2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017

11B-206.6 Elevators.

Elevators provided for passengers shall comply with Section 11B-407. Where multiple elevators are provided, each elevator shall comply with Section 11B-407.

Exceptions:

1. In a building or facility permitted to use the exceptions to Section 11B-206.2.3 _|Accessible Routes; Multi-Story Buildings and Facilities|_ or permitted by Section 11B-206.7 to use a platform lift, elevators complying with Section 11B-408 _|Limited-Use/Limited-Application Elevators|_ shall be permitted.

2. Elevators complying with Section 11B-408 or 11B-409 _|Private Residence Elevators|_ shall be permitted in multi-story residential dwelling units. Elevators provided as a means of access within a private residence shall be installed so that they are not accessible to the general public or to other occupants of the building.

3. Destination-oriented elevators complying with Section 11B-411 shall be permitted.  

11B-206.6.1 Existing elevators.

Where elements of existing elevators are altered, the same element shall also be altered in all elevators that are programmed to respond to the same hall call control as the altered elevator and shall comply with the requirements of Section 11B-407 for the altered element.  

Exception:  Where a group of existing elevators are altered into a destination-oriented elevator system, or where elements of existing destination-oriented elevators are altered, the same elements shall also be altered in all elevators that are programmed to respond to the same call console or group of call consoles and shall comply with the requirements of Section 11B-411 for the altered elements.