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CHAPTER
11A
HOUSINGACCESSIBILITY
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Division
I-APPLICATION,
GENERAL
PROVISIONS,
AND
DEFINITIONS
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ContentsSection1101AApplicationSection1102ABuildingAccessibilitySection1103ADesignandConstructionSection1104AGroupROccupanciesSection1105A
.
GroupUOccupanciesSection1106ASiteandBuildingCharacteristicsSection1107ADefinitions
SECTION1101AAPPLICATION
nOlA.l
Scope.Theapplicationandauthority
of
thischapterareidentified
and
referencedinSections108.2.1.2and1102A
for
theDepartment
of
HousingandCommunityDevelopment.ApplicablesectionsareidentifiedintheMatrixAdoptionTables
of
thiscodeundertheabbreviationHCD1-AG.Theprovisions
of
thischaptershallapplytothefollowing;'
1.
All
newly-constructedcoveredmultifamilydwellings.
2.
Newcommonusespacesservingexistingcoveredmultifamilydwellings.
3.
Additionstoexistingbuildings,wheretheadditionalonemeetsthedefinition
of
acoveredmultifamilydwelling.
4.
Common-useareasservingcoveredmultifamilydwellings.Thesebuildingstandardsgenerallydo
not
applytopublicaccommodationssuchashotelsandmotels.Publicuseareas,publicaccommodations,andhousingwhichispubliclyfundedasdefinedinChapter
2,
Chapter11A,andChapter11B
of
thiscodearesubjecttoprovisions
of
theDivision
of
theStateArchitect(DSA-AC)andarereferencedinSection109.1.1.
SECTION1102ABUILDINGACCESSIBILITY
n02A.l
Whererequired.Buildings
or
portions
of
buildingsandfacilitieswithinthescope
of
thischaptershallbeaccessibletopersonswithdisabilities.Eachbuildingonabuildingsiteshallbeconsideredseparatelywhendeterminingtherequirementscontainedinthischapter,exceptwhencalculati'ngthenumber
of
unitswhichmustcomplywithSection
11
02A.3.1.Dwellingunitswithinasinglestructureseparatedbyfirewallsdonotconstituteseparatebuildings.Newly-constructedcoveredmultifamilydwellingsasdefinedinthischapter,include,butarenotlimited
to,
thefollowing:
1.
Apartmentbuildingswith
3
or
moredwellingunitsincludingtimeshareapartmentsnotconsideredaplace
of
2007CALIFORNIABUILDINGCODE
publicaccommodation
or
transientlodgingasdefined
in
Health
and
SafetyCodeSection
19955
(a),
and
Chapter
2
of
theCaliforniaBuildingCode.
2.
Condominiumswith
4
or
moredwellingunitsincludingtimesharecondominiums
not
consideredaplace
of
publicaccommodation
or
transientlodgingasdefined
in
Health
and
SafetyCodeSection
19955
(a),andChapter
2
of
theCaliforniaBuildingCode.
3.
Lodginghouses,asdefinedinChapter
2
of
theCaliforniaBuildingCode,usedasaresidencewithmorethan3butnotmorethan
5
guestrooms.
4.
Congregateresidences,asdefinedinChapter
2
of
theCaliforniaBuildingCode.
5.
Dwellingswith
3
ormoreefficiencyunits,asdefinedinChapter
2
of
thiscode,
or
Section
17958.1
of
theCaliforniaHealth
and
SafetyCode.
6.
Shelters
for
homelesspersons,
not
otherwisesubjecttothedisabledaccessprovisions
of
theDivision
of
theState
Architect-Access
Compliance(DSA-AC).
7.
Dormitories,asdefinedinChapter
2
of
thiscode,with3
or
moreguestroomsasdefinedinChapter
2
of
theCaliforniaBuildingCode.
8.
Timesharedwellingswith
3
or
moreunits,
not
consideredaplace
of
publicaccommodations
or
transientlodgingasdefinedinHealthandSafetyCodeSection19955
(a),
and
Chapter
2
of
theCaliforniaBuilding
Code.
9.
OtherGroupRoccupanciesincoveredmultifamilydwellingswhichareregulatedbytheOffice
of
theStateFireMarshal.SeeSection111.10.HousingwhichispubliclyfundedasdefinedinChapter
2
of
thiscodeissubjecttoprovisions
of
theDivision
of
theStateArchitect(DSA-AC).SeeSection1111.B.5.n02A.2Existingbuildings.Thebuildingstandardscontainedinthischapter
do
notapplytothealteration,repair,rehabilitation
or
maintenance
of
GroupRoccupanciesconstructed
for
firstoccupancypriortoMarch
13,1991.
HousingwhichispubliclyfundedasdefinedinChapter
2
of
thiscodeissubjecttoprovisions
of
theDivision
of
theStateArchitect(DSA-AC).SeeSection111l.B.5.Coveredmultifamilydwellingsshall
be
maintainedincompliancewiththeaccessibilitystandardsineffect
at
thetime
of
construction.ApartmentsconstructedpriortoMarch
13,
1991
shallbemaintainedincompliancewiththeaccessibilitystandardsineffectatthetime
of
construction.AdditionstoGroupRoccupanciesshall
be
subjecttotherequirements
of
thischapter,providedtheaddition,whenconsideredalone,meetsthedefinition
of
acoveredmultifamilydwelling,asdefinedinthischapter.Newcommonusespacesservingexistingcoveredmultifamilydwellingsshallbesubjecttotherequirements
of
thischapter.
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HOUSINGACCESSIBILITY
Note:Forallexisting
public
useareas,publicaccommodations,
and
housingwhichispubliclyfunded,seeChapter
lIE,
Division
Iv,
Section
II34B
forprovisions
of
theDivision
of
theState
Architect-Access
Compliance(DSA-AC).
1102A.3
Multistorydwellings.1102A.3.1Multistoryapartment
orcondominium
dwell
ingsin
buildingswith
no
elevator.Thissectionshallapplytomultistorydwellingunitsonthegroundfloor
of
buildingswithoutelevators
for
whichanapplication
for
aconstructionpermitissubmittedon
or
afterJuly
1,2005.
Exception:
Carriage
unitsas
defined
in
Section
ll07A.3-C
and
regulatedonlybytheDepartment
of
Housing
and
CommunityDevelopmentasreferenced
in
Section108.2.1.2.
At
least
10
percent
but
not
lessthanone
of
themultistorydwellingsinapartmentbuildingswith
3
or
moredwellingunitsand/orcondominiumswith
4
or
moredwellingunitsshallcomplywiththefollowing:
1.
TheprimaryentrytothedwellingunitshallbeonanaccessiblerouteunlessexemptedbysiteimpracticalitytestsinSection
ll50A.
2.
At
leastone
powder
room
or
bathroomshallbelocatedontheprimaryentrylevel,served
by
anaccessibleroute
and
shallcomplywiththeprovisions
in
Division
Iv.
3.
All
rooms
or
spaceslocatedontheprimaryentrylevelshall
be
served
by
an
accessibleroute
and
shallcom
ply
withtheprovisionsinDivision
Iv.
Roomsandspaceslocated
on
theprimaryentrylevel
and
subjecttothischapter
may
includebutare
not
limitedtokitchens,
powder
rooms,bathrooms,livingrooms,bedrooms,
or
hallways.
4.
Commonuseareascoveredbythissectionshallbeaccessibleasrequiredbythischapter.PublicuseareasasdefinedinChapter
2,
Chapter
IIA,
andChapter
II
B
of
thiscodearesubjecttoprovisions
of
theDivision
of
theStateArchitect(DSA-AC)
and
arereferencedinSection109.1.1.Theminimumnumber
of
multifamilydwellingunitswhichmustcomplywiththissectionshall
be
calculatedusingthetotalnumber
of
allmultistorydwellingunits
in
buildingsonasitewhicharesubjecttothissection.
Any
fractionthereofshallberoundedtonexthighestwholenumber.1102A.3.2Multistorydwellingunits
in
buildingswith
one
or
more
elevators.Multistorydwellingunits,i.e.,townhouseandcondominium-typeconstruction,containedinbuildingswithelevatorsshallcomplywiththissection.Formultistorydwellingunitsinbuildingswithelevators,thestory
of
theunitthatisservedbythebuildingelevatorisconsideredagroundfloor
and
theprimaryentry
floor
totheunit.
1.
All
roomsandspaceslocatedontheprimaryentryfloorshallcomplywiththefollowing:
At
least1pow
der
room
or
bathroomshallbelocatedontheprimaryentrylevel.
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2.
All
rooms
or
spaceslocatedontheprimaryentrylevelshallbeservedbyanaccessiblerouteandshallcom
ply
withDivision
Iv.
l102A.4
Participationareas.AccessshallbeprovidedtoelementslistedinSectionII04B.4.3,"Participationareas."1102A.S
Swimming
pools.Swimmingpools
and
spasrequiredtobeaccessibleshallcomplywiththeprovisions
of
Section
ll4IA.
l102A.6
Temporaryrestrictions.Duringperiods
of
partial
or
restricteduse
of
abuilding
or
facility,theentrancesused
for
primaryaccessshallbeaccessibletoandusablebypersonswithdisabilities.
SECTION1103ADESIGN
AND
CONSTRUCTION
l103A.l
General.1103A.1.1Whenbuildingsarerequiredtobeaccessible,theyshallbedesigned
and
constructedasprovidedinthischapter.Note:Publicuseareas,publicaccommodations,
and
housingwhichispubliclyfundedasdefinedinChapter
2,
Chapter
llA,
andChapter
llB
of
thiscodearesubjectto
provisions
of
the
Division
of
theState
Architect
(DSA-AC)andarereferencedinSection109.1.1.
SECTION1104AGROUPROCCUPANCIES
l104A.l
General.
All
ground-floordwellingunits
innonelevatorbuildingsshallbeadaptableandonanaccessibleroute,unlessanaccessiblerouteisnotrequiredasdeterminedbysiteimpracticalityprovisionsinSection
II50A.
Forbuildingswithelevators,seeSection
II06A.Multistory
dwellingsunits
shall
complywithSection
ll02A.3.
1104A.2Groundfloorsabovegrade.Wherethefirstfloorcontainingdwellingunitsinabuildingisabovegrade,allunitsonthat
floor
shallbeserved
by
anaccessibleroute.Thisfloorwillbeconsideredagroundfloor
and
alldwellingunitsareconsideredcoveredmultifamilydwellingunits.Exception:Carriageunitsasdefined
in
Section1107A.3-C
and
regulatedonlybytheDepartment
of
Housing
and
CommunityDevelopmentasreferencedinSection108.2.1.2.
Multistory
dwellingsunits
shall
complywithSection
ll02A.3.
SECTION1105AGROUPUOCCUPANCIES
llOSA.l
General.Group
U,
Division
1,
privategarageswhichareaccessory
to
coveredmultifamilydwellingunits,shallbeaccessibleasrequired
in
Section
II09A.
Group
U,
Division
1,
privategaragesincludeindividualgarages
and
multipleindividualgaragesgroupedtogether.
2007CALIFORNIABUILDINGCODE
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SECTION1106ASITE
AND
BUILDINGCHARACTERISTICS
1106A.I
General.Coveredmultifamilydwellingswithelevatorsshallbedesignedandconstructedtoprovideatleastoneaccessibleentranceonanaccessibleroute,regardless
of
terrain
or
unusualcharacteristics
of
thesite.Coveredmultifamilydwellingswithoutelevatorsshallbedesignedandconstructedtoprovide
at
leastoneaccessibleentranceonanaccessiblerouteunlessterrain
or
unusualcharacteristics
of
thesitepreventanaccessibleroutebasedontheconditionslistedbelow:
1.
AccessibleEntrance.Regardless
of
siteconsiderationsdescribedinSection1150A,anaccessibleentrance
on
anaccessiblerouteisrequired
when
thereisanelevatorconnectingtheparkingarea
with
thedwellingunits
on
agroundfloor.(Inthiscase,thosedwellingunitsontheground
floor
servedbyanelevator,
and
at
leastone
of
eachtype
of
public-andcommon-useareas,wouldbesubjecttotheserequirements.)2.ElevatorBuilding.Whenabuildingelevator
or
elevatorsareprovidedasameans
of
accesstodwellingunitsotherthandwellingunitsonaground
floor
(seeSection
11
04A.2),thebuildingisanelevatorbuilding.
All
dwellingunitsbecomecoveredmultifamilydwellingsinthatbuilding.Theelevatorinthatbuildingmustprovideaccessibilitytoalldwellingunitsinthebuilding,regardless
of
theslope
of
thenaturalterrain.Formultistorydwellingunitsinbuildingwithone
or
moreelevators,seeSection1l02A.3.2.Note:Whereabuildingelevatorisprovidedonly
as
means
of
creatinganaccessibleroutetocoveredmultifamilydwellingunitsonagroundfloor,thebuildingis
not
consideredtobe
an
elevatorbuilding,onlydwellingunitslocatedonthegroundfloorshallberequiredtocomplywiththischapter.
3.
Elevated
walkway.When
an
elevatedwalkwayis
plannedbetweenabuildingentrance
and
avehicular
or
pedestrianarrivalpoint,andthe
planned
walkwayhasaslopenogreaterthan10percent
(1
unitverticalin
10
unitshorizontal),thefloorbeingservedbytheelevatedwalkwaybecomesaground
floorand
accessibilitytoalldwellingsonthatgroundfloorisrequired.Note:Sincetheplannedwalkwaymeetsthe
10
percentslopecriterion,
it
isrequiredtoprovideanaccessibleroutetotheentrance,
and
theslope
of
thewalkwaymustbereducedto1unitverticalin12unitshorizontal
(8.33
percentslope)maximum.1106A.2Siteimpracticality.Forteststodeterminesiteimpracticalityduetoterrainconsiderationsinnonelevatorbuildings,seeSection
II50A.
SECTION1107ADEFINITIONS
11
0
7A.
I-A
ACCESSIBLE
for
coveredmultifamilydwellings
is
thepublic
or
common-useareas
of
thebuildingthatcanbeapproached,entered
andused
bypersonswithdisabilities.
2007CALIFORNIABUILDINGCODE
HOUSINGACCESSIBILITY
ACCESSIBLEROUTE
isacontinuous
and
unobstructed
path
connectingallaccessibleelements
and
spacesinabuilding
or
withinasitethatcanbenegotiatedbyapersonwithadisabilityusingawheelchair,
and
thatisalsosafe
for
and
usablebypersonswithotherdisabilities.Interioraccessibleroutesmayincludecorridors,hallways,floors,ramps,elevators,
and
lifts.Exterioraccessibleroutes
may
includeparkingaccessaisles,curbramps,crosswalksatvehicularways,walks,ramps,
and
lifts.
ACCESSIBILITY
isthecombination
of
variouselementsinabuilding
or
areawhichallowsaccess,circulation
and
thefulluse
of
thebuildingandfacilities
by
personswithdisabilities.
ADAPTABLE
DWELLINGUNIT
is
an
accessibledwellingunitwithinacoveredmultifamilybuildingasdesignedwithelementsandspacesallowingthedwellingunittobeadapted
or
adjustedtoaccommodatetheuser.SeeDivision
Iv.
ASSISTIVE
DEVICE
is
an
aid,tool
or
instrumentusedbypersonswithdisabilitiestoassistinactivities
of
dailyliving.
AUTOMATICDOOR
isadoorequippedwithapower-operatedmechanism
and
controlsthatopen
and
closethedoorautomaticallyuponreceipt
of
amomentaryactuatingsignal.Theswitchthatbeginstheautomaticcycle
may
beaphotoelectricdevice,
floor
mat,
or
manualswitch.1107A.2-B
BATHROOMis,for
thepurposes
of
thischapter,aroomwhichincludesawatercloset(toilet),lavatory(sink),and/orabathtuband/orashower.
It
does
not
includesingle-fixturefacilities
or
thosewithonlyawatercloset
and
lavatory.
It
doesincludeacompartmentedbathroom.Acompartmentedbathroomisoneinwhichthefixturesaredistributedamonginterconnectedrooms.Acompartmentedbathroomisconsideredasingleunit
and
issubjecttotherequirements
of
thischapter.
BUIWING
ENTRANCE
ON
AN
ACCESSIBLEROUTE
isanaccessibleentrancetoabuildingthatisconnectedby
an
accessibleroutetopublictransportationstops,toparking
or
passengerloadingzones,
or
topublicstreets
or
sidewalks,
if
available.1107A.3-C
CARRIAGE
UNIT
isadwellingunitwithlivingspaceonone
or
morefloorsimmediatelyaboveaGroup
U,
Division
1,
privategarage
or
garages.Thefootprint
of
thegarage
or
garagesisusedasthefootprint
for
theremaining
flooror
floors
of
theunitsabove
and
thegaragelevelcontainsnohabitablespace.Note:Dwellingunitslocated
over
acommongarageshall
not
beconsideredcarriageunits.
COMMONUSE
AREAS
areprivateuseareaswithinmultifamilyresidentialfacilitieswheretheuse
of
theseareasislimitedexclusivelytoowners,residents,
and
theirguests.Theareasmaybedefinedasrooms
or
spaces
or
elementsinside
or
outside
of
abuilding.
COVERED
MULTIFAMILY
DWELLINGS
aredwellingunitsinbuildingsconsisting
of
3
or
moredwellingunits
or
4
or
more
cordominium
units.Covered
multifamily
dwellingsincludedwellingunitslistedinSection
1l02A.I.
Dwellingunitswithinasinglestructureseparated
by
firewallsdo
not
constituteseparatebuildings.
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