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commercial kitchen freezer

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Seem to remember a project that required the commercial kitchen freezer had to be accessible. Does the freezer have to be accessible?
 
I found this?
IBC 2012 Chpter 11, 1103.2.15 Walk-in coolers and freezers.
Walk-in coolers and freezers intended for employee use only are not required to be accessible.
 
Thanks but what about ADA. I did a word search of the ADA Standards and only found references to freezer under appliances. Other related words did not get any hits.
 
That project I am thinking about may have had a error in the requirement for accessibility to the walk-in freezer. It might have been the problem with the different floor heights if the freezer/cooler was not recessed into the floor to avoid a ramp.
 
Most of the commercial kitchens freezers I encounter have boxes packed in them where you can't access the center walk area until the Health Department shows up.
 
Thanks but what about ADA. I did a word search of the ADA Standards and only found references to freezer under appliances. Other related words did not get any hits.

The DOJ has has an ADA Information Line: 800-514-0301
You can speak to someone for their "unofficial" interpretation.
 
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