11B-404.2.4 Maneuvering clearances

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11B-404.2.4 Maneuvering clearances.

Minimum maneuvering clearances at doors and gates shall comply with Section 11B-404.2.4. Maneuvering clearances shall extend the full width of the doorway and the required latch side or hinge side clearance.

Exception: Reserved.

[2010 ADA Standards] EXCEPTION: Entry doors to hospital patient rooms shall not be required to provide the clearance beyond the latch side of the door.

ETA Editor's Note

CBC does not include the 2010 ADA Standards Exception at 404.2.4. Therefore, CBC requirements related to entry doors at patient rooms are more stringent.

11B-404.2.4.1 Swinging doors and gates.

Swinging doors and gates shall have maneuvering clearances complying with Table 11B-404.2.4.1.

TABLE 11B-404.2.4.1 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT MANUAL SWINGING DOORS AND GATES

TYPE OF USE		MINIMUM MANEUVERING CLEARANCE
Approach direction	Door or gate side	Perpendicular to doorway	Parallel to doorway (beyond latch side unless noted)
From front	Pull	60 inches (1524 mm)	18 inches (457 mm)⁵
From front	Push	48 inches (1219 mm)	0 inches (0 mm)¹
From hinge side	Pull	60 inches (1524 mm)	36 inches (914 mm)
From hinge side	Push	44 inches (1118 mm)² [2010 ADA Standards] 42 inches, add 6 inches if closer and latch provided	22 inches (559 mm)³
From latch side	Pull	60 inches (1524 mm) [2010 ADA Standards] 48 inches, add 6" if closer provided	24 inches (610 mm)
From latch side	Push	44 inches (1118 mm)⁴ [2010 ADA Standards] 42 inches, add 6" if closer provided	24 inches (610 mm)

^1. Add 12 inches (305 mm) if closer and latch are provided.

^2. Add 4 inches (102 mm) if closer and latch are provided.

^3. Beyond hinge side.

^4. Add 4 inches (102 mm) if closer is provided.

^5. Add 6 inches (152 mm) at exterior side of exterior doors.

(a) front approach, pull side

(b) front approach, push side

Figure (c) Front approach, push side, door with both closer and latch. Maneuvering space on the push side of doors equipped with both a closer and a latch extends 12 inches minimum beyond the latch side of the door and 48 inches minimum perpendicular to the doorway.

(d) hinge approach, pull side

Figure (e) is Reserved - model code figure not applicable.

(e) reserved

f) hinge approach, push side

Figure (g) Hinge approach, push side, door with both closer and latch. Maneuvering space extends 22 inches from the hinge side of the doorway and 48 inches minimum perpendicular to the doorway at doors with both a closer and a latch.

(g) hinge approach, push side, door provided with both closer and latch

(h) latch approach, pull side

Figure (i) is Reserved - model code figure not applicable.

(i) reserved

(j) latch approach, push side

(k) latch approach, push side, door provided with closer

FIGURE 11B-404.2.4.1 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT MANUAL SWINGING DOORS AND GATES ‡‡

11B-404.2.4.2 Doorways without doors or gates, sliding doors, and folding doors.

Doorways less than 36 inches (914 mm) wide without doors or gates, sliding doors, or folding doors shall have maneuvering clearances complying with Table 11B-404.2.4.2.

TABLE 11B-404.2.4.2 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT DOORWAYS WITHOUT DOORS OR GATES, MANUAL SLIDING DOORS, AND MANUAL FOLDING DOORS

	MINIMUM MANEUVERING CLEARANCE
Approach direction	Perpendicular to doorway	Parallel to doorway (beyond stop/latch side unless noted)
From Front	48 inches (1219 mm)	0 inches (0 mm)
From side¹	42 inches (1067 mm)	0 inches (0 mm)
From pocket/hinge side	42 inches (1067 mm)	22 inches (559 mm)²
From stop/latch side	42 inches (1067 mm)	24 inches (610 mm)

^1.Doorway with no door only.

^2. Beyond pocket/hinge side.

(a) front approach

(b) side approach

Figure (c) shows a pocket or hinge approach. Maneuvering clearance extends 22 inches from the pocket or hinge side and is 42 inches minimum perpendicular to the doorway.

Figure (d) shows a stop or latch approach. Maneuvering clearance extends 24 inches from the stop or latch side and is 42 inches minimum perpendicular to the doorway.

(d) stop or latch approach

FIGURE 11B-404.2.4.2 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT DOORWAYS WITHOUT DOORS, SLIDING DOORS, GATES, AND FOLDING DOORS

11B-404.2.4.3 Recessed doors and gates.

Maneuvering clearances for forward approach shall be provided when any obstruction within 18 inches (457 mm) of the latch side at an interior doorway, or within 24 inches (610 mm) of the latch side of an exterior doorway, projects more than 8 inches (203 mm) beyond the face of the door, measured perpendicular to the face of the door or gate.

[2010 ADA Standards] 404.2.4.3 Recessed Doors and Gates. Maneuvering clearances for forward approach shall be provided when any obstruction within 18 inches (455 mm) of the latch side of a doorway projects more than 8 inches (205 mm) beyond the face of the door, measured perpendicular to the face of the door or gate.

Advisory 11B-404.2.4.3 Recessed doors and gates. A door can be recessed due to wall thickness or because of the placement of casework and other fixed elements adjacent to the doorway. This provision must be applied wherever doors are recessed. ◼

ETA Editor's Note

CBC latch side clearance at exterior doors is more stringent than the 2010 ADA Standards.

Drawing showing the pull side of a door, as it relates to maneuvering clearance at recessed doors and gates.

(a) pull side

Drawing showing the push side of a door, as it relates to maneuvering clearance at recessed doors and gates.

(b) push side

Drawing showing the push side of a door provided with both closer and latch, as it relates to maneuvering clearance at recessed doors and gates.

FIGURE 11B-404.2.4.3 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT RECESSED DOORS AND GATES ‡‡

11B-404.2.4.4 Floor or ground surface.

Floor or ground surface within required maneuvering clearances shall comply with Section 11B-302. Changes in level, slopes exceeding 1:48, and detectable warnings shall not be permitted.

Exceptions:

Reserved.
Changes in level at thresholds complying with Section 11B-404.2.5 shall be permitted.

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