[0:00] This is the 2024 IBC and IEBC self-certification training for

[0:08] accessibility and accessible means of egress.

[0:12] My name is Ross Sapon. I am a structural plans engineer and the architectural and

[0:19] accessibility technical lead for the city of Phoenix planning and development

[0:24] department. You can contact me by email at ro O S T dot S A P O N at P H O E N

[0:39] IX dot gov. My telephone number is 6022627802.

[0:53] You will notice during this video version of the PowerPoint presentation,

[0:58] I will be describing in appropriate detail the graphics that appear on the

[1:03] slide to provide persons with visual disabilities the opportunity to have

[1:09] access to the information presented in this video.

[1:14] This is a requirement by the Americans with Disabilities Act for a service or

[1:18] program offered to the public by the city. And this requirement is

[1:23] wholeheartedly supported by this department.

[1:27] We welcome any suggestions on our efforts to make this video presentation

[1:32] and any other services and programs accessible.

[1:37] Many of you listening today have taken college classes. So this question should

[1:44] be an easy one. What is the minimum grade you need to achieve in a college

[1:49] class to get a credit for that class? The answer is a grade of D.

[1:58] Codes specify minimum requirements. Codes provide requirements for a level

[2:05] of work that would be analogous to the level of work necessary to achieve a

[2:10] grade of D in a college class. Some of you may view code requirements

[2:17] as the gold standard. They are not the gold standard. They are as low as you

[2:23] can go without failing. We will see this when we start discussing chapter 11 in

[2:29] the IBC. These are the four documents that will

[2:34] provide you with the required provisions for accessibility and accessible means

[2:40] of egress for work outside of the public ride ofway. the 2024 IBC and the 2024

[2:48] IEBC with Phoenix amendments and the 2017

[2:54] ICA117.1

[2:58] and section 702G of the Phoenix zoning ordinance which

[3:04] contains the provisions for accessible parking and loading zones.

[3:10] The 2010 ADA standards for accessibility design is another document that contains

[3:16] accessibility provisions. This document that you can find online for free is

[3:23] title two and title three of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

[3:31] The state of Arizona made it a state statute by reference to the federal law.

[3:37] The state law requires that counties and cities adopt the state statute by

[3:42] reference in their building code. The Phoenix Building Construction Code

[3:48] is more comprehensive than the federal and state laws and has more stringent

[3:54] accessibility provisions. The Fair Housing Act design guide

[4:00] document is a design guide only. It is not the Federal Fair Housing Act law.

[4:08] This guide is based on the 1988 amendments to the Federal Fair Housing

[4:14] Act. Please do not use this document.

[4:18] The Phoenix Building Construction Code has more comprehensive and stringent

[4:23] accessibility provisions. Use the Phoenix building construction

[4:29] code and zoning ordinance section 702G for work that's not in the public right

[4:36] of way. The 2010 ADA document and the standards and policies of the street

[4:43] transportation department are used for work in the public rideway. There is

[4:49] another federal document titled public ride-of-way accessibility guidelines

[4:54] that provides updated guidelines on how to make the public rideway accessible.

[5:00] This presentation will not be discussing accessibility requirements in the public

[5:06] rideway. Please contact the city of Phoenix

[5:10] street transportation department for more information on what is required for

[5:15] work in the public rideway. Let's discuss where accessibility

[5:21] provisions are found in the building code.

[5:25] IBC section 1009 in chapter 10 covers the provisions for accessible means of

[5:32] egress. IBC chapter 11 covers accessibility

[5:38] and IBC appendix E provides supplementary accessibility

[5:44] requirements. Section 306 in the EBC contains

[5:50] accessibility provisions for existing buildings.

[5:55] The IBC and the IEBC are the scoping documents. They tell the user what is

[6:02] required to be accessible and the quantity of each element that must be

[6:07] accessible. Except for IBC section 1107, the IBC and the IEBC leave the technical

[6:17] standards on how to make the element accessible to the ICA117.1

[6:24] standards document. Section 1107

[6:29] includes both scoping requirements and technical standards which avoided

[6:34] amending the ICCA117.1 standard.

[6:39] This approach maintains the city's longstanding amendment format which

[6:45] places amendments in the adopted model code documents not in the reference

[6:51] standards. Let's start with the IBC chapter 11.

[6:56] This is accessibility. This chapter is all about getting into

[7:02] sites, buildings, structures, facilities, and spaces and using the

[7:08] elements within these without the need for physical assistance.

[7:13] Chapter 11 starts out in section 1103.1 stating that everything shall be

[7:20] accessible. If you were only to comply with section

[7:24] 1103.1, you would be achieving A+ work.

[7:31] But remember, the code is all about minimum requirements. It is not the gold

[7:37] standard. It only requires you to earn a grade of D to get credit.

[7:43] The very next section, section 1103.2, lists 13 general exceptions.

[7:52] These general exceptions are employee work areas, detached one and two family

[7:57] dwellings, most group U occupancies, construction sites, raised areas

[8:04] primarily for security, life safety, and fire safety, limited access spaces like

[8:11] catwalks and crawl spaces. raised and lowered areas less than 300

[8:17] square ft in area for religious worship, equipment spaces,

[8:25] highway toll booths, specific R1 and R3 buildings,

[8:31] the dwelling unit portion that also has a daycare facility,

[8:38] specific common use areas in detention and correction facilities. ities,

[8:44] walk-in coolers and freezers accessed from employee work areas.

[8:50] This is the start of getting the accessibility requirements away from a

[8:56] A+ level and back down to the D level. Accessible routes.

[9:04] Most elements that are required to be accessible must have an accessible route

[9:09] to them. But that is not always the case. The code must be read carefully to

[9:16] determine if an accessible route is required to an accessible element or

[9:21] space. The term accessible in the code only

[9:26] means that the element must be provided with features that are considered

[9:31] accessible in compliance with ICA117.1

[9:37] standards. It does not automatically mean that the path to it must comply

[9:42] with accessible route standards. What is an accessible route? An

[9:49] accessible route is a continuous unobstructed path that complies with

[9:54] chapter 11 of the IBC. An accessible route is a pedestrian

[10:00] circulation path that can be made up of one or several specific components that

[10:07] allows a person with a mobility disability to get from point A to point

[10:13] B without assistance. There are six components that can be

[10:18] used to make up an accessible route. Those six components are walking

[10:25] surfaces with slope not steeper than one in 20 doors and doorways, ramps, curb

[10:33] ramps excluding the flared sides, passenger elevators and platform lifts.

[10:41] Platform lifts are also known as wheelchair lifts

[10:46] and limited use limited application elevators, also known as Lulas, cannot

[10:52] be used where passenger elevators are required, but they can be used where

[10:57] platform lifts are allowed. Notice that providing physical

[11:02] assistance is not one of the listed components of an accessible route.

[11:10] Platform lifts. Always have a platform for a mobility device like a wheelchair.

[11:17] Some may lift a platform along the incline of a stair. Some may lift a

[11:23] platform vertically between floor levels. A picture of an inclined lift

[11:28] that lifts the platform along the incline of a stair is shown on this

[11:32] slide. A picture of a vertical lift is also

[11:37] shown on this slide. Chairlifts have an integral chair. They

[11:43] do not have a platform. These are not platform lifts. Chairlifts are not a

[11:50] listed component of an accessible route. A picture of a chairlift crossed out

[11:57] with a red X is shown on this slide. At least one accessible route within a

[12:04] site is required to the accessible building entrance from

[12:11] public transportation stops, accessible parking spaces,

[12:16] accessible loading zones, accessible electric vehicle charging

[12:22] spaces, and public streets or public sidewalks.

[12:28] These are known as site arrival points. An accessible route is not required onto

[12:35] a site from a public street or public sidewalk where only a vehicular way is

[12:42] provided onto the site with no pedestrian access.

[12:48] However, an accessible route is required onto a site from a public street or

[12:54] public sidewalk if the building on the site has or serves type B units.

[13:04] An accessible route is not required between a site arrival point and an

[13:10] accessible building entrance where only a vehicular way is provided between the

[13:16] site arrival point and the building entrance and no pedestrian access path

[13:24] is provided. However, an accessible route is required

[13:30] between a site arrival point and an accessible building if the building on

[13:36] the site has or serves type B units. At least one accessible route shall

[13:44] connect between accessible buildings, accessible facilities, accessible

[13:50] elements, and accessible spaces within a site.

[13:56] However, an accessible route on site is not required between accessible

[14:02] buildings, accessible facilities, accessible elements, and accessible

[14:07] spaces where the only means of access between them is a vehicular way with no

[14:13] pedestrian access. A trail, a walkway, and a delineated

[14:20] path on a vehicular way can all be considered pedestrian access. A

[14:27] pedestrian access that's provided must also be an

[14:32] accessible route. Common use circulation paths within

[14:38] employee work areas shall be accessible routes. There are exceptions.

[14:44] Press boxes shall be on an accessible route.

[14:49] There are exceptions. Stories, mezzanines, and occupied roofs

[14:54] shall be connected to accessible routes. There are exceptions and exceptions to

[15:01] the exceptions. Accessible routes shall be located in

[15:06] the same area as the general circulation path.

[15:10] There are exceptions. Security barriers, ballards, checkpoints

[15:15] shall not obstruct accessible routes. Again, there are exceptions.

[15:22] Accessible entrances. At least 60% of public entrances shall

[15:28] be accessible. Other required accessible entrances are

[15:33] also listed. Parking garage entrances, pedestrian tunnel and elevated walkway

[15:40] entrance. Restricted entrance. These include employee only and tenant renter

[15:46] only entrances. Inmate detainee security personnelon

[15:53] entrance. Service entrance when it is the only

[15:57] entrance into an accessible space. Tenants space entrance. and a dwelling

[16:05] unit entrance for accessible type A and type B units.

[16:10] Parking and loading zones. An amendment deletes section 1106

[16:17] entirely and refers to the city of Phoenix zoning ordinance. Accessible

[16:23] parking is found in zoning ordinance section 702G.

[16:31] Helpful TRT documents include city parking requirements guideline which is

[16:38] number 000070

[16:42] and accessibility parking standards which is number 00433.

[16:50] Motor vehicle related facilities. An electric vehicle charging station is

[16:58] not required to be a parking space, but if it also serves to provide vehicle

[17:05] parking required by the Phoenix zoning ordinance, it shall be considered a

[17:12] separate parking facility and shall comply with the most restrictive

[17:18] requirements of both vehicle space types.

[17:22] at least 5% but not less than one electric vehicle charging space for each

[17:29] type of electric vehicle charging system in an electric vehicle charging station

[17:36] shall be accessible. Section 1107.2

[17:41] Two also provides the technical standards on how to make the accessible

[17:47] electric vehicle charging station accessible such as vehicle space and

[17:53] access aisle dimensions, headroom, clear floor space at operable parts,

[18:00] accessible operability of the charging controls, etc.

[18:05] Dwelling units and sleeping units. It is important to know the technical

[18:11] difference between a dwelling unit and a sleeping unit. A dwelling unit provides

[18:17] complete living facilities including permanent provisions for living,

[18:23] sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.

[18:28] A sleeping unit provides permanent provisions for sleeping and can include

[18:34] provisions for living, eating and either sanitation facilities or a kitchen, but

[18:42] not both. A microwave is not considered a cooking facility.

[18:48] The IBC specifies three dwelling and sleeping unit types depending on the

[18:56] type of project. The accessible unit type is constructed

[19:01] to be fully accessible upon issuance of the certificate of occupancy.

[19:08] The typeA unit and the type B unit are adaptable units. They are constructed to

[19:15] allow grab bars to be installed by the occupant and they also contain space

[19:21] sizes that consider an occupant with a mobility disability.

[19:26] The type A unit provides more accessibility features when fully

[19:32] adapted than the type B unit, but it does not become an accessible unit even

[19:38] when fully adapted. The type B unit represents the building

[19:43] codes version of the adaptable unit described in the Fair Housing Act.

[19:50] Although this presentation does not cover the International Residential

[19:54] Code, it is worth mentioning that the city of Phoenix has adopted inclusive

[20:00] home design requirements for one and two family dwellings and town houses that

[20:07] are regulated by the IRC. Refer to IRC section R322

[20:15] for specific details on inclusive home design.

[20:22] Quantity and type of units depends on the occupancy classification.

[20:27] Group I or group R. The specific use and the total quantity of units in the

[20:35] building and on the project. The type of unit required is also

[20:41] dependent on the length of stay and type of stay. The following terms are

[20:47] important in determining which type of unit will be required.

[20:54] Transient. This is a unit used for 30 days or less.

[21:00] Intended to be occupied as a residence. This is a unit that is an occupant's

[21:07] place of abode. The intended to be occupied as a

[21:13] residence condition may occur when any one of the following is true.

[21:19] The resident does not have another residence.

[21:24] The residence is receiving their mail here

[21:28] and the resident has the right to return to the same unit from let's say a

[21:34] vacation and the unit is not rented to someone else while the resident is away

[21:39] on that vacation. Special occupancies.

[21:44] If a service or facility is provided in rooms and spaces used for assembly

[21:50] purposes with fixed seating, bleachers, grandstands or folding and telescopic

[21:58] seating that is not accessible. The same service or facility shall be

[22:04] provided on an accessible level and be accessible.

[22:10] Selfservice storage facilities shall provide accessible individual self

[22:17] storage spaces in accordance with table 1109.3.

[22:24] Accessible selfservice storage spaces of the various classes may be located

[22:31] within one building of a multi-building facility and on one accessible story

[22:38] within that building. Courtrooms including the litigant and

[22:43] council stations and lectern shall be accessible.

[22:48] Accessible routes shall be provided per section 1104.3.

[22:56] Jury boxes shall have an accessible space, but no companion seat is

[23:01] required. Fixed gallery seating shall have

[23:06] wheelchair spaces and companion seat in compliance with section 1109.2.2.1

[23:15] 2.1 and designated aisle seats per section

[23:20] 11.09.4.1.5.

[23:27] Other features and facilities. All toilet and bathing rooms shall be

[23:34] accessible. There are nine exceptions.

[23:39] An accessible family or assisted use toilet room is required in assembly and

[23:45] mercantile occupancies where an aggregate of six or more male and female

[23:50] water closets are required. A required family or assisted use toilet

[23:56] room is not subject to exception 3 of section 1110.2

[24:03] when clustered with single user toilet rooms.

[24:07] where sinks are provided. At least 5% but not less than one accessible sink

[24:14] shall be provided in accessible spaces. Adult changing stations are required

[24:21] where family or assisted use toilet or bathing rooms are required

[24:27] for a group B above the 12th grade educational facility with 600 or more

[24:35] students and for a group E assembly space

[24:39] requiring six or more total water closets.

[24:45] Kitchens and kitchenetses in access in accessible spaces shall be accessible

[24:53] where drinking fountains are provided. A minimum of one drinking fountain shall

[24:58] comply with the requirements for persons that use a wheelchair and one shall

[25:03] comply with requirements for standing persons.

[25:07] Additional fountains shall generally be provided in pairs.

[25:14] We're provided. Bottle filling stations shall be accessible.

[25:19] A bottle filling station over a drinking fountain for standing persons is not

[25:25] required to be accessible if a corresponding accessible bottle filling

[25:31] station is placed over a drinking fountain for persons using a wheelchair.

[25:38] Saunas and steam rooms shall be accessible.

[25:42] 5% but not less than one when they are clustered.

[25:47] Passenger elevators on an accessible route shall be accessible.

[25:54] Platform lifts can be used as a component of an accessible route in 10

[25:59] specific locations. These locations are listed in section

[26:04] 1110.11.

[26:08] I will not be listing them in this presentation. So, please look at section

[26:14] 1110.11.

[26:17] At least 10% but not less than one of each type of fixed or built-in storage

[26:23] element shall be accessible. Selfservice shelves and display units

[26:30] must be on an accessible route, but these are not required to comply with

[26:35] the reach range requirements. Detectable warnings, also known as

[26:41] truncated domes, are only required at passenger transit platform edges

[26:47] bordering a drop off not protected by platform screens or guards.

[26:55] Remember that we are not discussing accessibility in the public rideway.

[27:01] Although not required by code, a site should be consistent in its application

[27:07] of detectable warnings. If an existing site has them, consider

[27:15] specifying them on new construction in locations consistent with the existing

[27:21] locations or removing the existing ones to avoid confusion for persons with

[27:28] visual disabilities. Where dining surfaces for the

[27:32] consumption of food or drink are provided. At least 5% but not less than

[27:38] one of the fixed or built-in dining surfaces for the seating and standing

[27:44] spaces shall be accessible. And at least 5% but not less than one of

[27:52] the movable dining surfaces for the seating and standing spaces shall be

[27:58] accessible in dining and drinking areas. All

[28:03] interior and exterior floor areas shall be accessible and be on an accessible

[28:10] route. There are four exceptions to this.

[28:14] A percentage of service facilities like checkout aisles, sales, and service

[28:20] counters and service windows and food service lines are required to be

[28:25] accessible. Drive up service windows used

[28:30] exclusively by persons in a vehicle are not required to be accessible.

[28:38] controls operating mechanisms and hardware intended for operation by the

[28:43] occupants, including switches that control lighting and ventilation and

[28:49] electrical convenience outlets in accessible spaces along accessible

[28:54] routes or as part of accessible elements shall be accessible. There are three

[29:01] exceptions. This requirement covers controls,

[29:06] operating mechanisms and hardware in interior and exterior locations.

[29:14] Recreational facilities. Recreational facilities shall be

[29:19] provided with accessible features as specified in section 1111.

[29:25] Zoning ordinance section 507 tab A.2 2

[29:32] C.4 also contains requirements for

[29:37] accessible routes to exterior spaces, recreational facilities, and amenities

[29:43] regardless of if they are accessible. Refer to TRT DOC0000137

[29:53] as a guide for this zoning ordinance section.

[29:59] Signage required accessible elements shall be

[30:04] identified by the international symbol of accessibility at the listed locations

[30:10] in section 1112.1.

[30:14] An image of the international symbol of accessibility is included on this slide.

[30:22] Required accessible public toilet and bathing rooms shall be identified with

[30:27] signs containing visual characters, raced characters, and braille.

[30:33] Pictograms may also be included on the sign, but they cannot take the place of

[30:38] the characters. An image of a sign for an accessible

[30:45] women's restroom, including a pictogram of a woman. The international symbol of

[30:51] accessibility, the word woman and braille appears on

[30:56] this slide. The international symbol of

[31:00] accessibility is only required if not all of the women's facilities are

[31:07] accessible. Directional signage shall be provided

[31:12] indicating the route to the nearest like accessible element at the locations

[31:18] listed in section 1112.3.

[31:22] Other signage indicating special accessibility provisions shall be

[31:27] provided as listed in section 1112.4.

[31:32] Where provided signs identifying permanent rooms and spaces shall include

[31:38] visual characters, raced characters, and braille.

[31:43] Pictograms may also be included on the signs, but they cannot take the place of

[31:48] the characters. Section E107

[31:54] in appendix E has more signage provisions.

[31:58] All right. Now let's look at the accessible means of egress.

[32:04] This is getting out of sites, buildings, structures, facilities, and spaces

[32:10] during a fire. Accessible means of egress provisions

[32:15] are found in section 1009 of chapter 10. To simplify this presentation and

[32:22] shoehorn it into the allotted time, this presentation assumes that an NFPA13

[32:29] or NFPA13R automatic sprinkler system is present.

[32:35] Accessible means of egress is required from all accessible spaces, not just

[32:42] those that are required to be accessible.

[32:46] If a space happens to be accessible, it requires accessible means of egress.

[32:54] If one means of egress is required, then that means of egress shall be an

[32:59] accessible means of egress. If more than one means of egress is

[33:04] required, then not less than two accessible means of egress shall be

[33:09] provided. No more than two accessible means of

[33:14] egress are required from an accessible site, building, structure, facility, or

[33:20] space. Let's take a look at the actual text of

[33:25] section 1009.1.

[33:29] Section 1009.1. Accessible means of egress shall comply

[33:35] with this section. Accessible spaces shall be provided with not less than one

[33:41] accessible means of egress where more than one means of egress is required by

[33:47] section 1006.2 or 1006.3

[33:52] from an accessible space. Each accessible portion of the space shall be

[33:58] served by not less than two accessible means of egress.

[34:04] Notice that the term accessible means of egress is used, not the term exit access

[34:11] or exit. Section 1009.1

[34:17] requires the entire accessible means of egress to be provided,

[34:23] not just a quantity of exit accesses or exits.

[34:28] When two accessible means of egress are required, this section requires two

[34:34] separate egress paths, each containing separate exit access, exit, and exit

[34:40] discharge. Each separate accessible means of egress

[34:46] must extend to the public way and cannot be merged along the way. Otherwise, that

[34:53] would make them one accessible means of egress to the public way, not two.

[34:59] An accessible means of egress is not the same thing as an accessible route.

[35:05] A person with a disability may be able to get into a space unassisted using an

[35:11] accessible route, but that person may not be able to use that same accessible

[35:16] route to get out during the fire emergency.

[35:20] Assistance may be required when using an accessible means of egress.

[35:28] Section 1009.2 lists 10 components that can be used to

[35:34] make up an accessible means of egress. They are accessible routes,

[35:41] interior exit stairways, exit access stairways,

[35:47] exterior exit stairways, elevators,

[35:52] platform lifts, horizontal exits, ramps, areas of refuge, and exterior areas for

[36:00] assisted rescue. Notice that one of the components that

[36:05] can be used to make up an accessible means of egress is an accessible route.

[36:11] Accessible means of egress elevators. In buildings where a required accessible

[36:18] floor is four or more stories above the level of exit discharge,

[36:25] not less than one accessible means of egress elevator is required.

[36:32] An accessible means of egress elevator does not have to serve floors that are

[36:38] provided with a horizontal exit. In buildings where a required accessible

[36:45] floor is four or more stories below the level of exit discharge,

[36:51] not less than one accessible means of egress elevator is required.

[36:58] Horizontal exits do not exempt an accessible means

[37:03] of egress elevator in basement conditions.

[37:07] Stairways. An accessible means of egress stairway

[37:13] must have solid risers. It cannot be an exit access stairway

[37:18] connecting two levels in the same story except from a mezzanine. And it cannot

[37:25] be an exterior exit stairway within the exit discharge to public way portion of

[37:31] the accessible means of egress unless an exterior area for assisted rescue is

[37:37] provided on the egress side of the stair.

[37:42] A picture of a vertical platform lift next to a stairway inside a building is

[37:48] shown on this slide. Platform lifts are allowed as a

[37:54] component of an accessible means of egress in the same places they are

[38:00] allowed as a component of an accessible route as listed in section 1110.11

[38:09] except they are not allowed on an exterior site

[38:14] in lie of a ramp or elevator. A platform lift can be used as a

[38:20] component on an exterior site accessible route, but that same platform lift

[38:27] cannot be used as a component of an accessible means of egress.

[38:33] A picture of a vertical platform lift next to an exterior stair on an exterior

[38:39] site with a red X over the picture is shown on this slide.

[38:45] When an accessible route is not present for the exit discharge to public way

[38:50] part of the accessible means of egress, an exterior area for assisted rescue

[38:57] must be provided on the exterior landing of the exterior exit door.

[39:04] An exterior area for assisted rescue must have signage identifying the area.

[39:12] The exterior area for assisted rescue cannot be used for anything else.

[39:19] A two-way communication system is required at the landing of all passenger

[39:24] elevators, regardless of if the elevator is an accessible means of egress

[39:29] elevator or not. There are six exceptions to this.

[39:34] When an exit serves a required accessible space, but it is not part of

[39:41] an accessible means of egress, directional signage is required at that

[39:47] exit to show how to get to the accessible means of egress exit or

[39:53] exits. Okay, we are moving along. Now let's

[39:59] discuss the accessibility provisions in the IEC for existing buildings.

[40:06] Accessibility provisions are found in section 306 of the IEC.

[40:13] These provisions are applicable to all repairs, alterations, additions, change

[40:19] of occupancy, and relocation of buildings. Reducing the accessibility in

[40:25] an existing building below the level required for a new building is

[40:30] prohibited. Existing required accessible means of

[40:34] egress shall be maintained during construction. Approved temporary

[40:39] accessible means of egress may be utilized.

[40:43] Accessible means of egress that might be required by IBC chapter 10 are not

[40:49] required to be added to an existing building.

[40:53] If an existing building does not have accessible means of egress and it is in

[40:59] compliance with the code that it was permitted under, then accessible means

[41:04] of egress is not required to be added. Additions are new construction and must

[41:10] comply with the IBC. These requirements may extend into the

[41:16] existing building portion depending on the design of the combined new and

[41:22] existing portions. There are specific accessibility

[41:26] provisions in other sections of the IEBC that are based on the level of work

[41:31] being performed and the occupancy group of a space. Those appear in the

[41:36] appropriate chapters of the IEBC. One such example of a specific

[41:42] accessibility provision is found in section 905.4

[41:47] and it is for two-way communication systems for buildings with elevator

[41:52] service undergoing a level three alteration.

[41:56] There are no provisions in section 306 when a change of occupancy does not also

[42:03] include an alteration. When a change of occupancy also includes

[42:08] an alteration, the accessibility provisions for the alteration apply.

[42:14] A facility that is altered shall comply with the applicable provisions of IBC

[42:20] chapter 11 and the IEBC unless technically infeasible.

[42:27] The alteration shall provide access to the maximum extent technically feasible.

[42:33] However, it is very important to look up the

[42:37] definition of technically infeasible and not assume you know what it means before

[42:42] trying to utilize it in the design. Primary function is another important

[42:49] definition you need to be familiar with. Where an alteration affects an area of

[42:55] primary function or the accessibility of an area of primary function, the route

[43:01] to the area of primary function shall be accessible.

[43:07] Toilet facilities and drinking fountains serving that area of primary function

[43:12] and the route from the area of primary function to the toilet facilities and

[43:18] drinking fountains shall be accessible. The cumulative costs of providing the

[43:24] accessible route and the accessible toilet facilities and drinking fountains

[43:30] that serve the area of primary function are not required to exceed 20% of the

[43:36] cost of the alteration of the area of primary function.

[43:42] Type B dwelling units required by IBC section 1108

[43:48] are not required to be provided in existing buildings and facilities

[43:53] undergoing alterations that did not originally require type B

[43:59] units when the work area is 50% or less than the aggregate area of the building.

[44:08] An alteration of an existing type B dwelling unit must maintain the unit's

[44:13] compliance as a typeB unit unless it is altered into a type A unit or an

[44:20] accessible unit. If an existing building has type B

[44:25] units, that is a good indication that it is regulated by provisions of the FHA.

[44:33] Eliminating type B unit compliance during an alteration may be a federal

[44:38] civil rights violation. In existing buildings undergoing

[44:43] alterations, limited use, limited application or LULA

[44:48] elevators are allowed to be a component of an accessible route.

[44:54] In existing buildings undergoing alterations, vertical and incline

[44:59] platform lifts are allowed to be a component of an accessible route. Also,

[45:06] we previously discussed that Lula elevators and platform lifts are limited

[45:10] on where they can be used as components of an accessible route in new

[45:15] construction. In alterations to existing buildings,

[45:19] these limitations are not present. when additional toilet facilities are

[45:24] being added in occupancies where adult changing stations are required by IBC

[45:31] section 1110.4. Not fewer than one accessible family or

[45:36] assisted use toilet room with an adult changing station shall be provided in

[45:42] accordance with IBC section 1110.4. Historic structure alterations can

[45:50] comply with reduced accessibility requirements specified in section

[45:56] 306.7.18.

[46:00] Now for the final document we'll be discussing the 2017

[46:06] edition of the ICA117.1.

[46:11] This book provides the minimum technical standards required to make an item

[46:17] accessible. It does not specify if an item is

[46:22] required. Only the IBC and the IEBC provide the scope of what elements must

[46:29] be provided and accessible. Just because an item is in this

[46:34] document, it does not mean that it is required by the IBC or the IEBC.

[46:41] A good example is the type C unit found in chapter 11 of this document.

[46:48] Neither the IBC or the IEBC require a type C unit.

[46:56] This presentation will limit the review of this document to the table of

[47:00] contents to give you an idea of what is covered in this document.

[47:05] Chapter 3, building blocks. Chapter four, accessible route. Chapter five,

[47:13] general site and building elements. Chapter six, plumbing elements and

[47:18] facilities. Chapter 7, communication elements and features. Chapter 8,

[47:25] special rooms and spaces. Chapter nine, furnishings and equipment.

[47:31] Chapter 10, recreational facilities. And chapter 11, dwelling units and sleeping

[47:38] units. Time for a pop quiz.

[47:42] A sequential picture of a person in a wheelchair launching from a launch ramp,

[47:48] flying through the air, and landing in a pit filled with soft foam blocks is

[47:53] shown on this slide. The question is, does this picture show

[47:59] a person using an accessible route?

[48:04] Well, although this person does not appear to need assistance to get from

[48:10] here to there, speed, launch ramp, hang time, and foam

[48:15] pit are not specifically listed as components of an accessible route.

[48:22] So, no, this is not an accessible route. We have come to the end of this training

[48:29] presentation. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at my

[48:34] telephone number 622627802

[48:41] or my email rx.

[48:57] G O V. A picture of an infant with a quizzical facial expression is shown.

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