SUPPLEMENTARY ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

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1 SUPPLEMENTARY ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS The provisions contained in this appendix are not mandatory unless specifically referenced in the adopting ordinance. SECTION E101 GENERAL E101.1 Scope. The provisions of this appendix shall control the supplementary requirements for the design and construction of facilities for accessibility to physically disabled persons. E101.2 Design. Technical requirements for items herein shall comply with this code and ICC A SECTION E102 DEFINITIONS E102.1 General. The following words and terms shall, for the purposes of this appendix, have the meanings shown herein. CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEPHONE. A telephone with a dedicated line such as a house phone, courtesy phone or phone that must be used to gain entrance to a facility. MAILBOXES. Receptacles for the receipt of documents, packages or other deliverable matter. Mailboxes include, but are not limited to, post office boxes and receptacles provided by commercial mail-receiving agencies, apartment houses and schools. TRANSIENT LODGING. A building, facility or portion thereof, excluding inpatient medical care facilities and long-term care facilities, that contains one or more dwelling units or sleeping units. Examples of transient lodging include, but are not limited to, resorts, group homes, hotels, motels, dormitories, homeless shelters, halfway houses and social service lodging. SECTION E103 ACCESSIBLE ROUTE E103.1 Raised platforms. In banquet rooms or spaces where a head table or speaker s lectern is located on a raised platform, an accessible route shall be provided to the platform. SECTION E104 SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES E104.1 General. Transient lodging facilities shall be provided with accessible features in accordance with Sections E104.2 and E Group I-3 occupancies shall be provided with accessible features in accordance with Sections E104.3 and E E104.2 Accessible beds. In rooms or spaces having more than 25 beds, five percent of the beds shall have a clear floor space complying with ICC A E Sleeping areas. A clear floor space complying with ICC A117.1 shall be provided on both sides of the accessible bed. The clear floor space shall be positioned for parallel approach to the side of the bed. Exception: This requirement shall not apply where a single clear floor space complying with ICC A117.1 positioned for parallel approach is provided between two beds. E104.3 Communication features. Communication features complying with ICC A117.1 shall be provided in accordance with Sections E through E E Transient lodging. In transient lodging facilities, sleeping units with accessible communication features shall be provided in accordance with Table E Units required to comply with Table E shall be dispersed among the various classes of units. E Group I-3. In Group I-3 occupancies at least 2 percent, but no fewer than one of the total number of general holding cells and general housing cells equipped with audible emergency alarm systems and permanently installed telephones within the cell, shall comply with Section E E Dwelling units and sleeping units. Where dwelling units and sleeping units are altered or added, the requirements of Section E104.3 shall apply only to the units being altered or added until the number of units with accessible communication features complies with the minimum number required for new construction. E Notification devices. Visual notification devices shall be provided to alert room occupants of incoming telephone calls and a door knock or bell. Notification devices shall not be connected to visual alarm signal appliances. Permanently installed telephones shall have volume controls and an electrical outlet complying with ICC A117.1 located within 48 inches (1219 mm) of the telephone to facilitate the use of a TTY. E104.4 Partitions. Solid partitions or security glazing that separates visitors from detainees in Group I-3 occupancies shall provide a method to facilitate voice communication. Such methods are permitted to include, but are not limited to, grilles, slats, talk-through baffles, intercoms or telephone handset devices. The method of communication shall be accessible to individuals who use wheelchairs and individuals who have difficulty bending or stooping. Hand-operable communication devices, if provided, shall comply with Section E

2 TABLE E DWELLING OR SLEEPING UNITS WITH ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATION FEATURES TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLING OR SLEEPING UNITS PROVIDED MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF DWELLING OR SLEEPING UNITS WITH ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATION FEATURES to to to to to to to to to to 1,000 5% of total 1,001 and over 50 plus 3 for each 100 over 1,000 SECTION E105 OTHER FEATURES AND FACILITIES E105.1 Water coolers. Where water cool ers are provided, at least 50 percent, but not less than one, of such units pro vided on each floor shall comply with ICC A E105.2 Por ta ble toi lets and bathing rooms. Where mul ti ple sin gle-user por ta ble toi let or bath ing units are clustered at a single location, at least 5 percent, but not less than one toi let unit or bathing unit at each cluster, shall comply with ICC A Signs con tain ing the In ter na tional Sym bol of Accessibility and com ply ing with ICC A117.1 shall iden tify ac ces si ble portable toi lets and bath ing units. Exception: Portable toi let units pro vided for use ex clusively by con struc tion per son nel on a con struc tion site. E105.3 Laun dry equipment. Where provided in spaces required to be accessible, wash ing ma chines and clothes dry ers shall com ply with this section. E Washing machines. Where three or fewer washing ma chines are pro vided, at least one shall comply with ICC A Where more than three washing ma chines are provided, at least two shall comply with ICC A E Clothes dry ers. Where three or fewer clothes dryers are provided, at least one shall com ply with ICC A Where more than three clothes dryers are provided, at least two shall com ply with ICC A E105.4 Depositories, vending machines, change machines and sim i lar equipment. Where pro vided, at least one of each type of de pos i tory, vend ing machine, change machine and simi lar equipment shall comply with ICC A Ex cep tion: Drive-up-only depositories are not required to comply with this sec tion. E105.5 Mail boxes. Where mailboxes are pro vided in an interior lo ca tion, at least 5 per cent, but not less than one, of each type shall com ply with ICC A In residential and institutional facilities, where mail boxes are provided for each dwell ing unit or sleeping unit, mailboxes complying with ICC A117.1 shall be pro vided for each unit re quired to be an Accessi ble unit. E105.6 Au to matic teller ma chines and fare ma chines. Where automatic teller ma chines or self-ser vice fare vending, col lec tion or ad just ment ma chines are provided, at least one machine of each type at each lo ca tion where such ma chines are pro vided shall be accessible. Where bins are provided for envelopes, waste pa per or other pur poses, at least one of each type shall be ac ces si ble. E105.7 Two-way com mu ni ca tion systems. Where two-way communication sys tems are provided to gain admittance to a building or fa cil ity or to restricted ar eas within a build ing or facil ity, the system shall comply with ICC A SECTION E106 TELEPHONES E106.1 Gen eral. Where coin-op er ated public pay telephones, coinless public pay tele phones, pub lic closed-cir cuit telephones, cour tesy phones or other types of pub lic telephones are provided, ac ces si ble public telephones shall be pro vided in ac cor dance with Sections E106.2 through E106.5 for each type of pub lic tele phone provided. For pur poses of this sec tion, a bank of tele phones shall be considered two or more ad ja cent telephones. E106.2 Wheel chair-ac ces si ble tele phones. Where pub lic tele phones are pro vided, wheel chair-ac ces si ble telephones com ply ing with ICC A117.1 shall be provided in ac cor dance with Table E E106.3 Volume controls. All pub lic telephones provided shall have vol ume control complying with ICC A E106.4 TTYs. TTYs com ply ing with ICC A117.1 shall be pro vided in accordance with Sec tions E through E

3 NUMBER OF TELEPHONES PROVIDED ON A FLOOR, LEVEL OR EXTERIOR SITE TABLE E106.2 WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES 1 or more single unit 1 per floor, level and exterior site 1 bank 1 per floor, level and exterior site 2 or more banks 1 per bank E Bank requirement. Where four or more pub lic pay telephones are pro vided at a bank of tele phones, at least one public TTY shall be pro vided at that bank. Exception: TTYs are not re quired at banks of telephones lo cated within 200 feet ( mm) of, and on the same floor as, a bank con tain ing a pub lic TTY. E Floor requirement. Where four or more pub lic pay telephones are pro vided on a floor of a privately owned building, at least one pub lic TTY shall be provided on that floor. Where at least one public pay tele phone is provided on a floor of a pub licly owned build ing, at least one public TTY shall be provided on that floor. E Build ing requirement. Where four or more public pay telephones are pro vided in a privately owned build ing, at least one public TTY shall be pro vided in the building. Where at least one public pay tele phone is provided in a publicly owned build ing, at least one public TTY shall be provided in the building. E Site requirement. Where four or more public pay telephones are provided on a site, at least one public TTY shall be provided on the site. E Rest stops, emer gency road stops, and ser vice plazas. Where a public pay tele phone is provided at a pub lic rest stop, emergency road stop or ser vice plaza, at least one public TTY shall be pro vided. E Hospitals. Where a pub lic pay tele phone is pro vided in or ad ja cent to a hospital emergency room, hospital recovery room or hospital wait ing room, at least one public TTY shall be provided at each such lo ca tion. E Transportation fa cil i ties. Transportation facilities shall be provided with TTYs in ac cor dance with Sections E and E110.2 in ad di tion to the TTYs re quired by Sec tions E through E E Detention and correctional facilities. In detention and correctional fa cil i ties, where a public pay telephone is pro vided in a secured area used only by detainees or in mates and security per son nel, then at least one TTY shall be provided in at least one secured area. E Signs. Pub lic TTYs shall be iden ti fied by the In ternational Sym bol of TTY complying with ICC A Di rec tional signs indicating the location of the nearest pub lic TTY shall be provided at banks of pub lic pay tele phones not containing a public TTY. Additionally, where signs pro vide di rec tion to public pay tele phones, they shall also pro vide direction to public TTYs. Such signs shall comply with ICC A117.1 and shall include the International Symbol of TTY. E106.5 Shelves for por ta ble TTYs. Where a bank of telephones in the interior of a building consists of three or more public pay tele phones, at least one pub lic pay tele phone at the bank shall be provided with a shelf and an electrical outlet in ac cor dance with ICC A Ex cep tions: 1. In secured ar eas of de ten tion and correctional facilities, if shelves and out lets are prohibited for purposes of security or safety shelves and out lets for TTYs are not re quired to be provided. 2. The shelf and electrical outlet shall not be re quired at a bank of tele phones with a TTY. SECTION E107 SIGNAGE E107.1 Signs. Re quired accessible portable toi lets and bath ing facilities shall be identified by the In ter na tional Sym bol of Ac ces si bil ity. E107.2 Designations. In te rior and ex te rior signs iden ti fy ing per ma nent rooms and spaces shall be tac tile. Where pictograms are pro vided as des ig na tions of in te rior rooms and spaces, the pictograms shall have tac tile text descriptors. Signs re quired to pro vide tactile char ac ters and pictograms shall comply with ICC A Ex cep tions: 1. Exterior signs that are not lo cated at the door to the space they serve are not re quired to com ply. 2. Build ing di rec to ries, menus, seat and row designations in as sem bly areas, occupant names, build ing addresses and com pany names and lo gos are not required to com ply. 3. Signs in parking fa cil i ties are not re quired to comply. 4. Temporary (seven days or less) signs are not re quired to com ply. E107.3 Directional and informational signs. Signs that provide di rec tion to, or in for ma tion about, permanent interior spaces of the site and facilities shall contain visual characters com ply ing with ICC A Ex cep tion: Build ing di rec to ries, personnel names, company or occupant names and logos, menus and tem po rary (seven days or less) signs are not re quired to comply with ICC A E107.4 Other signs. Sign age indicating spe cial ac ces si bil ity provisions shall be provided as fol lows: 1. At bus stops and terminals, signage must be provided in ac cor dance with Sec tion E

4 2. At fixed fa cil i ties and stations, sign age must be pro vided in ac cor dance with Sec tions E through E At airports, ter mi nal in for ma tion sys tems must be pro vided in ac cor dance with Sec tion E SECTION E108 BUS STOPS E108.1 Gen eral. Bus stops shall comply with Sections E108.2 through E E108.2 Bus boarding and alighting areas. Bus boarding and alight ing areas shall comply with Sec tions E through E E Surface. Bus boarding and alighting ar eas shall have a firm, sta ble surface. E Dimensions. Bus boarding and alighting areas shall have a clear length of 96 inches (2440 mm) min i mum, mea sured per pen dic u lar to the curb or ve hi cle roadway edge, and a clear width of 60 inches (1525 mm) min i mum, mea sured par al lel to the ve hi cle road way. E Connection. Bus board ing and alight ing areas shall be con nected to streets, sidewalks or pe des trian paths by an ac ces si ble route complying with Sec tion 104. E Slope. Par al lel to the roadway, the slope of the bus board ing and alighting area shall be the same as the road way, to the maximum extent practicable. For wa ter drain age, a max i mum slope of 1:48 per pen dic u lar to the roadway is allowed. E108.3 Bus shelters. Where provided, new or replaced bus shel ters shall provide a min i mum clear floor or ground space com ply ing with ICC A117.1, Section 305, en tirely within the shel ter. Such shelters shall be connected by an ac ces si ble route to the boarding area re quired by Sec tion E E108.4 Signs. New bus route iden ti fi ca tion signs shall have fin ish and con trast com ply ing with ICC A Additionally, to the maximum extent prac ti ca ble, new bus route identification signs shall provide visual char ac ters complying with ICC A Exception: Bus schedules, time ta bles and maps that are posted at the bus stop or bus bay are not re quired to meet this re quire ment. E108.5 Bus stop siting. Bus stop sites shall be cho sen such that, to the max i mum ex tent practicable, the ar eas where lifts or ramps are to be deployed comply with Sec tions E108.2 and E SECTION E109 TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES AND STATIONS E109.1 Gen eral. Fixed trans por ta tion fa cil i ties and stations shall comply with the ap pli ca ble provisions of Sections E109.2 and E E109.2 New construction. New stations in rapid rail, light rail, com mu ter rail, in ter city rail, high speed rail and other fixed guideway sys tems shall com ply with Sec tions E through E E Sta tion entrances. Where dif fer ent entrances to a station serve different trans por ta tion fixed routes or groups of fixed routes, at least one en trance serving each group or route shall com ply with Sec tion 1104 and ICC A E Signs. Sign age in fixed transportation facilities and stations shall com ply with Sec tions E through E E Tactile signs. Where signs are pro vided at en trances to sta tions identifying the station or the entrance, or both, at least one sign at each en trance shall be tac tile. A min i mum of one tactile sign iden ti fy ing the specific station shall be provided on each platform or board ing area. Such signs shall be placed in uniform lo cations at entrances and on platforms or boarding ar eas within the tran sit system to the maximum extent prac tica ble. Tac tile signs shall com ply with ICC A Ex cep tions: 1. Where the sta tion has no defined en trance but signs are provided, the tactile signs shall be placed in a cen tral location. 2. Signs are not re quired to be tac tile where audible signs are re motely transmitted to hand-held receivers, or are user or proximity ac tu ated. E Identification signs. Stations cov ered by this sec tion shall have identification signs containing vi sual characters complying with ICC A Signs shall be clearly visible and within the sightlines of a stand ing or sit ting pas sen ger from within the train on both sides when not ob structed by an other train. E Informational signs. Lists of stations, routes and des ti na tions served by the station which are lo cated on board ing areas, platforms or mez za nines shall pro vide visual char ac ters complying with ICC A117.1 Signs covered by this pro vi sion shall, to the max i mum extent practicable, be placed in uniform lo ca tions within the tran sit sys tem. E Fare machines. Self-service fare vend ing, col lection and adjustment ma chines shall com ply with ICC A117.1, Section 707. Where self-ser vice fare vend ing, col lec tion or adjustment ma chines are provided for the use of the gen eral pub lic, at least one accessible machine of each type pro vided shall be pro vided at each ac ces si ble point of en try and exit. E Rail-to-platform height. Sta tion plat forms shall be po si tioned to coordinate with ve hi cles in ac cor dance with the ap pli ca ble provisions of 36 CFR, Part Low-level plat forms shall be 8 inches (250 mm) minimum above top of rail. Exception: Where vehicles are boarded from sidewalks or street level, low-level plat forms shall be permitted to be less than 8 inches (250 mm). E TTYs. Where a pub lic pay tele phone is provided in a tran sit fa cil ity (as defined by the Department of Trans por ta tion) at least one public TTY com ply ing with ICC A117.1, Sec tion 704.4, shall be provided in the sta tion. In ad di tion, where one or more public pay telephones serve a 610

5 particular entrance to a trans por ta tion facility, at least one TTY telephone complying with ICC A117.1, Sec tion 704.4, shall be provided to serve that en trance. E Track cross ings. Where a cir cu la tion path serv ing board ing plat forms crosses tracks, an accessible route complying with ICC A117.1 shall be pro vided. Exception: Open ings for wheel flanges shall be permitted to be 2 1 / 2 inches (64 mm) maximum. E Public address sys tems. Where pub lic ad dress sys tems convey au di ble in for ma tion to the pub lic, the same or equiv a lent in for ma tion shall be provided in a visual for mat. E Clocks. Where clocks are provided for use by the general public, the clock face shall be un clut tered so that its elements are clearly vis i ble. Hands, numerals and dig its shall con trast with the back ground ei ther light-on-dark or dark-on-light. Where clocks are mounted over head, nu merals and dig its shall comply with ICC A117.1, Sec tion E109.3 Ex isting facilities: key stations. In rapid rail, light rail, commuter rail, in ter city rail, high-speed rail and other fixed guideway systems, al tered sta tions and in ter city rail and key stations, as defined un der cri te ria established by the Department of Trans por ta tion in Subpart C of 49 CFR Part 37, shall comply with Sec tions E through E E Ac ces si ble route. At least one ac ces si ble route from an ac ces si ble en trance to those ar eas necessary for use of the trans por ta tion sys tem shall be provided. The accessible route shall in clude the fea tures specified in Sec tion E109.2, except that escalators shall comply with Sec tion Where tech ni cal infeasibility in ex ist ing sta tions requires the ac ces si ble route to lead from the pub lic way to a paid area of the transit sys tem, an ac ces si ble fare col lec tion machine com ply ing with Sec tion E shall be provided along such accessible route. E Platform and vehicle floor coordination. Station platforms shall be po si tioned to coordinate with ve hicles in ac cor dance with the ap pli ca ble provisions of 36 CFR Part Low-level plat forms shall be 8 inches (250 mm) minimum above top of rail. Exception: Where vehicles are boarded from sidewalks or street level, low-level plat forms shall be permitted to be less than 8 inches (250 mm). E Direct connections. New direct connections to other facilities shall have an ac ces si ble route complying with Section from the point of con nec tion to boarding plat forms and trans por ta tion sys tem elements used by the public. Any elements pro vided to fa cil i tate fu ture direct con nec tions shall be on an ac ces si ble route connecting boarding plat forms and trans por ta tion sys tem elements used by the pub lic. SECTION E110 AIRPORTS E110.1 New con struc tion. New con struc tion of airports shall comply with Sec tions E110.2 through E E110.2 TTYs. Where public pay telephones are provided, at least one TTY shall be pro vided in com pli ance with ICC A117.1, Section Additionally, if four or more public pay tele phones are lo cated in a main ter mi nal outside the se cu rity areas, a con course within the se cu rity areas or a bag gage claim area in a ter mi nal, at least one public TTY complying with ICC A117.1, Sec tion 704.4, shall also be provided in each such lo ca tion. E110.3 Terminal information systems. Where termi nal infor ma tion sys tems convey au di ble in for ma tion to the public, the same or equivalent information shall be pro vided in a vi sual format. E110.4 Clocks. Where clocks are provided for use by the general pub lic, the clock face shall be un clut tered so that its elements are clearly vis i ble. Hands, numerals and dig its shall con trast with their back ground ei ther light-on-dark or dark-on-light. Where clocks are mounted overhead, numerals and dig its shall comply with ICC A117.1, Sec tion SECTION E111 QUALIFIED HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES E111.1 General. Qualified historic build ings and fa cil i ties shall com ply with Sec tions E111.2 through E E111.2 Qualified his toric buildings and fa cil i ties. These procedures shall ap ply to buildings and facilities des ig nated as historic struc tures that un dergo al ter ations or a change of occupancy. E111.3 Qualified his toric buildings and fa cil i ties subject to Sec tion 106 of the Na tional His toric Preservation Act. Where an alteration or change of occupancy is undertaken to a qual i fied his toric build ing or facility that is subject to Sec tion 106 of the Na tional His toric Preservation Act, the federal agency with ju ris dic tion over the undertaking shall follow the Section 106 pro cess. Where the State Historic Preservation Of ficer or Advisory Coun cil on Historic Preservation determines that compliance with the re quire ments for ac ces si ble routes, ramps, entrances or toi let fa cil i ties would threaten or destroy the his toric sig nif i cance of the build ing or fa cil ity, the alternative requirements of Section 3409 for that el e ment are permitted. E111.4 Qualified historic buildings and fa cil i ties not subject to Sec tion 106 of the National His toric Preservation Act. Where an alteration or change of occupancy is un der taken to a qualified historic build ing or fa cil ity that is not subject to Section 106 of the Na tional Historic Preservation Act, and the en tity undertaking the alterations believes that compliance with the requirements for ac ces si ble routes, ramps, entrances or toilet fa cil i ties would threaten or destroy the his toric significance of the building or facility, the en tity shall consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer. Where the State Historic Preservation Officer de ter mines that com pli ance with the ac ces si bil ity requirements for ac ces si ble routes, ramps, en trances or toilet fa cil i ties would threaten or de stroy the his tor i cal sig nificance of the build ing or facility, the alternative requirements of Sec tion 3409 for that el e ment are permitted. E Con sul ta tion with interested persons. In terested persons shall be invited to participate in the con sul tation pro cess, including state or local accessibility of fi cials, individuals with dis abil i ties and organizations representing individuals with dis abil i ties. 611

6 E Certified local government historic preservation programs. Where the State Historic Preservation Officer has delegated the consultation responsibility for purposes of this section to a local government historic preservation program that has been certified in accordance with Section 101 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 [(16 U.S.C. 470a(c)] and implementing regulations (36 CFR 61.5), the responsibility shall be permitted to be carried out by the appropriate local government body or official. E111.5 Displays. In qualified historic buildings and facilities, where alternative requirements of Section 3409 are permitted, displays and written information shall be located where they can be seen by a seated person. Exhibits and signs displayed horizontally shall be 44 inches (1120 mm) maximum above the floor. SECTION E112 REFERENCED STANDARDS DOJ 36 Americans with Disabilities Act E , CFR Part 1192 (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines E for Transportation Vehicles (ADAAG). Washington, D.C.: Department of Justice, 1991 DOT 49 Transportation Services E109.3, CFR Part 37 for Individuals with E , Disabilities (ADA), E109.4 Washington, D.C.: Department of Transportation, 1999 DOJ 28 CFR Part 36, Americans E109.4 with Disabilities Act (ADA). Washington, D.C.: Department of Justice, 1991 ICC/ANSI Accessible and Usable E101.2, et al A Buildings and Facilities 16 USC National Historic E111.2, Sec. 470 Preservation Act E111.3, E