Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
An accessible site shall meet the following minimum
requirements:
(1) At least one
accessible route complying with ADAAG 4.3 shall be provided within the boundary
of the site from public transportation stops, accessible parking spaces,
passenger loading zones if provided, and public streets or sidewalks, to an
accessible building entrance.
(2)
At least one accessible route complying with ADAAG 4.3 shall connect accessible
buildings, accessible facilities, accessible elements and accessible spaces
that are on the same site.
(3)
Objects that protrude from surfaces or posts into circulation paths shall
comply with ADAAG 4.4.
(4) Ground
surfaces along accessible routes and in accessible spaces shall comply with
ADAAG 4.5.
(5) When parking is
provided, accessible parking shall be provided as follows:
(i) If parking spaces are provided for
self-parking by employes or visitors, or both, the accessible spaces complying
with ADAAG 4.6 shall be provided in each parking area in conformance with the
following Parking Table. Spaces required by the table need not be provided in
the particular lot. They may be provided in a different location if equivalent
or greater accessibility, in terms of distance from an accessible entrance,
cost and convenience is ensured.
PARKING TABLE
| Total Parking in
Lot | Required Minimum Number of Accessible
Spaces |
| 1 to 25 | 1 |
| 26 to 50 | 2 |
| 51 to 75 | 3 |
| 76 to 100 | 4 |
| 101 to 150 | 5 |
| 151 to 200 | 6 |
| 201 to 300 | 7 |
| 301 to 400 | 8 |
| 401 to 500 | 9 |
| 501 to 1000 | 2% of total |
| 1001 and over | 20 plus 1 for each100 over
1,000 |
(ii) Except
as provided in subparagraph (iii), access aisles adjacent to accessible spaces
shall be 60 inches (1525 mm) wide minimum.
(iii) One in every eight accessible spaces,
but not less than one, shall be served by an access aisle 96 inches (2440 mm)
wide minimum and shall be designated "van accessible" as required by ADAAG
4.6.4. The vertical clearance at the spaces shall comply with ADAAG 4.6.5. The
spaces may be grouped on one level of a parking structure.
(iv) Provision of all required parking spaces
in conformance with "Universal Parking Design" (see ADAAG appendix A4.6.3) is
permitted.
(v) If passenger loading
zones are provided, at least one passenger loading zone shall comply with ADAAG
4.6.6.
(vi) At facilities providing
medical care and other services for persons with mobility impairments, parking
spaces shall comply with §
60.32(5) except
as follows:
(A) Outpatient units and
facilities: 10% of the total number of parking spaces provided serving each
outpatient unit or facility.
(B)
Units and facilities that specialize in treatment or services for persons with
mobility impairments: 20% of the total number of parking spaces provided
serving each unit or facility.
(vii) Valet parking facilities shall provide
a passenger loading zone complying with ADAAG 4.6.6 located on an accessible
route to the entrance of the facility. Subparagraphs (i), (iii) and (vi) do not
apply to valet parking facilities.
(6) When toilet facilities are provided, they
shall comply with the following:
(i) If
toilet facilities are provided on a site, each public or common use toilet
facility shall comply with ADAAG 4.22. If bathing facilities are provided on a
site, then each public or common use bathing facility shall comply with ADAAG
4.23.
(ii) For single user portable
toilet or bathing units clustered at a single location, at least 5% but no less
than one toilet unit or bathing unit complying with ADAAG 4.22 or 4.23 shall be
installed at each cluster whenever typical inaccessible units are provided.
Accessible units shall be identified by the International Symbol of
Accessibility.
(iii) Portable
toilet units at construction sites used exclusively by construction personnel
are not required to comply.
(7) Signs which designate permanent rooms and
spaces shall comply with ADAAG 4.30.1, 4.30.4, 4.30.5 and 4.30.6. Other signs
which provide direction to, or information about, functional spaces of the
building shall comply with ADAAG 4.30.1, 4.30.2, 4.30.3 and 4.30.5. Elements
and spaces of accessible facilities which shall be identified by the
International Symbol of Accessibility and which shall comply with ADAAG 4.30.7
are:
(i) Parking spaces designated as reserved
for individuals with disabilities.
(ii) Accessible passenger loading
zones.
(iii) Accessible entrances
when not all are accessible. Inaccessible entrances shall have directional
signage to indicate the route to the nearest accessible entrance.
(iv) Accessible toilet and bathing facilities
when they are not all accessible.
