Cal. Civ. Code § 8 CSR 60-4.010

PURPOSE: This rule defines terms used in
sections 213.040, 213.045, 213.050 and
213.070, RSMo.
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: The secretary of state
has determined that the publication of the
entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule
would be unduly cumbersome or expensive.
Therefore, the material which is so incorporated is on file with the agency who filed this
rule, and with the Office of the Secretary of
State. Any interested person may view this
material at either agency’s headquarters or
the same will be made available at the Office
of the Secretary of State at a cost not to
exceed actual cost of copy reproduction. The
entire text of the rule is printed here. This
note refers only to the incorporated by reference material.
(1) Accessible route means a continuous
unobstructed path connecting accessible elements and spaces in a building or within a
site that can be negotiated by a person with a
severe disability using a wheelchair and that
is also safe for and usable by people with
other disabilities. Interior accessible routes
may include corridors, floors, ramps, elevators and lifts. Exterior accessible routes may
include parking access aisles, curb ramps,
walks, ramps and lifts. A route that complies
with the appropriate requirements of American National Standards Institute, (ANSI)
A117.1-1986 or a comparable standard is an
accessible route.
(2) Accessible, when used with respect to the
public and common use areas of a building
containing covered multifamily dwellings,
means that the public or common use areas of
the building can be approached, entered and
used by individuals with physical handicaps.
The phrase, readily accessible to and usable
by, is synonymous with accessible. A public
or common use area that complies with the
appropriate requirements of the (ANSI)
A117.1-1986 or a comparable standard is
accessible within the meaning of this definition.
(3) ANSI A117.1-1986 means the 1986 edition of the American National Standard for
Buildings and Facilities Providing Accessibility and Usability for Physically Handicapped
People. Copies may be obtained from American National Standards Institute, Inc., 1430
Broadway, New York, New York 10018.
(4) Building entrance on an accessible route
means an accessible entrance to a building
that is connected by an accessible route to
public transportation stops, to accessible
parking and passenger loading zones, or to
public streets or sidewalks, if available. A
building entrance that complies with ANSI
A117.1-1986 or a comparable standard complies with the requirements of this section.
(5) Building means a structure, facility or
portion of it that contains or serves one (1) or
more dwelling units.
(6) Common use areas means rooms, spaces
or elements inside or outside of a building
that are made available for the use of residents of a building or their guests. These
areas include hallways, lounges, lobbies,
laundry rooms, refuse rooms, mail rooms,
recreational areas and passageways among
and between buildings.
(7) Controlled substance means any drug or
other substance, or immediate precursor,
included in the definition in section 195.010,
RSMo.
(8) Covered multifamily dwellings means
buildings consisting of four (4) or more
dwelling units if these buildings have one (1)
or more elevators, and ground floor dwelling
units in other buildings.
(9) Dwelling means any building, structure or
portion of it which is occupied as, or
designed or intended for occupancy as a residence by one (1) or more families and any
vacant land which is offered for sale or lease
for the construction or location of any building, structure or portion of it intended for residential purposes.
(10) Dwelling unit means a single unit of residence for a family of one (1) or more persons. Examples of dwelling units include: a
single family home; an apartment unit within
an apartment building; and in other types of
dwellings in which sleeping accommodations
are provided but toileting or cooking facilities
are shared by occupants of more than one (1)
room or portion of the dwelling, or rooms in
which people sleep. Examples of the latter
include dormitory rooms and sleeping
accommodations in shelters intended for
occupancy as a residence for homeless persons.
(11) Entrance means any access point to a
building or portion of a building used by residents for the purpose of entering.
(12) Exterior means all areas of the premises
outside of an individual dwelling unit.
(13) First occupancy means a building that
has never before been used for any purpose.
(14) Ground floor means a floor of a building
with a building entrance on an accessible
route. A building may have more than one (1)
ground floor.
(15) Interior means the spaces, parts, components or elements of an individual dwelling
unit.
(16) Modification means any change to the
public or common use areas of a building or
any change to a dwelling unit.
(17) Other financial assistance as used in section 213.045, RSMo includes the purchasing
of loans which are for purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining a
dwelling or which are secured by residential
real estate.
(18) Premises means the interior or exterior
spaces, parts, components or elements of a
building, including individual dwelling units
and the public and common use areas of a
building.
(19) Public use areas means interior or exterior rooms or spaces of a building that are
made available to the general public. Public
use may be provided at a building that is privately or publicly owned.
(20) Site means a parcel of land bounded by
a property line or a designated portion of a
public right of way.
AUTHORITY: sections 213.030, 213.040,
213.045 and 213.050, RSMo Supp. 1992.*
Original rule filed Dec. 2, 1992, effective
June 7, 1993.
*Original authority: 213.030, RSMo 1959, amended 1978,
1986, 1992; 213.040, RSMo 1986, amended 1992;
213.045, RSMo 1986, amended 1992 and 213.050, RSMo
1986, amended 1992.