Lockers open onto exterior walkway CBC 1133B.7.1

[Yikes]

I have a building in California where the owner wants to install some large, 2' wide exterior lockers for storing duffle bags along than exterior path-of-travel (POT) sidewalk. When locker installation is complete, the POT will still have a 5'-6" wide somcrete surface, but the typical locker door when opened 90 degrees sticks out 24", leave only a 3'-6" wide path clear of any door swing. (The occupany load is low, so I'm only concerned about accessibility width.)

Is this code and ADA compliant to have locker doors swing open over a POT?

CBC 1133B.7.1 seems only to address surface width of 48" minimum, and makes to mention of door swings or other temporary encroachments.

 

[lpiburn]

Don't have my book in front of me, but I think you at fine. ADA should be satisfied with the 3'-6" path. Doors are allowed to swing unto a required means of egress as long as it doesn't reduce the clear path to less than 1/2 of the required width at any point during its swing. Since you said occupant load is not a concern and the minimum required width is 48, the doors should be able to swing up to 3'-6" into the walkway before you have a violation.

 

[mark handler]

Technically your fine but It is not just the locker door, it is a person standing in front of the locker door.

 

[mjesse]

Technically your fine but It is not just the locker door, it is a person standing in front of the locker door.

I'm hoping you're not suggesting an occupant is an obstruction?

 

[mark handler]

I'm hoping you're not suggesting an occupant is an obstruction?

Is that person blocking the path? If yes, than yes.

 

[mjesse]

Is that person blocking the path? If yes, than yes.

This should be interesting.

Please explain your position on occupants as obstructions, as it relates to reduction in width of egress path.

opcorn

 

[JPohling]

I prefer to maintain 44" clear with the door in the open position, but what you have will comply. you could actually go to 22" with the encroaching door.

 

[lpiburn]

The code section out of both the '09 IBC and '10 CBC is Section 1005.2 Door Encroachment.

Doors, when fully opened, and handrails shall not reduce the required means of egress width by more than 7 inches (178 mm). Doors in any position shall not reduce the required width by more than one-half. Other nonstructural projections such as trim and similar decorative features shall be permitted to project into the required width a maximum of 1½ inches (38 mm) on each side.

Remember folks, the question was "is this compliant", not "is this good design"...

 

[David Henderson]

Is the sidewalk a Public Right of Way ?

 

[Yikes]

Is the sidewalk a Public Right of Way ?

No, it is inside the property line.