AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: SCOPING
ADA CHAPTER 2: SCOPING REQUIREMENTS
214.3 Clothes Dryers.
Where three or fewer clothes dryers are provided, at least one shall comply with
611.
Where more than three clothes dryers are provided, at least two shall comply with 611.
215 Fire Alarm Systems
215.1 General.
Where fire alarm systems provide audible alarm coverage, alarms shall comply with
215.
EXCEPTION:
In existing
facilities
, visible alarms shall not be required except where an existing fire
alarm system is upgraded or replaced, or a new fire alarm system is installed.
215.2 Public and Common Use Areas.
Alarms in
public use
areas and
common use
areas shall
comply with 702.
215.3 Employee Work Areas.
Where
employee work areas
have audible alarm coverage, the wiring
system shall be designed so that visible alarms complying with 702 can be integrated into the alarm
system.
215.4 Transient Lodging.
Guest rooms required to comply with 224.4 shall provide alarms complying
with 702.
215.5 Residential Facilities.
Where provided in
residential dwelling units
required to comply with
809.5, alarms shall comply with 702.
216 Signs
216.1 General.
Signs shall be provided in accordance with 216 and shall comply with 703.
EXCEPTIONS:
1.
Building
directories, menus, seat and row designations in
assembly
areas
,
occupant names,
building
addresses, and company names and logos shall not be required to comply
with 216.
2.
In parking
facilities
, signs shall not be required to comply with 216.2, 216.3, and 216.6 through
216.12.
3.
Temporary, 7 days or less, signs shall not be required to comply with 216.
4.
In detention and correctional
facilities
, signs not located in
public use
areas shall not be required
to comply with 216.
216.2 Designations.
Interior and exterior signs identifying permanent rooms and
spaces
shall comply
with 703.1, 703.2, and 703.5.
Where
pictograms
are provided as designations of permanent interior
Advisory 215.1 General.
Unlike audible alarms, visible alarms must be located within the
space they serve so that the signal is visible.
Facility alarm systems (other than fire alarm
systems) such as those used for tornado warnings and other emergencies are not required
to comply with the technical criteria for alarms in Section 702.
Every effort should be made
to ensure that such alarms can be differentiated in their signal from fire alarms systems and
that people who need to be notified of emergencies are adequately safeguarded.
Consult
local fire departments and prepare evacuation plans taking into consideration the needs of
every building occupant, including people with disabilities.
2010 Standards: Titles II and III
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