Do the Fair Housing Act design and construction requirements contain a height requirement for vertical clearance in a garage?
No, Fair Housing Act standards do not require a particular vertical clearance for garages for van access. Preamble, Guidelines for Requirement 2, Supplement to Notice of Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines: Questions and Answers about the Guidelines, 59 FR 33362-33368, June 28, 1994, question 14(d). However, if a parking garage provides a passenger-loading zone, such as near the lobby or an elevator, the passenger-loading zone would have to meet applicable ANSI provisions 4.6, “Parking in Passenger Loading Zones,” including the requirement for a minimum vertical clearance of 108 inches.
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