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AT ROOM IDENTIFICATION:
Examples, name of room, room numbers, exits.
Requirements : Raised letters & Braille
· Location: On wall adjacent to latch side of door, 60" above floor. (At double doors, on right wall.)
· Raised letter Characteristics:
a. 5/8" to 2" high, rased 1/32"
b. sans serif, upper case
c. non-glare
d. contrast: Light-on-dark or dark-on-light
· Braille: Grade II, dots = 1/10" on center in each cell with 2/10" space between cells, raised 1/40"
· Obstacles: A person must be able to approach within 3" of signage without encountering protruding objects or
standing (sitting) within swing of door.
· Pictograms:
a. Location: Where used in permanently signed rooms & spaces, equivalent verbal description placed below
in raised letters & Grade II Braille.
b. Border Dimension: Min. 6" high
EXISTING BUILDINGS
GENERAL CONCEPT:
All existing buildings and facilities, when alterations, structural repairs or additions are made to such buildings or facilities,
shall comply with all provisions of New Buildings, Site Accessibility, Accessibility for Entrances, Exits and Paths of Travel,
except as modified below. There requirements shall apply only to the area of specific alteration, structural repair or addition
and shall include those additional areas and facilities listed below:
· A primary entrance to the building or facility
· The primary path of travel to the specific area of alteration, structural repair or addition
· Sanitary facilities, drinking fountains and public telephones serving the area
EXCEPTIONS:
1. When the total construction cost of alterations, structural repairs or addition does not exceed a valuation threshold of
$81,896.45 as of March, 1996 (updated annually), and the building official finds that compliance with the handicapped
regulations creates an "unreasonable hardship"*, compliance shall be limited to the actual work of the project. For the
purpose of this exception, an "unreasonable hardship" exists when cost of an accessible entrance, path of travel, sanitary
facilities, public phones and drinking fountains is proportionate to the cost of the project. That is:
$, accessible entrance
+ $, accessible path of travel from arrival points
+ $, accessible sanitary facilities (1 per sex)
+ $, accessible drinking fountain
+ $, accessible public phone
= $ total > 20% x cost of the project
= ("unreasonable hardship")
Once an "unreasonable hardship" has been established and granted by the Building Official, up to 20% of total construction
cost not including the five features noted above must be spent on making accessible elements comply in the following order
of priority:
· An accessible entrance
· An accessible route to the altered area
· At least one accessible restroom for each sex
· Accessible telephones
· Accessible drinking fountains, and
· When possible, additional accessible elements such as storage and alarms
* Application for unreasonable hardship exception is included in this bulletin
2. Regardless of how much money is being spent on remodeling, the following buildings must allot up to 20% of the project
cost (computed without the cost of making the FIVE FEATURES accessible) on making the FIVE FEATURES accessible:
a. Office buildings & passenger vehicle stations three or more stories & 3000 or more sq. ft. per floor
b. Offices of physicians & surgeons
FIVE FEATURES
