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  1. arwat23

    Does Path of Travel Improvements Include Street Parking That's Down The Street?

    I'm working on a TI for a new restaurant moving in to an existing building. We need to make accessible path of travel improvements using the 20% minimum exception (CA specific requirement), which basically means everything needs to be accessible since this is a pretty expensive project. Most...
  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...
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    Question Regarding AHJ Authority in NFPA 72 and ADA Compliance for Pull Station Covers

    I’m reviewing the compliance of pull station covers with ADA and NFPA 72 standards. Specifically, the covers protrude about 5.2 inches from the wall(Surface Mounted), which exceeds the ADA guideline of 4 inches for objects in circulation paths. The vendor has stated that the pull station is ADA...
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  4. arwat23

    Egress and Accessibility in Existing Buildings

    Recently got a comment from an inspector that I'm struggling to rationalize fully. I'm probably reading too much into it, but I'm hoping you fine folks can help clarify the requirements they're referencing. 2022 California Building Code. Project is an existing commercial building. Permit was...
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    Ramp Requirement for Restaurant Back of House in an Existing Building

    Hello, I have a client who wants to convert an existing building into a restaurant. But a portion of the back of the building, about 1,000 sf, is about 2' lower than the rest. This portion would be entirely restaurant back of house and used for storage and walk in coolers. The rest of the back...
  6. arwat23

    Are ADA Path of travel Improvements Required for Demo / Shell Work

    I got a project that involves demolishing a few suites in a shopping center. We're leaving the space as a "shell" - empty and unoccupied. Do the ADA path of travel improvement (PoTI) requirements for existing building apply to a project like this? Or is that for the future tenant's TI permits to...
  7. R

    Conference Center aisleway widths and other Egress/ADA codes

    Hello, I am creating conference room configurations for a large conference center in an existing building. I know that the current layouts being used violate egress codes but our contact states that we need to reference and provide specific codes when suggesting alterations to existing...
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