DSA IR 11B-10: SCOPING AND PATH OF TRAVEL UPGRADE REQUIREMENTS FOR FACILITY ALTERATION, ADDITION AND STRUCTURAL REPAIR PROJECTS (with revisions issued through April 2017)

4. COMPLIANCE WITH IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING EDITION:

4.1 Path of Travel Upgrades Not Required: 11B-202.4 Exception 2 does not require path of travel upgrades for certain elements that have been previously constructed or altered in compliance with the accessibility requirements of the immediately preceding edition of the California Building Code. Retrofit to reflect incremental changes in the code solely because of an alteration to an area served by the following elements shall not be required:

• A primary entrance to the building or facility,

• Toilet and bathing facilities serving the area,

• Drinking fountains serving the area,

• Public telephones serving the area, and

• Signs.

4.2 Immediately Preceding Edition: The immediately preceding edition of the code includes:

• The initially adopted and published code;

• Intervening Code Cycle Amendments adopted and issued as Supplements;

• Emergency Amendments, if any, adopted and issued as Supplements;

• Errata.

Compliance with any version of the immediately preceding code edition qualifies an element for this exception. Section 202.4 Exception 2 provisions in the immediately preceding edition of the CBC shall not be permitted to iteratively utilize provisions in earlier editions of the CBC.