2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide

11B-221.2.1.5 Stadium-style movie theaters.

In stadium-style movie theaters, the total number of wheelchair spaces required shall be determined in accordance with Table 11B-221.2.1.1. The required wheelchair spaces shall be located on risers or cross-aisles in the stadium section that satisfy at least one of the following criteria:

1.      Located within the rear 60 percent of the seats provided in the theater; or

2.      Located within the area of the theater in which the vertical viewing angles (as measured to the top of the screen) are from the 40^th to the 100^th percentile of vertical viewing angles for all seats as ranked from the seats in the first row (1^st percentile) to seats in the back row (100^th percentile).