2012 Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction Pocket Guide

224.6 Places of Lodging. Places of lodging shall comply with the requirements for transient lodging guest rooms in sections 224 and 806.

EXCEPTION: Alterations to guest rooms in places of lodging where the guest rooms are not owned or substantially controlled by the entity that owns, leases, or operates the overall facility and the physical features of the guest room interiors are controlled by their individual owners are not required to comply with s. 36.402 or the alterations requirements in section 224.1.1 of the 2010 Standards.

224.6.1 Guest rooms. Guest rooms with mobility features shall be provided as follows: (i) Facilities that are subject to the same permit application on a common site that each have 50 or fewer guest rooms may be combined for the purposes of determining the required number of accessible rooms and type of accessible bathing facility in accordance with table 224.2; (ii) Facilities with more than 50 guest rooms shall be treated separately for the purposes of determining the required number of accessible rooms and type of accessible bathing facility in accordance with table 224.2.

224.6.2 Facilities with Residential Units and Transient Lodging Units. Residential dwelling units that are designed and constructed for residential use exclusively are not subject to the transient lodging standards.

224.6.3 Buildings, Structures, or Facilities Licensed as a Hotel, Motel, or Condominium Pursuant to Chapter 509, F.S. All buildings, structures, or facilities licensed as a hotel, motel, or condominium pursuant to chapter 509, F.S., a number of rooms equaling at least 5 percent of the guest rooms minus the Total Number of Required (accessible) Rooms required by Table 224.2 shall provide special accessibility features of 806.4.