environment" means those parts of the physical |
environment
which are designed, constructed or altered by |
people, including all public
facilities and multi-story |
housing units.
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"Circulation path" means an exterior or interior way of |
passage provided for pedestrian travel, including, but not |
limited to, walks, hallways, courtyards, elevators, platform |
lifts, ramps, stairways, and landings. |
"Common use areas" or "common areas" means areas, including |
interior and exterior rooms, spaces, or elements, which are |
held out for use by all tenants
and owners in public facilities |
and multi-story housing, including, but not limited to, |
residents of an apartment building or condominium complex, |
occupants of an office building, or the guests of such |
residents or occupants. "Common use areas" or "common areas" |
includes, but is units including,
but not limited to, lobbies, |
elevators, hallways, laundry rooms, swimming
pools, storage |
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rooms, recreation areas, parking garages, building offices,
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conference rooms, patios, restrooms, telephones, drinking |
fountains,
restaurants, cafeterias, delicatessens and stores.
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"Construction" means any erection, building, installation |
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reconstruction. Additions shall be deemed construction for |
purposes
of this Act.
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"Disability" means a physical or mental impairment that |
substantially limits one or more major life activities; a |
record or history of such an impairment; or regarded as having |
such an impairment. |
"Dwelling unit" means a single unit
of residence which |
provides a kitchen or food preparation area, in
addition to |
rooms and spaces for living, bathing, sleeping, and the like.
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Dwelling units are found in such housing types such as |
townhouses and apartment
buildings.
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"Element" means an architectural, or mechanical (including |
electrical and
plumbing), or electrical component of a |
building, facility, space, or site, or public right-of-way. |
including but not
limited to a telephone, curb ramp, door, |
drinking fountain, seating, or water
closet.
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"Entrance" means any access point to a building or portion |
of a building or
facility or multi-story housing unit used for |
the purpose of entering. An
entrance includes the approach |
walk, the vertical access leading to the
entrance platform, the |
entrance platform itself, vestibules if provided, and
the entry |
door or doors or gate or gates.
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"Environmental barrier" means an element or space of the |
built environment
which limits accessibility to or use of the |
built environment by individuals with disabilities
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environmentally limited persons.
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"Environmentally limited person" means a person with a |
disability or
condition who is restricted in the use of the |
built environment.
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"Facility" means all or any portion of buildings, |
structures, site improvements, elements, and pedestrian routes |
or vehicular ways located on a site. |
"Governmental unit" means State agencies as defined in the |
State Auditing Act, circuit courts, units of local government |
and their officers, boards of election commissioners, public |
colleges and universities, and school districts. the State or |
any political subdivision
thereof, including but not limited to |
any county, town, township, city,
village, municipality, |
municipal corporation, school district or other
special |
purpose district.
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"Means of egress" means a continuous and unobstructed path |
of travel from
any point in a building or structure to a public |
way, consisting of 3
separate and distinct parts: the exit |
access, the exit, and the exit discharge.
A means of egress |
comprises vertical and horizontal means of travel and
includes |
intervening room spaces, doors, hallways, corridors, |
passageways,
balconies, ramps, stairs, enclosures, lobbies, |
escalators, horizontal exits,
courts, and yards.
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"Multi-story housing unit" means any building of 4 or more |
stories
containing 10 or more dwelling units constructed to be |
held out for sale or
lease by any person to the public. |
"Multi-story housing" includes, but is not limited to, the |
following building types: apartment buildings, condominium |
buildings, convents, housing for the elderly, and monasteries.
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"Occupiable" means a room or enclosed space designed for |
human occupancy in
which individuals congregate for amusement, |
educational, or similar purposes,
or in which occupants are |
engaged at labor, and that is equipped with means of
egress, |
light, and ventilation.
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"Owner" means the person contracting for the construction |
or alteration.
That person may be the owner of the real |
property or existing facility or the may
be a tenant of the |
real property or existing facility.
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"Primary function area" means an area of a building or |
facility containing a major activity for which the building or |
facility is intended. There can be multiple areas containing a |
primary function in a single building. Primary function areas |
are not limited to public use areas. Mixed use facilities may |
include numerous primary function areas for each use. Areas |
containing a primary function do not include: mechanical rooms, |
boiler rooms, supply storage rooms, employee lounges or |
employee locker rooms, janitorial closets, entrances, |
corridors, or restrooms. Restrooms are not areas containing a |
primary function unless the provision of restrooms is a primary |
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purpose of the area, such as in highway rest stops. |
"Public" means any group of people who are users of the |
building or employees of the building. The term "public" is not |
intended to include those people who are employed by the
owner |
of a building for the sole purpose of construction or |
alteration of a building during the
time in which the building |
is being constructed or altered. |
"Person" means one or more individuals, partnerships, |
associations,
unincorporated organizations, corporations, |
cooperatives, legal
representatives, trustees, receivers, |
agents, any group of persons or
any governmental unit.
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"Planning" means the preparation of architectural or
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engineering designs or plans, technical or other |
specifications,
landscaping plans or other preconstruction |
plans or specifications.
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"Public facility" means:
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(1) any building, structure, or site improvement which |
is:
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(i) owned by or on behalf of a governmental unit,
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(ii) leased, rented or used, in whole or in part, |
by a governmental
unit, or
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(iii) financed, in whole or in part, by a grant or |
a loan made or
guaranteed by a governmental unit; or
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(2) any building, structure, or site improvement used |
or held out for use
or intended for use by the public or by |
employees for one or more of, but not
limited to, the |
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following:
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(i) the purpose of gathering, recreation, |
transient lodging, education,
employment, |
institutional care, or the purchase, rental, sale or |
acquisition of
any goods, personal property or |
services;
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(ii) places of public display or collection;
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(iii) social service establishments; and
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(iv) stations used for specified public |
transportation; or .
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(3) a public right-of-way. |
"Public right-of-way" means public land or property, |
usually in interconnected corridors, that is acquired for or |
dedicated to transportation purposes. |
"Public way" means any street, alley, or other parcel of |
land open to the outside air leading to a
public street, which |
has been deeded, dedicated, or otherwise permanently |
appropriated to the public for public use, and which has a |
clear width and height of not less than 10 feet (3048 mm). |
"Public" means any group of people who are users of the |
building and
employees of the building excluding those people |
who are employed by the
owner of a building for construction or |
alteration of a building.
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"Reproduction cost" means the estimated cost of |
constructing a new
building, structure, or site improvement of |
like
size, design and materials at
the site of the original |
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building, structure, or site improvement, assuming
such site is |
clear. The reproduction cost shall be determined by using
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recognized standards of an authoritative technical |
organization.
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"Site improvements" means landscaping, pedestrian and |
vehicular pathways,
steps, ramps, curb ramps, parking lots, |
outdoor lighting, recreational
facilities, and the like, added |
to a site.
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"Space" means a definable area, such as a toilet room, |
corridor,
assembly area, entrance, storage room, alcove, |
courtyard, or lobby.
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"State" means the State of Illinois and any instrumentality
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or agency thereof.
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"Technically infeasible" means, with respect to an |
alteration of a building or a facility, that a requirement of |
this Act or the Code has little likelihood of being |
accomplished because existing structural conditions would |
require removing or altering a load-bearing member that is an |
essential part of the structural frame; or because other |
existing physical or site constraints prohibit modification or |
addition of elements, spaces, or features that are in full and |
strict compliance with the minimum requirements. |
"Transient lodging" means a building or facility or portion |
of a building
or facility, excluding inpatient medical care |
facilities and owner-occupied
buildings of 4 or fewer lodging |
units. "Transient lodging" may include, but is
not limited to, |
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resorts, group homes, hotels and motels, including cabins and
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other detached units, and dormitories.
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(Source: P.A. 89-539, eff. 7-19-96.)
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(410 ILCS 25/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3714)
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Sec. 4. Illinois Accessibility Code Standards. The Capital |
Development Board shall adopt and
publish accessibility |
standards known as the Illinois Accessibility Code. With |
respect to Accessibility standards for public
facilities, the |
Code shall dictate minimum design, construction, and |
alteration
requirements to facilitate access to and use of the |
public facility by individuals with disabilities
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environmentally limited persons. With respect
to Accessibility |
standards for multi-story
housing, the Code units shall dictate |
minimum design and construction requirements to
facilitate |
access to and use of the common areas by individuals with |
disabilities environmentally limited
persons and create a |
number of adaptable dwelling units in accordance with
Section |
5. With respect to areas within public facilities or |
multi-story
housing units which areas are restricted to use by |
the employees of
businesses or concerns occupying such |
restricted areas, the Capital
Development Board shall |
promulgate standards designed to ensure that such
areas will be |
accessible to those environmentally limited persons who can
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reasonably be expected to perform the duties of a job therein.
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The Code standards shall be adopted and revised in |
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accordance
with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. |
Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the |
98th General Assembly, the Capital Development Board shall |
begin the process of updating the 1997 Illinois Accessibility |
Code and shall model the updates on the 2010 ADA Standards for |
Accessible Design. By no later than January 1, 2017, the |
Capital Development Board shall adopt and
publish the updated |
Illinois Accessibility Code. The updated Illinois |
Accessibility Code may be more stringent than the 2010 ADA |
Standards for Accessible Design and may identify specific |
standards. Beginning on January 1, 2017, if the ADA Standards |
for Accessible Design are updated, then the Capital Development |
Board shall update its accessibility standards, in keeping with |
the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, within 3 2 years after |
the ADA Standards for Accessible Design updates and shall adopt |
and publish an updated Illinois Accessibility Code.
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The Capital Development Board may issue written |
interpretation of the Code
standards adopted under Section 4 of |
this Act. The Capital Development
Board shall issue an |
interpretation within 30 calendar days of receipt of a
written |
request by certified mail unless a longer period is agreed to |
by the
parties. Interpretations issued under this Section are |
project specific and
do not constitute precedent for future or |
different circumstances.
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(Source: P.A. 98-224, eff. 1-1-14; 99-61, eff. 7-16-15.)
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(410 ILCS 25/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3715)
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Sec. 5. Scope.
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(a) New
construction. Any new public facility or |
multi-story housing, or portion thereof, the
construction of |
which began after May 1, 1988, is subject to the current |
provisions of this Act.
The Code adopted by the Capital |
Development Board shall apply as follows The standards adopted |
by the Capital Development
Board shall apply to:
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(1) Public facilities; new construction Facilities; |
New Construction. Any new public
facility or portion |
thereof, the construction
of which is begun after May l, |
1988 is subject to
the provisions of the Code applicable to |
new construction as the Code existed at the time the |
construction commenced. the effective date of this Act. |
(2) Multi-story housing; new construction. Any new |
multi-story housing, or portion
thereof, the construction |
of which is begun after May 1, 1988, is subject to the |
provisions of
the Code applicable to new construction as |
the Code existed at
the time the construction commenced. |
Twenty percent of the dwelling units in the multi-story |
housing shall be adaptable and the adaptable units shall be |
distributed throughout the multi-story housing to provide |
a variety of sizes and locations. In addition, all common |
and public use spaces shall be in compliance with the Code. |
(3) Any However, any
new public facility or multi-story |
housing (i) for which a specific contract for the planning
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has been awarded prior to the effective date of a new
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version of the Code this Act and (ii)
construction of which |
is begun within 12 months of the effective date of the new |
version of the Code
this Act shall be exempt from |
compliance with the new version of the Code and may instead |
comply
with the version of the Code as it existed at the |
time the contract was awarded. standards adopted
pursuant |
to this Act insofar as those standards vary from standards |
in the
Illinois Accessibility Code.
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(2) Multi-Story Housing Units; New Construction. Any |
new
multi-story housing unit or portion thereof, the
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construction of which is begun after the effective date of |
this Act.
However, any new multi-story housing unit (i) for |
which a specific contract
for the planning has been awarded |
prior to the effective date of this Act
and (ii) |
construction of which is begun within 12 months of the |
effective
date of this Act shall be exempt from compliance |
with the standards adopted
pursuant to this Act insofar as |
those standards vary from standards in the
Illinois |
Accessibility Code.
Provided, however, that if the common |
areas comply with the standards,
if 20% of the dwelling |
units are adaptable and if the adaptable dwelling
units |
include dwelling units of various sizes and locations |
within the
multi-story housing unit, then the entire |
multi-story housing unit shall be
deemed to comply with the |
standards.
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(4) (a-1) Accessibility of structures; new |
construction. New housing subject to regulation under this |
Act shall comply be constructed in compliance with all |
applicable laws and regulations. In and, in the case where |
the new housing is and the new housing not defined as |
multi-story for the purposes of this Act, but instead is a |
building in which 4 or more dwelling units or sleeping |
units intended to be occupied as a residence are contained |
within a single structure, the housing shall comply with |
the technical guidance requirements of the Department of |
Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Accessibility |
Guidelines published March 6, 1991, and all subsequent |
versions,
amendments, or supplements the Supplement to |
Notice of Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines: Questions |
and Answers about the Guidelines, published June 28, 1994.
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This subsection (4) (a-1) does not apply within any |
unit of local government that by ordinance, rule, or |
regulation prescribes requirements to increase and |
facilitate access to the built environment by individuals |
with disabilities environmentally limited persons that are |
more stringent than those contained in this Act prior to |
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th |
General Assembly.
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(5) This Act, together with the Illinois Accessibility |
Code, 71 Ill. Adm. Code 400, has the force of a building |
code and as such is law in the State of Illinois.
Any |
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violation of the Code is
deemed a violation of this Act and |
subject to enforcement pursuant to this Act. |
(b) Alterations. Any alteration to a public facility shall
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provide accessibility as follows:
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(1) Alterations Generally. No alteration shall be |
undertaken that
decreases or has the effect
of decreasing |
accessibility or usability of a building or facility below |
the
requirements for new construction at the time of |
alteration.
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(2) Applicability. Any alteration of a public facility |
or multi-story housing shall
comply with the Code |
provisions regarding alterations as such provisions exist |
at the time such
alteration commences. If the alteration |
costs 15% or less of the reproduction cost of the
public |
facility, the element or space being altered shall comply |
with the
applicable requirements for new construction.
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(3) Path of travel to primary function area. An |
alteration that affects or could affect the usability of or |
access to an area containing a primary function shall be |
made so as to ensure that, to the maximum extent
feasible, |
the path of travel to the altered area, including the |
entrance route to the altered area and
the rest rooms, |
telephones, and drinking fountains serving the altered |
area, are readily accessible
to and usable by individuals |
with disabilities, unless the cost of the alterations to |
provide an
accessible path of travel to the primary |
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function area exceeds 20% of the cost of the overall
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alteration, or such alterations are otherwise |
disproportionate to the overall alterations in terms of
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cost and scope as set forth in the Code. State Owned Public |
Facilities. If the alteration is to a public
facility owned |
by the State and
the alteration costs more than 15% but |
less than 50% of the reproduction cost
of the public |
facility, the following shall comply with the applicable
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requirements for new construction:
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(i) the element or space being altered,
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(ii) an entrance and a means of egress intended for |
use by the general
public,
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(iii) all spaces and elements necessary to provide |
horizontal and
vertical accessible routes between an |
accessible means entrance and means of
egress and the |
element or space being altered,
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(iv) at least one accessible toilet room for each |
sex or a unisex toilet
when permitted, if toilets are |
provided or required,
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(v) accessible parking spaces, where parking is |
provided, and
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(vi) an accessible route from public sidewalks or |
from accessible
parking spaces, if provided, to an |
accessible entrance.
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(4) All Other Public Facilities. If the alteration |
costs more than 15%
but less than 50% of the
reproduction |
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cost of the public facility, and less than $100,000, the |
following
shall comply with the applicable requirements |
for new construction:
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(i) the element or space being altered, and
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(ii) an entrance and a means of egress intended for |
use by the general
public.
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(5) If the alteration costs more than 15% but less than |
50%
of the reproduction cost of the public facility, and |
more than $100,000,
the following shall
comply with the |
applicable requirements for new construction:
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(i) the element or space being
altered,
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(ii) an entrance and
a means of egress intended for |
use by the general public,
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(iii) all spaces and elements necessary to provide |
horizontal and
vertical accessible routes between an |
accessible entrance and means of egress
and the element |
or space being altered; however, privately owned |
public
facilities are not required to provide vertical |
access in a building with 2
levels of occupiable space |
where the cost of providing such vertical access is
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more than 20% of the reproduction cost of the public |
facility,
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(iv) at least one accessible toilet room for each |
sex or a unisex
toilet, when permitted, if toilets are |
provided or required,
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(v) accessible parking spaces, where parking is |
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provided, and
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(vi) an accessible route from
public sidewalks or |
from the accessible parking spaces, if provided, to an
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accessible entrance.
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(6) If the alteration costs 50% or more of the |
reproduction
cost of the
public facility, the entire public |
facility shall comply with the
applicable requirements for |
new construction.
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(c) Alterations to Specific Categories of Public |
Facilities. For
religious entities, private clubs, and |
owner-occupied
transient lodging facilities of 5 units, |
compliance with the
standards adopted by the Capital |
Development Board is not mandatory if
the alteration costs 15% |
or less of the reproduction
cost of the public facility. |
However, if the cost of the
alteration exceeds
$100,000, the |
element or space being altered
must comply with applicable |
requirements for new construction. Alterations
over 15% of the |
reproduction cost of these public facilities are governed by
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subdivisions (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (b), as |
applicable.
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(d) Calculation of Reproduction Cost. For the purpose of |
calculating
percentages of reproduction cost, the
cost
of |
alteration shall be construed as the total actual combined cost |
of all
alterations made within any period of 30 months.
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(c) (e) No governmental unit may enter into a new or |
renewal agreement to
lease,
rent or use, in whole or in part, |
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any building, structure or improved area
which does not comply |
with the Code standards. Any governmental unit which, on
the |
effective date of this Act, is leasing, renting or using, in |
whole or in
part, any building, structure or improved area |
which does not comply with
the Code standards shall make all |
reasonable efforts to terminate such lease,
rental or use by |
January 1, 1990.
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(d) (f) No public facility may be constructed or altered |
and no multi-story
housing unit may be constructed without the |
statement of an architect
registered in the State of Illinois |
that the
plans for the work to be performed comply with the |
provisions of this Act
and the Code standards promulgated |
hereunder unless the cost of such construction
or alteration is |
less than $50,000. In the case of construction or alteration
of |
an engineering nature, where the plans are prepared by an |
engineer,
the statement may be made by a professional engineer |
registered in
the State of Illinois or a structural engineer |
registered in the State of
Illinois that the engineering plans |
comply with the provisions of this Act
and the Code standards |
promulgated hereunder. The architect's and/or engineer's
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statement shall be filed by the architect or engineer and |
maintained in the
office of the governmental unit responsible |
for the issuance of the
building permit. In those governmental |
units which do
not issue building permits, the statement shall |
be filed and
maintained in the office of the county clerk.
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(e) The requirements found in the Code cannot be waived by |
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any party. |
(Source: P.A. 94-283, eff. 1-1-06.)
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(410 ILCS 25/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3716)
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Sec. 6. Civil Enforcement. |
(a) The Attorney General shall have
authority to enforce |
the Code the standards. The Attorney General may shall |
investigate
any complaint or reported violation of this Act |
and, where necessary to
ensure compliance, may do bring an |
action for any or all of the following:
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(1) Conduct an investigation to determine if a |
violation of this Act and the Code
exists. This includes |
the power to: mandamus;
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(A) require an individual or entity to file a |
statement or report in writing under oath or otherwise, |
as to all information the Attorney General may |
consider; |
(B) examine under oath any person alleged to have |
participated in or with knowledge of
the violations; |
and |
(C) issue subpoenas or conduct hearings in aid of |
any investigation. |
(2) Bring an action for injunction to halt construction |
or alteration of any public facility or multi-story housing
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or to require compliance with the Code standards by any |
public facility or multi-story housing which
has been or is |
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being constructed or altered in violation of this Act and |
the Code. ;
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(3) Bring an action for mandamus. injunction to halt |
construction of any multi-story housing unit or
to require |
compliance with the standards by any multi-story housing |
unit
which has been or is being constructed in violation of |
this Act; or
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(4) Bring an action for penalties as follows: other |
appropriate relief.
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(A) any owner of a public facility or multi-story |
housing in violation of this Act shall be
subject to |
civil penalties in a sum not to exceed $250 per day, |
and each day the owner is
in violation of this Act |
constitutes a separate offense; |
(B) any architect or engineer negligently or |
intentionally stating pursuant to Section 5 of
this Act |
that a plan is in compliance with this Act when such |
plan is not in compliance shall be subject to a |
suspension, revocation, or refusal of restoration of |
his or her
certificate of registration or license |
pursuant to the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of |
1989, the Professional Engineering Practice Act of |
1989, and the Structural Engineering Practice Act of |
1989; and |
(C) any person who knowingly issues a building |
permit or other official authorization for the
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construction or alteration of a public facility or the |
construction of multi-story housing in
violation of |
this Act shall be subject to civil penalties in a sum |
not to exceed $1,000. |
(5) Bring an action for any other appropriate relief, |
including, but not limited to, in lieu of a
civil action, |
the entry of an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with the |
individual or entity
deemed to have violated this Act. |
(b) A public facility or multi-story housing continues to |
be in violation of this Act and the
Code following construction |
or alteration so long as the public facility or multi-story |
housing is not compliant with this
Act and the Code. |
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
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(410 ILCS 25/8) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 3718)
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Sec. 8. Local Standards. The provisions of this Act and the |
Code adopted under this Act regulations
and standards |
promulgated hereunder constitute minimum requirements for all
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governmental units, including home rule units. Any |
governmental unit may enact
prescribe more stringent |
requirements to increase and facilitate access to
the built |
environment by individuals with disabilities environmentally |
limited persons.
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(Source: P.A. 84-948.)
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(410 ILCS 25/7 rep.) |
