In order to eliminate the barrier that curbs pose to people with disabilities, all new curbs and sidewalks, and all existing curbs or sidewalks which are a part of any new construction or reconstruction at the intersections of sidewalks and streets, sidewalks and alleys, and at other points of major pedestrian flow, shall comply with the following requirement:
A ramp with nonslip surface shall be constructed so that the sidewalk and alley, or the sidewalk and street, blend to a common level. Such ramp shall not be less than 36 inches wide and shall not have a slope greater than one inch rise per 12 inches in length. Wherever, because of surrounding buildings or other restrictions, it is impossible to conform the slope with this requirement, the ramp shall contain a slope with as shallow a rise as possible under the circumstances, except however the slope may not exceed a one and one- half inch rise per 12 inches in length.
Standard details for placement and construction of the ramped sidewalks shall be established by the commissioner of transportation. No person shall construct, build, establish or maintain any ramped sidewalk without otherwise complying with the licensing and permitting requirements of this chapter.
(Prior code § 33-43.1; Amend Coun. J. 5-4-94, p. 49718; Amend Coun. J. 1-14-97, p. 37762, § 50; Amend Coun. J. 10-28-15, p. 11951, Art. VII, § 4)