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CHAPTER 11

2014 oregon STRUCTURAL SPECIALTY CODE291 CHAPTER 11 ACCESSIBILITYSECTION Scope. The provisions of this CHAPTER shall control thedesign and construction of facilities for accessibility to physi-cally disabled Design. Buildings and facilities shall be designed andconstructed to be accessible in accordance with this code andICC Alternate methods. The application of to this CHAPTER shall be limited to the extent thatalternate methods of construction, designs or technologiesshall provide substantially equivalent or greater accessibil-ity. Where approved by the building official, the provi-sions of the Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1988 maybe considered as an alternate method to the criteria out-lined in ICC as it relates to covered Amendments to ICC The provisions ofthis section shall be considered amendments to Elevators ICC Section 407.

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1 2014 oregon STRUCTURAL SPECIALTY CODE291 CHAPTER 11 ACCESSIBILITYSECTION Scope. The provisions of this CHAPTER shall control thedesign and construction of facilities for accessibility to physi-cally disabled Design. Buildings and facilities shall be designed andconstructed to be accessible in accordance with this code andICC Alternate methods. The application of to this CHAPTER shall be limited to the extent thatalternate methods of construction, designs or technologiesshall provide substantially equivalent or greater accessibil-ity. Where approved by the building official, the provi-sions of the Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1988 maybe considered as an alternate method to the criteria out-lined in ICC as it relates to covered Amendments to ICC The provisions ofthis section shall be considered amendments to Elevators ICC Section 407.

2 Section 407 is not adopted. Elevators areexpressly regulated through the oregon Elevator Spe-cialty Code. Limited-use/limited-application elevators(LULA) ICC Section 408. ICC Sec-tion 408 is not adopted. LULAs are expressly regulatedthrough the oregon Elevator Specialty Code. Private residence elevators ICC 409. ICC Section 409 is not residence elevators are expressly regulatedthrough the oregon Elevator Specialty Code. Platform lifts ICC Section Section 410 is not adopted. Platform liftsare expressly regulated through the oregon ElevatorSpecialty Code. Door opening force ICC ICC Section is deleted in itsentirety and replaced with the following: The openingforce of doors along an accessible route shall be as fol-lows: 1.

3 Exterior doors: 81/2 pounds-force (lbf) ( N). 2. Interior doors: 5 pounds-force (lbf) ( N). 3. Stairway doors at pressurized stair enclosures: 15pounds ( kg) at exterior doors. 4. Where environmental conditions require greaterclosing pressure, power-operated doors shall beused within the accessible route. 5. Fire doors shall have the minimum force neces-sary to close and latch the Detectable warnings at raised markedcrossings ICC Section ICC is deleted in its Vehicle space width ICC ICC Section is deleted in itsentirety and replaced with the following: Car and vanparking spaces shall be 108 inches (2743 mm) mini-mum in Access aisle width ICC ICC Section is deleted in itsentirety and replaced with the following: Access aislesserving car parking spaces shall be 72 inches (1829mm) minimum in width.

4 Access aisles serving vanparking spaces shall be 96 inches (2438 mm) minimumin and are not a part of this code but arereproduced here for the reader s Purpose. It is the purpose of ORS to tomake affected buildings, including but not limited to commercialfacilities, public accommodations, private entities, private mem-bership clubs and churches, in the state accessible to and usableby persons with disabilities, as provided in the Americans withDisabilities Act, and to make covered multifamily dwellings inthe state accessible to and usable by all persons with disabilities,as provided in the Fair Housing Act. In requiring that buildingsand facilities be usable by persons with disabilities, it is not theintention of the Legislative Assembly to require that items ofpersonal convenience such as rest rooms, telephones and drink-ing fountains be provided for members of the public who havedisabilities if they are not otherwise provided for members of thepublic who do not have disabilities.

5 However, pursuant to theAmericans with Disabilities Act, the Director of the Departmentof Consumer and Business Services may provide greater protec-tion to individuals with disabilities by adopting more stringentstandards than prescribed by the Americans with DisabilitiesAct. [1971 1; 1973 2; 1979 2; 1989 110; 1993 2] Rules to eliminate architectural barriers. Notwith-standing any other provision of law and the authority of anyboard within the Department of Consumer and Business Ser-vices, the Director of the Department of Consumer and BusinessServices shall adopt rules to conform the state building code tothe Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Housing Actand the regulations adopted thereunder.

6 In addition, the directorshall adopt rules to conform the state building code to the provi-sions of ORS to , to the extent to which anystatute is stricter than the Americans with Disabilities Act or theFair Housing Act. [1991 2; 1993 4; 2003 269] Page 291 Wednesday, May 14, 2014 9:27 AMACCESSIBILITY2922014 oregon STRUCTURAL SPECIALTY Recreational facilities ICC 11. ICC CHAPTER 11 is adopted as fol- General exceptions. is adopted in its Area of sport activity. Sec-tion is adopted but is restricted inapplication to sites where buildings and facili-ties meeting the definition of Affected Build-ings are constructed. See ORS (1). Recreational boating facili-ties. Section is adopted but isrestricted in application to fixed (nonfloating)docks and piers.

7 Exercise machines andequipment. Section is not Protruding objects. is adopted in its 1102 Amusement rides. Section 1102is adopted but is restricted in application tothose provisions providing accessibility to anamusement ride which is accessory to an Affected Building. Amusement rides are reg-ulated exclusively through oregon BuildingCodes Division s Elevator and AmusementRide Safety Program. 1103 Recreational boating 1103 is adopted but is restricted inapplication to fixed (nonfloating) docks andpiers. 1104 Exercise machines and equip-ment. Section 1104 is not adopted. 1105 Fishing piers and 1105 is adopted but is restricted inapplication to fixed (nonfloating) fishing piersand platforms.

8 1106 Golf facilities. Section 1106 isnot 1107 Miniature golf facilities. Section1107 is adopted but is restricted in applicationto sites where buildings and facilities meetingthe definition of Affected Buildings are con-structed. See ORS (1). 1108 Play areas. Section 1108 isadopted but is restricted in application to chil-dren s play structures as governed by 1109 Swimming pools, wading pools,hot tubs and spas. Section 1109 is not adopted. 1110 Shooting ranges. Section 1110 isadopted but is restricted in application to siteswhere buildings and facilities meeting the defi-nition of Affected Buildings are ORS (1). Waivers and modifications. Waivers and modifica-tions shall be in accordance with ORS is not a part of this code but is reproduced here forthe reader s Waivers or modifications of standards and specifica-tions; appeals board; procedures; fees.

9 (1) When a person or governmental entity undertaking the con-struction, renovation, alteration or modification of an affectedbuilding or its related facilities determines that a particular stan-dard or specification exceeds the standards or specificationsimposed by the Americans with Disabilities Act and the FairHousing Act, and that full compliance with the standard or specifi-cation is impractical in that it would defeat the purpose of the proj-ect proposed or in process, it may apply to the appeals boardhaving jurisdiction over the project for a waiver or modification ofsuch standard or specification, setting forth the reasons for itsdetermination and a proposal for the work complying with the par-ticular standard or specification to the maximum extent that it con-siders practical.

10 (2)(a) For projects involving a state correctional facility as definedin ORS (2), or a local correctional facility, as defined inORS , the appeals board referred to in subsection (1) ofthis section is the Building Codes Structures Board establishedunder ORS (b) For all other projects, the appeals board referred to insubsection (1) of this section is the appeals board establishedunder ORS (4) by the municipality having jurisdictionover the project.(3) The appeals board shall thereupon investigate the applica-tion. The board in its investigation shall be required to seek theadvice of the oregon Disabilities Commission or its designee indealing with architectural barrier waivers. If the appeals boardfinds that the proposal submitted with the application would con-stitute a substantial compliance with, or an acceptable alternativeto, the particular standard or specification in view of the objec-tives of ORS to , the waiver shall be granted.


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