2010 California Standards for Accessible Design (excerpts relating to Safe Harbors only)
SECTION 1109B - ACCESSIBILITY FOR GROUP I OCCUPANCIES
1109B.2 Entrance. At medical care facilities in which people receive physical or medical treatment or care and where persons may need assistance in responding to an emergency and where the period of stay may exceed twenty-four hours, at least one accessible entrance shall be protected from the weather by canopy or roof overhang. Such entrances shall incorporate a passenger loading zone complying with Section 1131B.2.
ETA Editor's Note
The wording of 2010 CBC 1109B.2 is consistent with 1991 ADAAG 6.2. The Safe Harbor aspect hinges on varying historic interpretations of the word "incorporate." The requirement stated in 2013 CBC 11B-206.4.10, as explained by the DSA Advisory, clearly intends for the passenger loading zone to be covered.
ETA Editor's Note
Select portions of the 2010 California Building Code (2010 CBC) are provided for reference only. If you would like to see the 2010 CBC in its entirety, it is available for purchase from the International Code Council (http://www.iccsafe.org).
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