2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide

Advisory Definition of COMMON USE.  Employees, tenants or staff and their guests may jointly utilize common use areas where the public is not permitted general access. An example of a common use area would be a  laundry room or community room within a homeless shelter. Examples of common use areas within an office building may include a break room, employee lounge, employee exercise facility or employee locker room.◼