[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.