Commercial Ada Bathroom Requirements
Requirements in the standards for toilet rooms address doors turning space plumbing fixtures mirrors dispensers shelves and other elements provided.
Commercial ada bathroom requirements. The restroom american association for instance requires factories and industrial buildings to have at least one water closet for every 100 workers. The tactile character should be used as a compliant sign. Of the title ii regulations at 28 cfr 35 151 and the 2004 adaag at. An overview of ada bathroom layout requirements.
For more information for information about the ada including the revised 2010 ada regulations please visit the department s website www ada gov. Side by side comparison of the 2010 department of justice ada standards for accessible design the 1994 department of justice ada standards for accessible design and the 1997 georgia accessibility code. 30 inch by 48 inch access to the sink the door can t swing into this rectangle. The center line of the toilet must be between 16 and 18.
Facilities which consist of the title iii regulations at 28 cfr part 36 subpart d and the 2004 adaag at 36 cfr part 1191 appendices. Other provisions in the standards also apply. A toilet seat must be at the height of 17 19. Or for answers to specific questions call the toll free ada information line at 800 514 0301 voice or 800 514 0383 tty.
The grab bars are located off the back wall 33 36 from the floor and are 36 width. 36 cfr part 1191 appendices b and d. Georgia accessibility code 120 3 20 01 08 pdf html effective january 1 2015. Ada standards for accessible design can be downloaded from www ada.
These numbers vary depending on the type of facility. Article table of contents skip to section. As for existing bathrooms that are not compliant with ada standards there should be a sign that indicates the nearest bathroom that is ada compliant. The baseline of the tactile character should measure 16 inches from the highest tactile character.
Water closets 213 3 2 604. Georgia accessibility code comparison. Therefore let s look at the most common ada commercial bathroom requirements including. Ada bathrooms must have hand dryers that are motion activated or touch free devices.
The center line of the toilet must. The measurement starts from the point. Hand dryer sensors or buttons must be 38 to 48 inches above the finished floor and dryer units must be accessible for right and left handed users. The 2010 standards for public accommodations and commercial.
According to the 2010 update to adaag the basic ada guidelines for a single user restroom are. Another grab bar 42 length is also used at 33 36 from the floor off. For single handicapped restrooms there must be a 60 diameter for a wheel chair in the room. Urinals 213 3 3 an accessible urinal is required only in toilet rooms where more than one urinal is provided.