TECHNICAL

CHAPTER 8: SPECIAL ROOMS, SPACES, AND ELEMENTS

CHAPTER 8: SPECIAL ROOMS, SPACES, AND ELEMENTS

801 General

801.1 Scope.

The provisions of Chapter 8 shall apply where required by Chapter 2 or where referenced

by a requirement in this document.

802 Wheelchair Spaces, Companion Seats, and Designated Aisle Seats

802.1 Wheelchair Spaces.

Wheelchair spaces

shall comply with 802.1.

802.1.1 Floor or Ground Surface.

The floor or ground surface of

wheelchair spaces

shall comply

with 302. Changes in level are not permitted.

EXCEPTION:

Slopes not steeper than 1:48 shall be permitted.

802.1.2 Width.

A single

wheelchair space

shall be 36 inches (915 mm) wide minimum Where two

adjacent

wheelchair spaces

are provided, each

wheelchair space

shall be 33 inches (840 mm) wide

minimum.

802.1.3 Depth.

Where a

wheelchair space

can be entered from the front or rear, the

wheelchair

space

shall be 48 inches (1220 mm) deep minimum. Where a

wheelchair space

can be entered only

from the side, the

wheelchair space

shall be 60 inches (1525 mm) deep minimum.

Advisory 801.1 Scope.

Facilities covered by these requirements are also subject to the

requirements of the other chapters.

For example, 806 addresses guest rooms in transient

lodging facilities while 902 contains the technical specifications for dining surfaces.

If a

transient lodging facility contains a restaurant, the restaurant must comply with requirements

in other chapters such as those applicable to certain dining surfaces.

Figure 802.1.2

Width of Wheelchair Spaces

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2010 Standards: Titles II and III

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