Ada Toilet Clear Floor Space

In some cases the available clear space can be supplemented by open space under a fixture to meet the minimum requirement.

Ada toilet clear floor space.

Centering the clear floor or ground space on elements is often advisable but is only required at drinking fountains kitchen work surfaces and washers and dryers. For a forward approach transfer when a lavatory is installed beside the water closet there must be a clear floor space at the water closet that is a minimum 48 inches 1220 mm in width parallel to the back wall and a minimum of 66 inches 1675 mm in length. 603 2 3 door swing exception 2 figure j lavatory clearance overlap at door swing. Where the toilet room or bathing room is for individual use and a clear floor space complying with 305 3 is provided within the room beyond the arc of the door swing doors shall be permitted to swing into the clear floor space or clearance required for any fixture.

For this kind of motion a clear floor space of at least 60 inches in diameter is required allowing a 180 degree turn. For a side approach transfer when a lavatory is installed beside the water closet there must be a clear floor space at the water closet that is a minimum of 48 inches 1220 mm in width parallel to the back wall and a minimum of 56 inches 1420 mm in length. In addition there might be two doors within a restroom. A door may not swing into a required clear floor or ground space at a fixture.

A single wheelchair must be able to rotate freely inside a bathroom. The door swing is allowed to overlap the clearance for a lavatory in a toilet room as long as there is a 30 760 mm x 48 1220 mm clear floor space beyond the arc of the door. 28 of the 1991 standards. Surface and size 305 2 and 305 3 clear floor spaces must meet requirements for ground and floor surfaces including criteria for firmness stability and slip resistance.

Refer to figure j. A door may swing into a required wheelchair turning space. However an exception is made in single occupancy toilet rooms if another required clear floor or ground space is available that is outside of the radius of the door swing section 603 2 3. A lavatory with knee space can overlap the clear floor space required for the water closet provided that at least 36 inches of clearance is maintained between the side wall next to the water closet and the lavatory see section 4 16 2 and fig.