Village of East Hampton, NY Universal Design.

Application. An application and other documents as determined to be necessary by the Department for a universal design permit shall be submitted to the Department in accordance with the provisions contained in this chapter and Chapter 278 (Zoning). The Department shall review the application. Upon submission of a complete application, and demonstrating compliance with the requirements of this chapter and Chapter 278, as determined by the Chief Code Enforcement Officer, a universal design permit shall be issued. If the application is denied, the reasons thereof shall be stated.

Incentives.

(1)

Expedited review. Upon submission of an application for a universal design permit demonstrating compliance with this chapter and Chapter 278, the Department may expedite the review and processing of an application, subject to such rules and regulations as may be promulgated by said Chief Code Enforcement Officer. The expedited review of applications covered by this Chapter shall not apply to applications before the Planning Board or Zoning Board or other divisions or departments.

(2)

It shall be unlawful for any applicant to make false statements or mislead any Village department, division, agency or board in order to secure an expedited review pursuant to the provisions of this article, or to fail and/or neglect to inform the Department of a change in the project which would negate eligibility for expedited review.

Applications for a universal design permit shall comply with the requirements set forth in this section.

All applications must demonstrate compliance with the universal design features set forth in this subsection:

(1)

Zero-step entrance. At least one zero-step entrance to the residence, which may be located at the front, rear or side of the structure, but does not include any entrance that is located within an attached garage. There shall be less than a one-half-inch rise at the zero-step entrance. A sidewalk or walkway being utilized as the accessible route to a zero-step entrance must have a slope no greater than 1:12.

(2)

Doorways and passageways. All doors on the ground floor the new construction or addition (including bathrooms, walk-in closets, pocket and sliding doors, and any door intended for human passage) shall have a minimum clearance of 34 inches. A thirty-six-inch door, hung in the standard manner, shall be considered to provide the opening required by this section.

(3)

Adaptability features. There shall be at least one bedroom on the ground floor, or at least one room that can be converted easily into a bedroom.

(4)

Convenient facilities. There shall be at least a 1/2 bath located on the ground floor, and the fixtures shall be arranged to provide sufficient floor space so as to allow an individual using a wheelchair or other mobility aid to enter and close the door, use the facilities, reopen the door and exit. A sixty-inch turning radius is required to meet the requirements of this section. Maneuvering space may include any knee space or toe space available below bathroom fixtures, including the clear space under a wall-hung lavatory. The lavatory shall be equipped with a lever faucet handle(s).

(5)

Bathroom(s). There shall be reinforcements or "blocking" between wall studs around the toilet and the bathroom/shower areas to conveniently and safely allow for future installation of grab bars, commencing at a height of 32 inches from the floor and extending to a height of at least 38 inches above the floor. Reinforcements may be constructed of plywood or wood blocking.

(a)

Behind the toilet, a minimum twenty-six-inch-wide reinforced area is required, which safely accommodates a twenty-four-inch grab bar and provides proper backing for flange. Where a toilet is adjoining a sidewall, a minimum twenty-six-inch wide reinforced area is required, which safely accommodates a twenty-four-inch grab bar and provides proper backing for flange. For a sidewall adjoining a toilet, a forty-four-inch wide reinforced area is required to safely accommodate a forty-two-inch grab bar with proper backing for flange.

(b)

Along a tub wall, reinforcements shall be at least 50 inches wide, which safely accommodates a forty-eight-inch grab bar and provides proper backing for flange. Sidewalls shall have a minimum twenty-six-inch-wide reinforced area, which safely accommodates a twenty-four-inch grab bar and provides proper backing for flange.

(c)

Inside a shower stall, reinforcements shall be at least 26 inches wide on each side adjoining a wall, which safely accommodates a twenty-four-inch grab bar and provides proper backing for flange.

All applications must demonstrate compliance with at least five of the universal design features as set forth in the following subsection:

(1)

Seventeen-inch-to-nineteen-inch-high water closet in the ground-floor bathroom.

(2)

Roll-in shower in lieu of standard tub or shower in a ground-floor bathroom.

(3)

Adjustable hand-held showerhead.

(4)

Installation of grab bars in the shower area and behind and adjacent to the water closet of the ground-floor bathroom.

(5)

Ground-floor full bath adjacent to or accessed from a bedroom or the room that is designated as readily converted to a bedroom.

(6)

Open-front lavatory with knee space and protection panel.

(7)

Kitchen cabinet base cabinets with pullout shelves and corner cabinets with lazy susan.

(8)

Removal base cabinet below the kitchen sink.

(9)

Lever handle faucet at kitchen sink.

(10)

Kitchen appliances: refrigerator with pull-out freezer drawer on bottom; dishwasher with pull-out drawers; microwave base cabinet.

(11)

A minimum thirty-inch-by-forty-eight-inch clear space at appliances.

(12)

"Right Height" vanity.

(13)

Elevator, lift or LULA.