Ada Door Swing Into Maneuvering Clearance

Approach direction door or gate side perpendicular to doorway parallel to doorway beyond latch side unless noted 1.

Ada door swing into maneuvering clearance.

Doors cannot swing into required clear floor or ground spaces in these specific instances. Add 6 inches 150 mm if closer and latch are. Type of use minimum maneuvering clearance. However door maneuvering clearances can be offset up to 8 from the face of the door or gate to accommodate wall thickness casework shelves or other elements adjacent to doorways including handrails.

The door maneuvering clearance must be measured from the leading edge of such elements so that the full clearance is free of any obstruction. Clearance and maneuvering width is vital to the structural layout of a building but the ada doesn t stop there. Table 404 2 4 1 maneuvering clearances at manual swinging doors and gates. Add 12 inches 305 mm if closer and latch are provide 2.

Maneuvering clearances at doors. Depending on the direction of approach diagrams a through f illustrate minimum maneuvering space depths and latch side clearances for both push and pull sides of swinging sliding and folding doors. All doors in alcoves shall comply with the clearances for front approaches. The ada home page provides access to americans with disabilities act ada regulations for businesses and state and local governments technical assistance materials ada standards for accessible design links to federal agencies with ada responsibilities and information updates on new ada requirements streaming video information about department of justice ada settlement agreements.