Chapter 1 - Application and Administration Flashcards
Accessible
106.5.1 Accessible - A site, building, facility, or portion thereof that complies with this part.
Accessible Means of Egress
106.5.2 Accessible Means of Egress - A continuous and unobstructed way of egress travel from any point in a building or facility that provides an accessible route to an area of refuge, a horizontal exit, or a public way.
Addition
106.5.3 Addition - An expansion, extension, or increase in the gross floor area or height of a building or facility.
Administrative Authority
106.5.4 Administrative Authority - A governmental agency that adopts or enforces regulations and guidelines for the design, construction, or alteration of buildings and facilities.
Alteration
106.5.5 Alteration - A change to a building or facility that affects or could affect the usability of the building or facility or portion thereof. Alterations include, but are not limited to, remodeling, renovation, rehabilitation, reconstruction, historic restoration, resurfacing of circulation paths or vehicular ways, changes or rearrangement of the structural parts or elements, and changes or rearrangement in the plan configuration of walls and full-height partitions. Normal maintenance, reroofing, painting or wallpapering, or changes to mechanical and electrical systems are not alterations unless they affect the usability of the building or facility.
Amusement Attraction
106.5.6 Amusement Attraction - Any facility, or portion of a facility, located within an amusement park or theme park which provides amusement without the use of an amusement device. Amusement attractions include, but are not limited to, fun houses, barrels, and other attractions without seats.
Amusement Ride
106.5.7 Amusement Ride - A system that moves persons through a fixed course within a defined area for the purpose of amusement.
Amusement Ride Seat
106.5.8 Amusement Ride Seat - A seat that is built-in or mechanically fastened to an amusement ride intended to be occupied by one or more passengers.
Area of Sport Activity
106.5.9 Area of Sport Activity - That portion of a room or space where the play or practice of a sport occurs.
Assembly Area
106.5.10 Assembly Area - A building or facility, or portion thereof, used for the purpose of entertainment, educational or civic gatherings, or similar purposes. For the purposes of these requirements, assembly areas include, but are not limited to, classrooms, lecture halls, courtrooms, public meeting rooms, public hearing rooms, legislative chambers, motion picture houses, auditoria, theaters, playhouses, dinner theaters, concert halls, centers for the performing arts, amphitheaters, arenas, stadiums, grandstands, or convention centers.
Assistive Listening System
106.5.11 Assistive Listening System (ALS) - An amplification system utilizing transmitters, receivers, and coupling devices to bypass the acoustical space between a sound source and a listener by means of induction loop, radio frequency, infrared, or direct-wired equipment.
Boarding Pier
106.5.12 Boarding Pier - A portion of a pier where a boat is temporarily secured for the purpose of embarking or disembarking.
Boat Launch Ramp
106.5.13 Boat Launch Ramp - A sloped surface designed for launching and retrieving trailered boats and other water craft to and from a body of water.
Boat Slip
106.5.14 Boat Slip - That portion of a pier, main pier, finger pier, or float where a boat is moored for the purpose of berthing, embarking, or disembarking.
Building
106.5.15 Building - Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.
Catch Pool
106.5.16 Catch Pool - A pool or designated section of a pool used as a terminus for water slide flumes.
Children’s Use
106.5.18 Children’s Use - Describes spaces and elements specifically designed for use primarily by people 12 years old and younger.
Characters
106.5.17 Characters - Letters, numbers, punctuation marks and typographic symbols.
Circulation Path
106.5.19 Circulation Path - An exterior or interior way of passage provided for pedestrian travel, including but not limited to, walks, hallways, courtyards, elevators, platform lifts, ramps, stairways, and landings.
Closed-Circuit Telephone
106.5.20 Closed-Circuit Telephone - A telephone with a dedicated line such as a house phone, courtesy phone or phone that must be used to gain entry to a facility.
Common Use
106.5.21 Common Use - Interior or exterior circulation paths, rooms, spaces, or elements that are not for public use and are made available for the shared use of two or more people.
Cross Slope
106.5.22 Cross Slope - The slope that is perpendicular to the direction of travel (see running slope).
Curb Ramp
106.5.23 Curb Ramp - A short ramp cutting through a curb or built up to it.
Detectable Warning
106.5.24 Detectable Warning - A standardized surface feature built in or applied to walking surfaces or other elements to warn of hazards on a circulation path.