2012 Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction Pocket Guide

Advisory 206.2.7 Press Boxes. Exceptions 1 – 3 are preempted by Florida vertical accessibility requirements of s. 553.509, F.S., as incorporated in section 201.1.1. Florida requirements may be waived down to the ADA Standards requirements.

Note: The following advisory on Exception 2 to 206.2.5 is maintained for consideration when waiving Florida Vertical Accessibility requirements down to ADA Standards for Accessible Design.

Advisory 206.2.7 Press Boxes Exception 2. Where a facility contains multiple assembly areas, the aggregate area of the press boxes in each assembly area is to be calculated separately. For example, if a university has a soccer stadium with three press boxes elevated 12 feet (3660 mm) or more above grade and each press box is 150 square feet (14 m2), then the aggregate area of the soccer stadium press boxes is less than 500 square feet (46 m2) and Exception 2 applies to the soccer stadium. If that same university also has a football stadium with two press boxes elevated 12 feet (3660 mm) or more above grade and one press box is 250 square feet (23 m2), and the second is 275 square feet (26 m2), then the aggregate area of the football stadium press boxes is more than 500 square feet (46 m2) and Exception 2 does not apply to the football stadium.