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Clearances for multiple doors in Entry

bfgdesignbuild

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I am a little new to the accessibility design and getting into a commercial project where we have an entry vestibule with a door to a vertical platform lift.
I have looked at all the instances I can find for clearances and applied them to my design but there's no exact match so I am still not sure if I have it.
What I do have
  • 18" space at side of opening doors
  • egress corridor min. space with door swing not more than 7" into it
  • 48" between doors in a row
What I am not sure of is the clearances between the lift door and the other doors. i would imagine this would be an easy exercise for someone with experience. I attached my plan and would be grateful for any guidance. Thanks
 
You need to provide 48" clearance between the lift door and the other doors (ADAS 404.3.4 / A117.1 404.3.6). Although I've heard different interpretations on these sections, so you may want to ask the AHJ how they read it. The way I read it, you need the 48" clearance.

Depending on what accessibility code you use, you may not need the turning circle (if you use ICC A117.1, you need it).

Assuming A117.1 is what you use, the doors need to comply with 404.3. Maneuvering clearance similar to regular doors may be required (ICC A117.1 404.3.4)
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Thank you, That makes sense now that I remember some of the clearance diagrams having a barely ledgible 48" with an arrow between the doors that I couldn't really make sense of.
 
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