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  1. arwat23

    Do I Need Temporary Accessible Parking?

    At an existing facility, do I need to provide temporary accessible parking while altering the existing accessible parking? Example: Let's say the slope of a parking space is too steep. You need to level it out. It'll take two weeks to do the work. The building is still open to the public and...
  2. arwat23

    How Do You Handle the 20% Path of Travel Improvement Requirements for Existing Buildings?

    I've been running into a problem. Most of my commercial projects are submitted for a building permit long before a contractor is brought on board. Every time we submit a building permit application, we get the exact same comment: "please submit a hardship application to show compliance with...
  3. arwat23

    Wheel Stops and Accessible Parking

    Are wheel stops allowed in accessible parking spaces? I know that ADAS doesn't address it except for in an advisory (502.7). I know California has 11B-502.7.2 and ICC A117.1 has 502.11.3, which say you can use a wheel stop to prevent vehicles from obstructing the accessible route. But what about...
  4. Z

    What renovations trigger ADA compliance in other parts of the building?

    I'm a relatively new board member of a 48-unit co-op apartment building in Brooklyn, NY. We are planning some renovations to our building and have heard varying opinions on what kind of work triggers ADA compliance in other parts of the building. First a description of the layout of our...
  5. arwat23

    Are Wall-Mounted Signs Required for Accessible Restroom In Commercial Spaces

    Every website and every article I go to says that a restroom needs to have a wall-mounted tactile accessible sign. In CA, we also need a geometric sign. The geometric sign is easy, code is pretty explicit. I'm having trouble with the wall sign though. Where in code (ADAS or CBC) does it say a...
  6. rjjh

    California CBC - Hotel Spa Accessible entry options

    We are trying to avoid a chair lift at the spa tub by incorporating a transfer system instead, see attached sketch, as permitted in CBC 11B-242.4. However, the health department reviewer does not want to accept it, pushing back on the alternative accessible entry options (11B-1009.4 transfer...
    • rjjh
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    • Forum: Accessibility Codes
  7. arwat23

    Accessible Sink in a Medical Office Exam Room

    Do all exam room sink in a "professional office of a healthcare provider" need to provide an accessible forward approach? The project is in California using 2022 CBC. I'm coming to a different opinion than my coworkers on this. Looking at CBC 11B-223.4 and 11B-805.6, I read this as ALL hand...
  8. F

    Accessibility Restroom at Labor and Postpartum Medical Facility

    Hi, I am running a review of an existing private medical building focused on maternity labor and postpartum rooms. The building has 12 labor and delivery rooms and 6 postpartum rooms. The delivery rooms have at least half of the suites with accessible restrooms. The postpartum rooms feature...
  9. C

    Small multifamily condo parking requirements

    Looking for guidance and examples for how parking accessibility is handled for the following circumstance: New construction of small multi-family (4 units) where 2 ground floor units are Type B. No rental office or other commercial space. Only internal common spaces are the shared entrance...
  10. N

    Daycare Restroom Accessibility Compliance

    Working in MN, we have one child restroom accessed directly from each preschool/toddler room (2 toilets/2 sinks in each restroom). The restrooms are not currently ADA compliant. My coworker was saying that a long time ago he contacted the state, and they informed him that as long as the staff...
    • nsuchy
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    • accessibility accessibility code daycare restroom restrooms
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Accessibility Codes
  11. NCRooster

    Accessible Ramp - minimum width

    Hi all, first time posting here. I'm working on a project in NC (2018 NCBC) that is a renovation of an old warehouse building, with a new elevated patio wrapping the entire building and various stairs and ramps leading from the patio to grade. The ramp in question is an exterior ramp at the...
  12. arwat23

    Do All Offices Need To Be Accessible

    I'm working on a small TI project in California. I'm remodeling an office suite for a new tenant. The tenant is a therapist. The suite will consist of a small waiting room, a short corridor connecting the waiting room and offices, and three offices. Each office will be used for in-person...
  13. T

    Accessibility for apartments over commercial in a small 2 story building

    I am designing a small two story, 10000sf mixed use project. Desired program is 5000sf ground level commercial, 5000sf 2nd level residential. My understanding is if we break the residential up into 3 or less apartments, then none of them would need to be accessible units, and we would not need...
  14. C

    Common Accessible Toilet on Ground Floor of a Multiple Dwelling

    I wasn't successful in finding the regulation related to this either in NYS MDL, NYC BC, and FHA. I know there is one somewhere. Does anyone know where is this regulation coming from? Thank you.
  15. W

    Accessibility of two-story townhouses

    I'm working on a site where we are proposing 14 townhouses, 6 are 3-unit two-story buildings and 8 are 4-unit two story buildings. In each unit there is one bedroom on the ground floor, with 2 or 3 more bedrooms on the second floor. Where I'm getting tripped up is the IRC says "IRC Section...
  16. K

    Accessible Egress Door

    Does an accessible egress door have to swing out? This particular door serves an occupant load less than 50. How do you handle exit hardware if it opens in?
  17. M

    Ambulatory Stall in Single W/C Restroom?

    The only images for ambulatory washrooms I have seen have the door on the short end in plan view, leading directly to the washroom. https://www.macneilldesignservices.com/temp3https://www.macne I have a case where I have one washroom which is required to be ambulatory however I also would like...
  18. K

    Remote Controls

    I have a vent hood with contols that are mounted too high (not accessible reach range). However, the manufacturer provides a remote control device. Any opinion as to whether this is acceptable under IBC 2015 / ANSI A117.1 - 2009? It is a redundant control, but because it is not part of the...
  19. C

    Accessibility and Multi-building Condo Development

    Hello - We have a project where the owner wants to convert all of his units to condos. There are 9 duplexes on the development. I know that for fair housing (and I think IBC) only buildings with 4 or more units apply. BUT, I'm assuming that since all 18 units are part of the same development...
  20. Simonsays

    Enhancing accessibility for existing buildings in Indiana

    Can anyone cite the applicable code and section number for enhancing the accessibility of existing buildings in Indiana? According to the Indiana amendments, the applicable 2014 Indiana Building code sections for accessibility in existing buildings have been deleted without substitution, both...
  21. classicT

    Accessibility per IRC R320 and Townhomes

    In accordance with IRC Section 320.1, where there are for or more dwelling units or sleeping units in a single structure, the provisions of Chapter 11 of the IBC for group R-3 shall apply. This would most notably require that an accessible route be provided between exterior and interior spaces...
  22. T

    Accessibility arguments

    Hello all, Lately I've been running into an argument against providing accessible features for first responders. For example, in reviewing plans for an ambulance building. It goes something like this: "Well, they aren't going to hire EMTs in wheelchairs!" The details vary but you get the idea...
  23. K

    Ambulatory toilet stalls

    If a toilet compartment is not required to be ambulatory (2015 IBC 1109.2.2), can the builder still install grab bars in those toilet compartments? Must the bars then be in compliance with ICC A117.1-2009 section 604 as to dimensions & location? I think the argument being made is that there...
  24. T

    Repair of Chair Lift

    I have a turn of the century building (not sure if it's on the National Historic Registry) that had a chair lift added in the 90's. The lift is in the main entrance foyer and ascends 5 steps into the main portion of the office building. The building has since changed ownership and the chair lift...
  25. LGreene

    Automatic Doors - "Knowing Act"

    There is a standard for automatic doors - BHMA A156.19 - that is referenced by the IBC, IFC, and NFPA 101, as well as ICC A117.1 and the ADA standards. The standard covers low-energy automatic doors - the type of doors that are usually actuated by a push button and open slowly (not the type at...
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