Maine Revised Statutes Title 5. Administrative Procedures and Services § 4582-B. Standards and certification

A. “Builder” means the applicant for a building permit in a municipality that requires these permits or the owner of the property in a municipality that does not require building permits.

B. “Design professional” means an architect or professional engineer registered to practice under Title 32.

C. “Standards of construction” means the 1986 standards set forth by the American National Standards Institute in the publication “Specifications for Making Buildings and Facilities Accessible to and Usable by Physically Handicapped People,” ANSI A 117.1-1986.

D. “Multifamily housing accommodation” means “covered multifamily dwelling” as defined in 42 United States Code, Section 3604.  1

A. Doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises within those accommodations must be sufficiently wide to allow passage by a person in a wheelchair.

B. A route accessible to a person in a wheelchair into and through the dwelling unit must exist.

C. Light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats and other environmental controls must be in locations accessible to a person in a wheelchair.

D. Bathroom walls must have reinforcements to accommodate the installation of grab bars.

E. Kitchens and bathrooms must be accessible to and usable by a person in a wheelchair.

A. The municipal authority that reviews plans in the municipality where the facility is to be constructed; or

B. If the municipality where the facility is to be constructed has no authority who reviews plans, the municipal officers of the municipality.