AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: SCOPING
ADA CHAPTER 2: SCOPING REQUIREMENTS
7.
Where exceptions for
alterations
to
qualified historic buildings or facilities
are permitted by
202.5, an
accessible
route shall not be required to
stories
located above or below the
accessible
story
.
206.2.3.1 Stairs and Escalators in Existing Buildings.
In
alterations
and
additions
, where an
escalator or stair is provided where none existed previously and major structural modifications
are necessary for the installation, an
accessible
route shall be provided between the levels
served by the escalator or stair unless exempted by 206.2.3 Exceptions 1 through 7.
206.2.4 Spaces and Elements.
At least one
accessible
route shall connect
accessible building
or
facility entrances
with all
accessible spaces
and
elements
within the
building
or
facility
which are
otherwise connected by a
circulation path
unless exempted by 206.2.3 Exceptions 1 through 7.
EXCEPTIONS:
1.
Raised courtroom stations, including judges' benches, clerks' stations, bailiffs'
stations, deputy clerks' stations, and court reporters' stations shall not be required to provide
vertical access provided that the required clear floor
space
, maneuvering
space
, and, if
appropriate, electrical service are installed at the time of initial construction to allow future
installation of a means of vertical access complying with 405, 407, 408, or 410 without requiring
substantial reconstruction of the
space
.
2.
In
assembly areas
with fixed seating required to comply with 221, an
accessible
route shall
not be required to serve fixed seating where
wheelchair spaces
required to be on an
accessible
route are not provided.
3.
Accessible
routes shall not be required to connect
mezzanines
where
buildings
or
facilities
have no more than one story.
In addition,
accessible
routes shall not be required to connect
stories or
mezzanines
where multi-story
buildings
or
facilities
are exempted by 206.2.3
Exceptions 1 through 7.
Advisory 206.2.3 Multi-Story Buildings and Facilities.
Spaces and elements located on
a level not required to be served by an accessible route must fully comply with this
document.
While a mezzanine may be a change in level, it is not a story.
If an accessible
route is required to connect stories within a building or facility, the accessible route must
serve all mezzanines.
Advisory 206.2.3 Multi-Story Buildings and Facilities Exception 4.
Where common use
areas are provided for the use of residents, it is presumed that all such common use areas
“serve” accessible dwelling units unless use is restricted to residents occupying certain
dwelling units.
For example, if all residents are permitted to use all laundry rooms, then all
laundry rooms "serve" accessible dwelling units.
However, if the laundry room on the first
floor is restricted to use by residents on the first floor, and the second floor laundry room is
for use by occupants of the second floor, then first floor accessible units are “served” only by
laundry rooms on the first floor.
In this example, an accessible route is not required to the
second floor provided that all accessible units and all common use areas serving them are
on the first floor.
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