5:23-7.31 Recreation: equipment
(a) Five percent of all picnic tables, benches, fireplaces and grills provided, rounded to the next higher whole number, but not less than one, shall be on an accessible route of travel.
1. Such equipment shall be distributed throughout the picnic area to the degree feasible as determined by the topography of the area.
(b) Within each play area on a site, at least 25 percent of the single function play equipment shall be of a type identified by its manufacturer as accessible to and usable by both disabled and non-disabled persons.
(c) At least 25 percent of the play activities of all multi-functional play equipment within each play area on a site shall be of a type identified by its manufacturer as accessible to and usable by both disabled and non-disabled persons.
1. Access onto the multi-functional play equipment may include, but is not limited to, the following:
i. A ramp that complies with the technical standard adopted as part of this subchapter and that provides a landing at the top and at the bottom that has a minimum width of five feet by five feet;
ii. Transfer point(s) adjacent to transfer platform(s); and
iii. An accessible route that complies with N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.19, which, because of the topography of the land, leads directly onto the equipment.
2. Accessibility features, such as ramps and transfer platforms, shall not be considered play functions. Passive activities shall not be considered play functions.
(d) Playground equipment required to be accessible in (b) and (c) above shall be on an accessible route as delineated at N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.19.
(e) As existing play equipment is replaced in any play area, at least 50 percent of the replacement equipment shall be of a type identified by the manufacturer as usable by both disabled and non-disabled persons until the percentage as specified in (b) and (c) above is met.
New Rule, R. 1988 d. 352, effective August 1, 1988. See: 19 N.J.R. 1270(a), 20 N.J.R. 1873(b). Amended by R. 1996 d. 132, effective March 18, 1996 (operative July 1, 1996). See: 27 N.J.R. 3870(a), 28 N.J.R. 1505(a). Recodified from N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.17 and amended by R. 1999 d. 105, effective April 5, 1999. See: 30 N.J.R. 2972(a), 31 N.J.R. 852(a). In (c) and (d), changed N.J.A.C. references throughout. Amended by R. 2002 d. 350, effective November 4, 2002. See: 34 N.J.R. 626(a), 34 N.J.R. 3772(a). In (c), substituted "its" for "the" preceding "manufacturer" in the introductory paragraph and rewrote 1i. Recodified from N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.30 and amended by R. 2007 d. 144, effective May 7, 2007. See: 38 N.J.R. 4962(a), 39 N.J.R. 1683(a). In (c)1iii, substituted "that" for "which", and in (c)1iii and (d), updated the N.J.A.C. references. Former N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.31, Recreation: equestrian facilities, recodified to N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.32.