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    2 Story - 5 Unit Mixed Use 5,000 Sq Ft New Construction Elevator & Sprinkler Requirement

    I am looking to build a 2 story 5 Unit mixed use building with 2 commercial spaced on the first floor, total of 2,500 sq ft on floor 1. On the second floor above I want to put 3 one bedroom apartments equaling a 2,500 sq ft. for floor 2. The total square footage would be approx 5,000 sq ft...
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    Accessible cabinet door/drawer pulls - multifamily residential

    Are accessible cabinet door/drawer pulls required at "adaptable" units (ground floor units per CBC 1104A.1)? The contractor is wanting to use cabinet doors that have a perimeter finger pull as part of the door rather than our specified wire pulls. Also, where in the california building code...
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    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...
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    Multi-story accessibility

    Hello all, Question about where accessible Access is required for multiple stories. I did a lot of searching on the forum and found good information about 4-story buildings, the 3,000 SF rule, and healthcare uses. None of that quite fits what I'm looking at. Using vanilla 2015 IBC (no state...
    • ThatOneGuy
    • Thread
    • ada elevator employee work area existing maintenance mezzaninie multi-story
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Accessibility Codes
  5. Nic Werner

    Interested in testing ADA compliance software?

    Hi all, I'm the founder of Daima, and we've built software that can scan a Revit model for ADA compliance, and highlight areas of non-compliance. It's a Revit plugin. Nothing replaces decades of experience, and the goal is not to replace people, but to remove the drudgery of counting parking...
  6. Stone Bow Studios

    ADA Table 703.5.5 Visual Character Height - H/C parking sign

    I am trying to interpret the 703.5.5 table for text height for accessible parking signage. I am working on an ADA study and the custom / a-typical signage has small text - Unless the horizontal distance can be close to the sign. By identifying the text as non-compliant, I need to be able to...
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    Brewery & taproom with interior mezzanine level or exterior raised platform

    North Carolina Buildings: Taproom - 1300 sf Brewhouse - 4200 sf (with 22' ceilings and possibility of mezzanine level) Exterior Beer Garden - 3,000 sf *Dining/drinking area will include the taproom as well as the beer garden. Scenerio #1: We want to build an elevated exterior patio...
  8. 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...
  9. jar546

    Code Administration Question of the Day 2 Aug 2018

    Scenario: You have an existing commercial building that consists of 2 empty old "store fronts" on the bottom, facing the street and residential apartments above. It is an older building, Type V construction, NS (non-sprinklered). A municipal permit research reveals no permitting back as far as...
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    Single Restroom for Small Theater?

    Hello, I am currently looking for space in Charlotte, North Carolina and have found a potential option for my new theater company. It's located in an office park, zoned I-2. It's 1,185sf, with sprinklers, two exits, plenty of parking, one restroom and a small kitchenette. My question is, are we...
    • ImprovKevin5
    • Thread
    • ada assembly bathroom charlotte code north carolina occupancy plumbing theaters
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Plumbing Codes
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    Is ADA applicable to my 4-unit building? - Oakland, CA

    Hi all, Can you please help in determining whether ADA applies to my 4-unit building in Oakland, CA? I am of the opinion it does not as the building was built in 1924, contains 4 apartments and no elevator and therefor no "covered multi family dwellings" but would like a second opinion as the...
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    ADA compliant bathroom required for used car lot office?

    Hello. Bureau Veritas is telling me that in order to receive an occupancy permit for a used car lot office, we need to have an ADA compliant bathroom within 300 feet. The office for the business is only used to securely store keys and paperwork. In fact, no paperwork is being completed at...
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    Accessible Entrances

    ADA 2010 question for you folks, thank you for any assistance on this: Given 12 building entrances, how many are required to be accessible?
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    Multi-story buildings and accessibility

    I've read some other posts on here concerning the general topic but would like some feedback specific to a project and interested to hear feedback on a discrepancy between the IBC and ADA: Scope: Interior remodel of existing two story building, each floor over 4000 sq. ft. The interior...
    • jllcc
    • Thread
    • accessibility accessible route ada alteration elevator elevator exception multi-story primary function
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Commercial Building Codes
  15. Luis Martinez

    ADA?... Apartment unit bathroom

    Right now we are working in an apartment project, 24 units, 2 floors (12 units each). My question is, since the bathrooms as existing are not ADA complaint, if we are to remodel them (moving shower, toilet, and sink) for them to have more of an open space. Would the city want them to become...
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    Standpipe Projections into Stairwell

    A DOJ inspector has just flagged several locations on my project where the standpipe valves project more than 4 inches into the path of travel on the stair landings. Has anyone else ever encountered this? How did you solve it? The best I can think of is to run small sections of cane rail around...
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    California Adaptability - Interior Stairs

    We are designing a multifamily apartment complex (20 units over 3 stories) comprised of dwelling units with floor plans that include elevation changes inside the units with stairs (limited to 3 stair treads). (We have also designed an ADA compliant floor plan without elevation changes that can...
  18. ClermontCodeGuy

    Public Observation Tower

    Our city is wanting to build a 3 story observation tower overlooking a marsh and lake area. My question to the group is: Am I the only municipal Building Official that would require this tower to be accessible to the public. Based on the 5th Edition of the Florida Building Code it seems quite...
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