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Related question: I have a wheelchair accessible toilet stall with the stall door on the side partition in compliance with ADA 604.8.1.2. It is a front approach to the stall door. So my question is, am I allowed to use a 32" wide by 48" deep maneuvering clearance at the push side of the door as shown in ADA Figure 404.2.4.1 diagram (b)?
IPC 405.3.1 Water closets, urinals, lavatories and bidets. A water closet, urinal, lavatory or bidet shall not be set closer than 15 inches (381 mm) from its center to any side wall, partition, vanity or other obstruction, or closer than 30 inches (762 mm) center to center between adjacent fixtures.
I’m having a case of "brain freeze" here. My feeble memory somehow recalls an ambulatory stall is required when 6 waterclosets/urnials are required. I can’t remember if the 6 is mens and womens or mens or womens, any clairification would help. Also, I can’t remember where the requirements for an ambulatory stall come from, ADA, IBC or ...
I am having a difficult time digging up any codes involving height requirements for commercial bathroom stall doors---for both the open space below the doors and partitions and the height at the top. I thought I came across something dealing with privacy, but can't seem to find it now. Any thoughts or direction? Thanks.
Isn't a toilet room includes a lavatory and a toilet stall does not. With the lavatories still in the common space, this would not be a single user toilet facility, but a single gender facility where the toilet partitions are simply more private. The 50% rule would not apply. A toilet stall is not defined by the partitioning material.
Its stall door swings inward towards the toilet. This door has gravity hinges which swing the door closed, and it has a slide latch for privacy. So, as seen from outside the accessible stall, the stall door closes, latches, but does nto have 12" strike side clearance due to the adjacent (4'-9" long non-accessible stall) partition.
The ceiling height above bathroom and toilet room fixtures shall be such that the fixture is capable of being used for its intended purpose. A shower or tub equipped with a showerhead shall have a ceiling height of not less than 6 feet 8 inches (2032 mm) above an area of not less than 30 inches (762 mm) by 30 inches (762 mm) at the showerhead.
International Plumbing Code 405.3.1 "Water closet compartments shall be not less than 30 inches (762 mm) in width and not less than 60 inches (1524 mm) in depth for floor-mounted water closets and not less than 30 inches (762 mm) in width and 56 inches (1422 mm) in depth for wall-hung water closets."
The definition of occupiable space doesn't clearly state that a single toilet would have to comply, but common sense says that a door leading out of a bathroom would need to meet the requirements for an exit access door. Answers: Toilet rooms are not considered ‘occupiable’ based on the definition of Occupiable Spaces in Chapter 2.
2009 IBC w/ 2012 IBC Chapter 11 2010 ICC A117.1 A-2 Restaurant There are sufficient toilets and lavs to satisfy the IBC and IPC requirements for fixtures and accessible fixtures. The owner wants to add his own personal bathroom (lav, toilet, shower stall) accessed through his office. Must...