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1341.0442, Subpart 8. ADAAG 4.13.8:
Thresholds at doorways. Thresholds at doon,vays
shall not exceed three-fourths inch (19 mm) in height
for exterior sliding doors or one-half inch (13 mm) for
other types of doors. Raised thresholds and floor level
changes at accessible doorways shall be beveted with
a slope no greater than 12: See part 1341.0426,
subpart 2.
1341.0442, Subpart 9. ADAAG 4.13.9: Door
hardware. Handles, puils, latches, locks, and other
operating devices on accessible doors shaJt have a
shape that is easy to grasp with one hand and does
not require tight grasping, tight pinching, or twisting of
the wrist to operate. Lever-operated mechanisms,
push-type mechanisms, and U-shaped handies are
acceptable designs. When sliding doors are fully
open, operating, hardware shall be exposed and usable
from both sides. Hardware required for accessible
door passage shall be mounted no higher than 48
inches (1,220 mm) above the finished floor.
EXCEPTION: Locking mechanisms not
intended for use by the general public.
1341.0442, Subpart 10. ADAAG 4.13.10: Door
closers. If a door has a closer, then the sweep
period of the closer shafl be adjusted so that from an
open position of 70 degrees, the door wili take at least
three seconds to move to a point three inches (75 mm)
from the latch, measured to the leading edge of the
door.
1341.0442, Subpart 11. ADAAG 4.13.11: Door
opening forCe. The maximum force for pushing or
putling open a door shall be as described in items A
and B.
1341.0442, Subpart 11, Item A. ADAAG
4.13.11(1): Fire doors shall have the minimum
opening force allowable by the exiting requirements of
chapter 10 of the UBC.
1341,0442, Subpart 11, Item B. ADAAG
4.13.11(2): Other doors include:
1341.0442, Subpart 11, Item B, Subitem (1)
ADAAG 4.13.11(2)(b): interior hinged doors, five
pound-force (22.2 Newton); and
1341.0442, Subpart 11, Item B, Subitem (2)
ADAAG 4.13.11(2)(c): sliding or folding doors, five
pound-force (22,2 Newton).
The forces in subitems (1) and (2) do not apply to
the force required to retract latch bolts or disengage
other devices that may hold the door in a closed
position.
1341.0442, Subpart 12. ADAAG 4.13.12:
Automatic doors and power-assisted doors.
An automatic door shall comply with ANSI/BHMA
A156.10. Slow opening, low-powered, automatic doors
shall comply with ANSI A156.19. The doors shall not
open to back check faster than three seconds and ?
shall require no more than 15 pound-force (66.6
Newton) to stop door movement. If a power-assisted
door is used, its door-opening force shall comply with
subpart 11 and its closing shall conform to the
requirements in ANSI A156.19.
Push-button control switches shall have a three-inch
(75-mm)minimum dimension measured at at least one
point, such as diagonal, diameter, or one side. Control
buttons shall be mounted between 30 inches (760 mm)
and 36 inches (915 mm) above the finished floor.
ConVol buttons shall be located at least 30 inches (760
mm) from the pull side arc of the swinging door.
1341.0442, Sabpart 13. Door surtace. The
bottom ten inches (250 mm) on the push side of doors
shall be a smooth uninterrupted surface.
EXCEPTION: Doors with automatic openers.
1341.0444 ADAAG 4.14: ENTRANCES.
1341.0444, Subpart 1. ADAAG 4.14.1:
Minimum number. Entrances required to be
accessible by part 1341.0401 shall be part of an
access+ble route complying with part 1341.0422. The
entrances shall be connected by an accessible route
to pubiic transportation stops, to accessible parking
and passenger loading zones, and to public streets or
sidewalks if available. See part 1341.0422, subpart 2,
item A. They shall also be connected by an accessible
route to all nonexempt spaces or elements within the
building or facility.
1341.0444, Subpart 2. ADAAG 4.14.2: Service
entrdnces. A service entrance shall not be the sole
accessible entrance unless it is the only entrance to a
building or facility, for example, in a factory or garage.
1341.0446 ADAAG 4.15: DRINKING
FOUNTAINS AND WATER COOLERS.
1341.0446, Subpart 1. ADAAG 4.15.1:
Minimum number. Drinking fountains or water
coolers required to be accessible by part 1341.0401
shall corttply with this part.
1341.0446, Subpart 2. ADAAG 4.15.2: Spout
height. Spouts shall be no higher than 36 inches
(915 mm), measured from the floor or ground surface
to the spout outlet. See Figure 27(a).
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1003.3.1.3
1003,3.1.10
1003.3.1.3 Widfh and height. Every required exit doorway serv-
ing an occupant load of 10 or more shall be of a size to pernut the
installation of a door not less [han 3 feet (914 mm) in nominal
width and not less than 6 feet 8 inches (2032 mm) in nominal
height. Where installed, exit doors shal] be capable of opening
such that the clear width of the exit is not less than 32 inches (813
mm). In computing the exit width as required by Section 1003.2.3,
the net dimension of the doorway shall be used.
1003.3.1.4 Door leaf width. A single leaf of an exit door serving
an occupant load of 10 or more shall not exceed 4 feet (1219 mm)
in width.
1003.3.1.5 Swing and openiag force. Exit doors serving an
occupant load of 10 or more shall 6e of the pivoted, balanced or
side-hinged swinging type. Exit doors shall swing in the direction
of the path of exit travel where the area served has an occupant
load of 50 or more. The door shall swing [o the fully open position
when an opening force not Co exceed 30 pounds (133.45 N) is
applied [o the latch side. For other door opening forees, see Sec-
tion 905.3 and Chapter ll. See Section 3207 for doors swinging
over public property.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. Group l, Division 3 Occupancy used as a plprP
of detention.
2. Doo[s within or serving an individual dwelling unit.
3. Special doors conforming to Section 1003.3.1.2.
Double-acting doors shall not be used as exits where any of the
following conditions exist:
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]. The occupant load served by the door is 100 or more
2. The door is part of a fire assembly.
3. T'he door is part of a smoke- and draft-control assembly.
4. Panic hazdware is required or provided on the door.
A double-acting door shall be provided with a view panel of not
less than 200 square inches (0.129 m2).
1003.3.1.6 Floor level at doors. Regazdless of the occupant load
served, there shall be a floor or a landing on each side of a door.
Where access for persons with disabilities is required by Chapter
11, the tloor or landing shall not be more than 1/2 inch (12.7 mm)
lower than the threshold of the doorway. Where such access is not
required, the threshold shall not exceed 1 inch (25 mm). Landings
sha11 be level except that exterior landings may have a slope not to
exceed 1/4 unit vertical in 12 units horizontal (2% slope).
EXCEPTIONS: L In Group R. Division 3, and Group U Occupan-
cics and within individual units of Group R, Division l Ocwpancies:
1.1 A door may open at the top step of an in[erior flight of staics,
provided the daor dces not swing over the top step.
1.2 A door may open at a landing that is not more than 8 inches
(203 mm) lower tltan the tloor level, pfovided the door dces
not swing over the landing.
13 Screen doors and storm doors may swing over stairs, steps
or landings.
2. Doocs serving building equipment rooms [hat aze not normally
cecupied. .
1003.3.1.7 Landings atdoors. Regardless of the occupant load
served, landings shall have a width not less than the width of the
door or the width of the stairway served, whichever is greater.
Doors in the fully open position shall not reduce a required dimen-
sion by more than 7 inches (178 mm). Where a landing serves an
occupant load of 50 or more, doors in any position shall not reduce
the landing dimension to less than one half its required width.
Landings shall have a length measured in the direction of travel of
not less than 44 inches (1118 mm).
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EXCEPTION: In Group R, Division 3, and Group U Occupancies
and wi[hin individual units of Group R, Division L Ocwpancies, such ?.
Iength nzed not exceed 36 inches (914 mm).
A landing that has no adjoining door shall comply with the
requirements of Section 100333.5.
1003.3.1.8 Type of lock or latch. Regazdless of the occupant
load served, exit doors shall be openable from the inside without
the use of a key or any special knowledge or effort.
EXCEPTIONS: I. In Groups A, Division 3; B; F; M and S Ocw-
pancies and in all churches, key-locking hardware may be used on the
main exit where the main exit consisu of a single door w pair of doon
wherc there is a readily visible, durable sign on or adjacent to the door
stating, `"CHIS 'DOOR MUST REMAIN 'UNLOCKED'DURMG
BUSLNESS HOURS:' 1'he sign shall 6e in letten rrot less than 1 inch
(25 mm) high on a contrasting background. When unlacked, the single
door or both leaves of a pair of doors must be free to swing withwt
operation of any latching device. The use of tttis exception may be
revoked by tlre building official for due cause.
2. Exit doots from individual dwelling units; Group R, Division 3
congregate residences; and gues[ rooms of Group R Occupancies hav-
ing an occupant load of 10 or less may be provided with a night latch,
dead balt or security chain, provided such devices aze openable fmro
the inside without the use of a key or toot and mounted at a height not
to exceed 48 inches (1219 mm) sbove the finished floor.
Manually operated edge- or surface-mounted flush bolts and
surface bo]ts or any other type of device that may be used to close
or restrain the door other than by operation of the locking device
shall not be used. Where exit doors aze used in pairs and approved
automatic flush bolts aze used, the door leaf having the automatic
flush bolts shall have no doorknob or surface-mounted hazdware.
The unlatching of any leaf shall not require more.than one opera-
tion.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. Group R, Division 3 Occupancies.
2. Where a pair of doors serving a room no[ notmally occupied is
needed for the movement of equipment, manuatly operateA edge- or
surface-mounted bolts may be used.
1003.3.1.9 Panic hardware. Panic hazdware, where installed,
shall comply with the requirements of UBC Standard 10-4. The
activating member shall be mounted at a height of not less than
30 inches (762 mm) nor more than 44 inches (1118 mm) above the
floor. The unlatching force shall not exceed 15 pounds (66.72 N)
when applied in the direction of travel.
Where pivoted or balanced doors aze used and panic hardware is
required, panic hazdware shall be of the push-pad rype and the pad
shall not extend across more than one half of the width of the door
measured from the latch side.
1003.3.1.10 Special egress-control devices. When approved by
the building official, exit doors in Group B; Group F; Group I, Di-
vision 2; Group M; Group R, Division 1 congregate residences
serving as group-caze facilities and Group S Occupancies may be
equipped with approved listed special egress-control devices of
the time-delay type, provided the building is protected thmughout
by an approved automa6c sprinkler system and an approved auto-
matic smoke-detection system. Such devices shall conform to all
the following:
1. The egress-convo] device shall automatically deactivate
upon activadon of either the sprinkler system or the smoke-detec-
tion system.
2. The egress-control device shall automatically deactiva[e
upon toss of electrical power to any one of the following:
2.1 The egress-control device itself.
2.2 The smoke-detection system.
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1003.2.9.
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3. The egress-control device shall be capable of being deacti-
vated by a signal from a switch located in an approved location.
4. An irreversible process that will deactivate the egress-con-
trol device shall be initiated whenever a manual force of not more
than 15 pounds (66.72 N) is applied for two seconds to the panic
bar or other door-latching hazdware. The egress-control device
shall deactivate within an approved time period not to exceed a
total of 15 seconds. T'he time delay established for each egress-
control device shall not be field adjustab(e.
5. Actuation of the panic baz or other door-latching hardware
shall activate an audible signal at the door.
6. The unlatching shall not require more than one operation.
A sign shall be provided on the door located above and within
12 inches (305 mm) of the panic bar or other door-latching hard-
ware reading:
KEEP PUSHING. THIS DOOR VVII_L OPEN IN
SECOND3. ALARM WILL SOUND.
Sign lettering shall be at least 1 inch (25 mm) in height and shall
have a stroke of not less than 1/$ inch (3.2 mm).
Regazdless of the means of deactivation, relocking of the
egress-control device shaU be by manual means only at the door.
1003.3.1.11 Safety glazing identification. Regardless of the
occupant load served, glass doors shall conform to the require-
ments specified in Section 2406.
1003.3.2 Gates.
1003.3.2.1 General. Gates serving a means of egress system
shall comply with [he requirements of Section 10033.2.
1003.3.2.2 Detailed requirements. Gates used as a component
in a means of egress system shall conform to the applicable
requirements of Section 10033.1.
EXCEPTSON: Gares suanunding stadiums may be of the horizon-
tal sliding or swinging type and may exceed [he 4foot (1219 mm) max-
imum leaf widtti limitauon.
1003.3.3 Stairways.
1003.33.1 General. Every stairway having two or more risers
serving any building or portion thereof shall comply with the
requirements of Section 10033.3. For the purposes of Section
100333, the term "stairway" shall include stairs, landings, hand-
rails and guardrails as applicable. Where aisles in assembly rooms
have steps, they shall comply with the requirements in Section
10043.2.
EXCEPTION: Stairs or ladden used only to aztend equipment or
window wells aze exemp[ from the requicements of this section.
For the purposevftfYis chapter,_the term "step° shall mean those
portions of the means of egress achieving a change in elevation by
means of a single riser. Individual steps shall comply with the
detailed requirements of this chapter that specify applicability to
steps.
1003.3.3.2 Width. The width of stairways shall be determined as
specified in Section 1003.23, but such width shall not be less than
44 inches (1118 mm), except as specified herein and in Chapter 11.
Stairways serving an occupant load less than 50 shall not be fess
than 36 inches (914 mm) in width.
Handrails may project into the required width a distance of
31 /2 inches (89 mm) from each side of a stairway. Stringers and
other projections such as trim and similar dewrative features may
project into the required width 11/2 inches (38 mm) from each side.
1003.3.1.10
1003.3.3.6
1003.3.3.3 Rise and run. The rise of steps and s[airs shall not 6e
less than 4 inches (]02 mm) nor more than 7 inches (178 mm). The
greatest riser height within any tlight oF stairs shall not exceed che
smallest by more than 318 inch (9.5 mm). Except as permitted in
Sections 1003.33.8.1, 1003.33.8.2 and 10033.3.83, the run
shall not be less than ll inches (279 mm) as measured horizontally
between the vertical planes of the furthermost projection of adja-
cent treads oc nosings. Stair treads shall be of uniform size and
shape, except the lazgest tread run within any flight of stairs shall
not exceed the smallest by more than 3/8 inch (9.5 mm).
EXCEPTIONS: 1. Private steps and stairways serving an occupant
load of less than 10 and srainvays to unoccupied roofs may be
constructed wi[h an 8-inch-maximum (203 mm) rise and a 9-inch-
minimum (229 mm) run.
2. Where the bottom or top riser adjoins a sloping public way, walk
or driveway having an established grade (olher than natural earth) and
serving as a landing, the bottom or top riser may be reduceA atong the
slope to less than 4 inches (102 mm) in fieight with the vaziation in
height of the bottom or top riser not to exceed 1 unit vertical in 12 uniu
horizontal (8.3% slope) of stairway width.
1003.3.3.4 Headroom. Every stairway shall have a headroom
clearance of not less than 6 feet 8 inches (2032 mm). Such clear-
ances shall be measured vertically from a plane pazallel and tan-
gent to the stairway tread nosings to the soffit or other wnstruction
above at all points.
1003.3.3.5 Landings. There shall be a tloor or a landing at the top
and bottom of each stairway or stair run. Every landing shall have
a dimension measured in the direction of travel not less than the
width of the stairway. Such dimension need not exceed 44 inches
(1118 mm) where the stair has a straight run. At7east one inter-
mediate tanding shall be provided for each 72 feet (3658 mm) of
vertical stairway rise measured between the horizontal planes of
adjacent landings. Landings shall be level except that exterior
landings may have a slope not to exceed 1/4 iinit vertical in 12 units
horizontal (2% slope). For landings with adjoining doors, see Sec-
tion 10033.1.7.
EXCEPTIONS: 1. In Group R. Divis+on 3, and Group L3 Occupan-
cies and within individual uni[s of Group R, Division l Occupancies,
such length need not exceed 36 inches (914 mm) where the stair hac a
s[raight cun. - '
2. Stairs serving an unoccupied roof are exempt from these require-
ments. 1003.3.3.6 Handrails. Stairways shall have handrails on each
side, and every stairway requiied to be more than 88 inches (2235
mm) in width shall be provided with not less than one intermediate
handrail for each 88 inches (2235 mm) of required width. Inter-
mediate handrails shall be spaced approximately equally actoss
with the entire width o€ the stairway.
EXCEPTIONS: I. Stairways less than 44 inches (1118 mm) in
width or stairways serving one individual dwelling unit in Group R,
Division l or 3 Occupancy or a Group R, Division 3 congregaze cesi-
dence may have one handrail.
2. Private stainvays 30 inches (762 mm) or less in height may have
a handrail on one side only.
3. Stairways having less than four risers and serving one individual
dwelling unit in Group R, Division 1 or 3, or a Group R. Division 3 con-
gegate residence or Group U Occupancies need not have handrails.
The top of handrails and handrail extensions shall not be placed
fess than 34 inches (864 mm) nor more than 38 inches (965 mm)
above landings and the nosing of treads. Handrails shall be contin-
uous the full length of the stairs and at least one handrail shall
extend in the direction of the stair run not less rhan 12 inches (305
mm) beyond the top riser nor less than 12 inches (305 mm) beyond
the bottom risec Ends shall be returned or shall have rounded ter-
minations or bends.
EXCEPT[ONS: L Private staicways do not require handrail exteo-
sions.
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MEF;n TO: DIANE DOWNS, UTILITY BILLING CLERR
FROM: EDWARD J. RIRSCHT, SR. ENGINEERING TECH
DATE: December S. 1990
SiIBJECT: STREETLIGHT ENERGY COST3
DUCRWOOD TRAZL
3575 80UTH LE%INGTON AVE.
DUCRfPOOD TRAILS APARTMENTS
This memo is to inform your department to start to invoice the
energy cost in the amount of $40.00 per quarter for one 250 watt
high pressure sodium luminaire with the next utility billing for
the Duckwood Trails Apartments.
The City is currently being billed by Dakota Electric for the
streetlight energy cost for the Duckwood Trails Apartments. (The
streetlight is located at Lexington Avenue and Duckwood Avenue)
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Edward J.-ICYrscht
Sr. Engineering Technician
cc: Michael P. Foertsch, Assistant City Engineer
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