Codes and Regulations Flashcards
wheelchair passage width (continuous vs. point)
36” min.
32” min.
wheelchair passing width
60” min.
required headroom
80” min.
wheelchair turning space
5’ radius
wheelchair clear floor space
2’-6” x 4’-0”
accessible route cross-slope
1:50
clear opening at doors
32”
clear space beside door, at push side
1’-6”
level changes
1/4” max.
level changes with beveled edge
1/4”-1/2” height of level change
1:2 max. slope
ramp
width
length
slope
36”
30’
1:20-1:12
ramp landings
5’ long; width or ramp
when 2 handrails are required on a ramp
rise over 6”
run ove 72”
handrails height section clearance to wall clear width
34”-38”
1 1/4”-2” diameter
1 1/2”
4’-0”
handrail extensions
at top
at bottom
1’
1’ +1 tread depth
toilet center to side partition clearance from side wall clearance from rear wall height
16”-18”
60”
54”
17”-19”
grab bars height length distance from rear wall vertical bar height vertical bar height from floor and from rear wall
33-36" 42" min. 12" max. 18" 39-41"
toilet paper dispenser
to center from front of toilet
height above floor
7-9”
15-48”
urinals
height to rim
clear floor area
flush height
17” max.
2’-6” x 4’
44” max.
sinks
clear floor area
height
2’-6” x 4’
34” max.
drinking fountains
clear floor area
height
water flow
2’-6” x 4’
36” max.
4” min.
bathtub front clearance (no seat) front clearance (with seat) faucet height hand shower hose length temperature
30" x tub length min. 30" x tub length + 12" min. center line of wall 59" min. 120 degrees F
