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Text |
| 2011-10-27 09:22:48 | FBC 2007 |
| | FBC 2007 PLUMBING REVIEW #1 |
| | DENIED: |
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| | THE RESTROOMS ON THE FIRST FLOOR DO NOT COMPLY WITH FBC |
| | CHAPTER 11-4.1.6 ACCESSIBLE BUILDINGS: ALTERATIONS. |
| | (2) ALTERATIONS TO AN AREA CONTAINING A PRIMARY |
| | FUNCTION. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION |
| | 11-4.1.6(1), AN ALTERATION THAT AFFECTS OR COULD AFFECT |
| | THE USABILITY OF OR ACCESS TO AN AREA CONTAINING A |
| | PRIMARY FUNCTION SHALL BE MADE SO AS TO ENSURE THAT, TO |
| | THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE, THE PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE |
| | ALTERED AREA AND THE RESTROOMS, TELEPHONES, AND |
| | DRINKING FOUNTAINS SERVING THE ALTERED AREA, ARE |
| | READILY ACCESSIBLE TO AND USABLE BY INDIVIDUALS WITH |
| | DISABILITIES, UNLESS SUCH ALTERATIONS ARE |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATIONS TIN TERMS |
| | OF COST AND SCOPE. |
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| | ALTERATIONS MADE TO PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF |
| | TRAVEL TO ALTERED AREAS SHALL BE DEEMED |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE OVERALL ALTERATION WHEN THE |
| | COST EXCEEDS 20 PERCENT OF THE COST OF THE ALTERATION |
| | TO THE PRIMARY FUNCTION AREA. |
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| | DUTY TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE FEATURES IN THE EVENT OF |
| | DISPROPORTIONALITY. |
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| | (1) WHEN THE COST OF ALTERATIONS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE |
| | PATH OF TRAVEL TO THE ALTERED AREA FULLY ACCESSIBLE IS |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE TO THE COST OF THE OVERALL ALTERATION, |
| | THE PATH OF TRAVEL SHALL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE |
| | EXTENT THAT IT CAN BE MADE ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT INCURRING |
| | DISPROPORTIONATE COSTS. |
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| | (2)(A) IN CHOOSING WHICH ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS TO |
| | PROVIDE, PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THOSE ELEMENTS |
| | THAT WILL PROVIDE THE GREATEST ACCESS, IN THE FOLLOWING |
| | ORDER: |
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| | (I) AN ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE; |
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| | (II) AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE ALTERED AREA: |
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| | (III) AT LEAST ONE ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM FOR EACH SEX OR |
| | A SINGLE UNISEX RESTROOM: |
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| | (IV) ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES; |
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| | (V) ACCESSIBLE DRINKING FOUNTAINS; AND |
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| | (VI) WHEN POSSIBLE, ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS SUCH |
| | AS PARKING, STORAGE, AND ALARMS. |
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| | REVIEW BY |
| | LARRY WAGNER |
| | CHIEF PLUMBING INSPECTOR |
| | PHONE # 805-6692 |
| | EMAIL [email protected] |
| | FAX # 805-6676 |
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