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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 10 - Means of Egress › Section 1028 - ASSEMBLY › Subsection 1028.6 - Width of means of egress for assembly

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The clear width of
aisles
and other
means of egress
shall comply with Section 1028.6.1 where
smoke-protected seating
is not provided and with Section
				  1028.6.2 or 1028.6.3 where
smoke-protected seating
is
				  provided. The clear width shall be measured to walls, edges of seating and
				  tread edges except for permitted projections.
1028.6.1
Without smoke
				protection.
The clear width of the
means of egress
shall provide sufficient capacity in accordance with all of the following, as
				applicable:
1. At least 0.3 inch (7.6 mm) of
				width for each occupant served shall be provided on
stairs
having riser heights 7 inches (178 mm) or less and tread depths 11 inches (279
				mm) or greater, measured horizontally between tread
nosings.
2. At
				least 0.005 inch (0.127 mm) of additional
stair
width for each
				occupant shall be provided for each 0.10 inch (2.5 mm) of riser height above 7
				inches (178 mm).
3. Where egress
				requires
stair
descent, at least 0.075 inch (1.9 mm) of
				additional width for each occupant shall be provided on those portions of
stair
width having no
handrail
within a
				horizontal distance of 30 inches (762 mm).
4. Ramped
means of egress
,
				where slopes are steeper than one unit vertical in 12 units horizontal
				(8-percent slope), shall have at least 0.22 inch (5.6 mm) of clear width for
				each occupant served. Level or ramped
means of egress
, where
				slopes are not steeper than one unit vertical in 12 units horizontal (8-percent
				slope), shall have at least 0.20 inch (5.1 mm) of clear width for each occupant
				served.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 10 - Means of Egress › Section 1028 - ASSEMBLY › Subsection 1028.7 - Travel distance

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Exits
and
aisles
shall be
				  so located that the travel distance to an
exit
door shall not
				  be greater than 200 feet (60 960 mm) measured along the line of travel in
				  nonsprinklered buildings. Travel distance shall not be more than 250 feet (76
				  200 mm) in sprinklered buildings. Where
aisles
are provided
				  for seating, the distance shall be measured along the
aisles
and
aisle accessway
without travel over or on the
				  seats.
Exceptions:
1.
Smoke-protected assembly
				seating
: The travel distance from each seat to the nearest entrance to
				a vomitory or concourse shall not exceed 200 feet (60 960 mm). The travel
				distance from the entrance to the vomitory or concourse to a
stair
,
ramp
or walk on the exterior of the
				building shall not exceed 200 feet (60 960 mm).
2. Open-air seating: The travel distance from
				each seat to the building exterior shall not exceed 400 feet (122 m). The
				travel distance shall not be limited in facilities of Type I or II
				construction.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 10 - Means of Egress › Section 1028 - ASSEMBLY › Subsection 1028.8 - Common path of egress travel

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The
common path of egress travel
shall not
				  exceed 30 feet (9144 mm) from any seat to a point where an occupant has a
				  choice of two paths of egress travel to two
exits
.
Exceptions:
1. For areas serving less than 50 occupants,
				the
common path of egress travel
shall not exceed 75 feet (22
				860 mm).
2. For
smoke-protected assembly seating
, the
common path of
				egress travel
shall not exceed 50 feet (15 240 mm).
1028.8.1
Path through adjacent
				row.
Where one of the two paths of travel is across the
aisle
through a row of seats to another
aisle
, there shall be not more than 24 seats between the two
aisles
, and the minimum clear width between rows for the row
				between the two
aisles
shall be 12 inches (305 mm) plus 0.6
				inch (15.2 mm) for each additional seat above seven in the row between
aisles
.
Exception:
For
smoke-protected assembly
				  seating
there shall not be more than 40 seats between the two
aisles
and the minimum clear width shall be 12 inches (305 mm)
				  plus 0.3 inch (7.6 mm) for each additional seat.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 10 - Means of Egress › Section 1028 - ASSEMBLY › Subsection 1028.10 - Clear width of aisle accessways serving seating

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Where seating rows have 14 or fewer seats, the minimum clear
aisle accessway
width shall not be less than 12 inches (305
				  mm) measured as the clear horizontal distance from the back of the row ahead
				  and the nearest projection of the row behind. Where chairs have automatic or
				  self-rising seats, the measurement shall be made with seats in the raised
				  position. Where any chair in the row does not have an automatic or self-rising
				  seat, the measurements shall be made with the seat in the down position. For
				  seats with folding tablet arms, row spacing shall be determined with the tablet
				  arm in the used position.
Exception:
For seats with folding tablet arms,
				  row spacing is permitted to be determined with the tablet arm in the stored
				  position where the tablet arm when raised manually to vertical position in one
				  motion automatically returns to the stored position by force of gravity.
1028.10.1
Dual access.
For rows
				of seating served by
aisles
or doorways at both ends, there
				shall not be more than 100 seats per row. The minimum clear width of 12 inches
				(305 mm) between rows shall be increased by 0.3 inch (7.6 mm) for every
				additional seat beyond 14 seats, but the minimum clear width is not required to
				exceed 22 inches (559 mm).
Exception:
For
smoke-protected assembly
				  seating
, the row length limits for a 12-inch-wide (305 mm)
aisle accessway
, beyond which the
aisle
				  accessway
minimum clear width shall be increased, are in Table
				  1028.10.1.
TABLE 1028.10.1 SMOKE-PROTECTED ASSEMBLY AISLE
				  ACCESSWAYS
TOTAL NUMBER OF SEATS IN THE SMOKE-
							 PROTECTED ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCY
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SEATS PER ROW
							 PERMITTED TO HAVE A MINIMUM 12-INCH CLEAR AISLE ACCESSWAY
Aisle or doorway at both ends of row
Aisle or doorway at one end of row
							 only
Less than 4,000
14
7
4,000
15
7
7,000
16
8
10,000
17
8
13,000
18
9
16,000
19
9
19,000
20
10
22,000 and greater
21
11
For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm.
1028.10.2
Single access.
For
				rows of seating served by an
aisle
or doorway at only one end
				of the row, the minimum clear width of 12 inches (305 mm) between rows shall be
				increased by 0.6 inch (15.2 mm) for every additional seat beyond seven seats,
				but the minimum clear width is not required to exceed 22 inches (559 mm).
Exception:
For
smoke-protected assembly
				  seating
, the row length limits for a 12-inch-wide (305 mm)
aisle accessway
, beyond which the
aisle
				  accessway
minimum clear width shall be increased, are in Table
				  1028.10.1.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 10 - Means of Egress › Section 1028 - ASSEMBLY › Subsection 1028.11 - Assembly aisle walking surfaces

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Aisles
with a slope not exceeding one unit
				  vertical in eight units horizontal (12.5-percent slope) shall consist of a
ramp
having a slip-resistant walking surface.
Aisles
with a slope exceeding one unit vertical in eight units
				  horizontal (12.5-percent slope) shall consist of a series of risers and treads
				  that extends across the full width of
aisles
and complies with
				  Sections 1028.11.1 through 1028.11.3.
1028.11.1
Treads.
Tread depths
				shall be a minimum of 11 inches (279 mm) and shall have dimensional uniformity.
Exception:
The tolerance between adjacent treads
				  shall not exceed 3/16 inch
				  (4.8 mm).
1028.11.2
Risers.
Where the gradient of
aisle
stairs
is to be the same as the gradient of adjoining seating
				areas, the riser height shall not be less than 4 inches (102 mm) nor more than
				8 inches (203 mm) and shall be uniform within each
flight
.
Exceptions:
1. Riser height nonuniformity shall be
				limited to the extent necessitated by changes in the gradient of the adjoining
				seating area to maintain adequate sightlines. Where nonuniformities exceed
				0.188 inch (4.8 mm) between adjacent risers, the exact location of such
				nonuniformities shall be indicated with a distinctive marking stripe on each
				tread at the
nosing
or leading edge adjacent to the nonuniform
				risers. Such stripe shall be a minimum of 1 inch (25 mm), and a maximum of 2
				inches (51 mm), wide. The edge marking stripe shall be distinctively different
				from the contrasting marking stripe.
2. Riser heights not exceeding 9 inches (229
				mm) shall be permitted where they are necessitated by the slope of the adjacent
				seating areas to maintain sightlines.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 10 - Means of Egress › Section 1028 - ASSEMBLY › Subsection 1028.12 - Seat stability

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In places of assembly, the seats shall be securely fastened
				  to the floor.
Exceptions:
1. In places of assembly or portions thereof
				without ramped or tiered floors for seating and with 200 or fewer seats, the
				seats shall not be required to be fastened to the floor.
2. In places of assembly or portions thereof
				with seating at tables and without ramped or tiered floors for seating, the
				seats shall not be required to be fastened to the floor.
3. In places of assembly or portions thereof
				without ramped or tiered floors for seating and with greater than 200 seats,
				the seats shall be fastened together in groups of not less than three or the
				seats shall be securely fastened to the floor.
4. In places of assembly where flexibility of
				the seating arrangement is an integral part of the design and function of the
				space and seating is on tiered levels, a maximum of 200 seats shall not be
				required to be fastened to the floor. Plans showing seating, tiers and
aisles
shall be submitted for approval.
5. Groups of seats within a place of assembly
				separated from other seating by railings,
guards
, partial
				height walls or similar barriers with level floors and having no more than 14
				seats per group shall not be required to be fastened to the floor.
6. Seats intended for musicians or other
				performers and separated by railings,
guards
, partial height
				walls or similar barriers shall not be required to be fastened to the
				floor.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 10 - Means of Egress › Section 1028 - ASSEMBLY › Subsection 1028.13 - Handrails

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Ramped
aisles
having a slope exceeding one
				  unit vertical in 15 units horizontal (6.7-percent slope) and
aisle
stairs
shall be provided with
handrails
located either at the side or within the
aisle
width.
Exceptions:
1.
Handrails
are not
				required for ramped
aisles
having a gradient no greater than
				one unit vertical in eight units horizontal (12.5-percent slope) and seating on
				both sides.
2.
Handrails
are not required if, at the side of the
aisle
, there is a
guard
that complies with
				the graspability requirements of
handrails
.
3.
Handrail
extensions are
				not required at the top and bottom of
aisle
stairs
and
aisle
ramp
runs
				to
permit
crossovers within the
aisles
.
1028.13.1
Discontinuous
				handrails.
Where there is seating on both sides of the
aisle
, the
handrails
shall be discontinuous
				with gaps or breaks at intervals not exceeding five rows to facilitate access
				to seating and to permit crossing from one side of the
aisle
to the other. These gaps or breaks shall have a clear width of at least 22
				inches (559 mm) and not greater than 36 inches (914 mm), measured horizontally,
				and the
handrail
shall have rounded terminations or
				bends.
1028.13.2
Intermediate
				handrails.
Where
handrails
are provided in the middle
				of
aisle
stairs
, there shall be an additional
				intermediate
handrail
located approximately 12 inches (305 mm)
				below the main
handrail
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 10 - Means of Egress › Section 1028 - ASSEMBLY › Subsection 1028.14 - Assembly guards

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Assembly
guards
shall comply with Sections
				  1028.14.1 through 1028.14.3.
1028.14.1
Cross aisles.
Cross
aisles
located more than 30
				inches (762 mm) above the floor or grade below shall have
guards
in accordance with Section 1013.
Where an elevation change of 30 inches (762 mm) or less
				  occurs between a cross
aisle
and the adjacent floor or grade
				  below,
guards
not less than 26 inches (660 mm) above the
aisle
floor shall be provided.
Exception:
Where the backs of seats on the front
				  of the cross
aisle
project 24 inches (610 mm) or more above
				  the adjacent floor of the
aisle
, a
guard
need
				  not be provided.
1028.14.2
Sightline-constrained guard heights.
Unless subject to the
				requirements of Section 1028.14.3, a fascia or railing system in accordance
				with the
guard
requirements of Section 1013 and having a
				minimum height of 26 inches (660 mm) shall be provided where the floor or
				footboard elevation is more than 30 inches (762 mm) above the floor or grade
				below and the fascia or railing would otherwise interfere with the sightlines
				of immediately adjacent seating. At
bleachers
, a
guard
must be provided where required by ICC 300.
1028.14.3
Guards at the end of
				aisles.
A fascia or railing system complying with the
guard
requirements of Section 1013 shall be provided for the
				full width of the
aisle
where the foot of the
aisle
is more than 30 inches (762 mm) above the floor or grade
				below. The fascia or railing shall be a minimum of 36 inches (914 mm) high and
				shall provide a minimum 42 inches (1067 mm) measured diagonally between the top
				of the rail and the
nosing
of the nearest tread.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 10 - Means of Egress › Section 1028 - ASSEMBLY › Subsection 1028.15 - Bench seating

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Where bench seating is used, the number of persons shall be
				  based on one person for each 18 inches (457 mm) of length of the
				  bench.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 10 - Means of Egress › Section 1029 - EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE › Subsection 1029.1 - General

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In addition to the
means of egress
required
				  by this chapter, provisions shall be made for emergency escape and rescue in
				  Group R and I-1 occupancies. Basements and sleeping rooms below the fourth
story above grade plane
shall have at least one exterior
emergency escape and rescue opening
in accordance with this
				  section. Where basements contain one or more sleeping rooms,
emergency
				  escape and rescue openings
shall be required in each sleeping room,
				  but shall not be required in adjoining areas of the basement. Such openings
				  shall open directly into a
public way
or to a
yard
or
court
that opens to a
public
				  way
.
Exceptions:
1. In other than Group R-3 occupancies,
				buildings equipped throughout with an
approved automatic sprinkler
				system
in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2.
2. In other than Group R-3 occupancies,
				sleeping rooms provided with a door to a fire-resistance-rated
corridor
having access to two remote
exits
in
				opposite directions.
3. The
emergency escape and rescue opening
is permitted to open onto
				a balcony within an
atrium
in accordance with the requirements
				of Section 404, provided the balcony provides access to an
exit
and the dwelling unit or sleeping unit has a
means of egress
that is not open to the
atrium
.
4.
				Basements with a ceiling height of less than 80 inches (2032 mm) shall not be
				required to have emergency escape and rescue windows.
5.
High-rise buildings
in
				accordance with Section 403.
6.
Emergency escape and rescue openings
are not required from
				basements or sleeping rooms that have an
exit
door or
exit access
door that opens directly into a
public
				way
or to a
yard
,
court
or exterior
exit
balcony that opens to a
public
				way
.
7. Basements without
habitable spaces
and having no more than 200 square feet (18.6
				m2) in floor area shall not be required to have
				emergency escape windows.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 10 - Means of Egress › Section 1029 - EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE › Subsection 1029.2 - Minimum size

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Emergency escape and rescue openings
shall
				  have a minimum net clear opening of 5.7 square feet (0.53
				  m2).
Exception:
The minimum net clear opening for
emergency escape and rescue
grade-floor
openings
shall be 5 square feet (0.46
				  m2).
1029.2.1
Minimum dimensions.
The
				minimum net clear opening height dimension shall be 24 inches (610 mm). The
				minimum net clear opening width dimension shall be 20 inches (508 mm). The net
				clear opening dimensions shall be the result of normal operation of the
				opening.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 10 - Means of Egress › Section 1029 - EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE › Subsection 1029.3 - Maximum height from floor

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Emergency escape and rescue openings
shall
				  have the bottom of the clear opening not greater than 44 inches (1118 mm)
				  measured from the floor.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 10 - Means of Egress › Section 1029 - EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE › Subsection 1029.4 - Operational constraints

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Emergency escape and rescue openings
shall
				  be operational from the inside of the room without the use of keys or tools.
				  Bars, grilles, grates or similar devices are permitted to be placed over
emergency escape and rescue openings
provided the minimum net
				  clear opening size complies with Section 1029.2 and such devices shall be
				  releasable or removable from the inside without the use of a key, tool or force
				  greater than that which is required for normal operation of the escape and
				  rescue opening. Where such bars, grilles, grates or similar devices are
				  installed in existing buildings,
smoke alarms
shall be
				  installed in accordance with Section 907.2.11 regardless of the valuation of
				  the
alteration
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 10 - Means of Egress › Section 1029 - EMERGENCY ESCAPE AND RESCUE › Subsection 1029.5 - Window wells

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An
emergency escape and rescue opening
with
				  a finished sill height below the adjacent ground level shall be provided with a
				  window well in accordance with Sections 1029.5.1 and 1029.5.2.
1029.5.1
Minimum size.
The
				minimum horizontal area of the window well shall be 9 square feet (0.84
				m2), with a minimum dimension of 36 inches (914 mm).
				The area of the window well shall allow the
emergency escape and rescue
				opening
to be fully opened.
1029.5.2
Ladders or steps.
Window wells with a vertical depth of more than 44 inches (1118 mm) shall be
				equipped with an
approved
permanently affixed ladder or steps.
				Ladders or rungs shall have an inside width of at least 12 inches (305 mm),
				shall project at least 3 inches (76 mm) from the wall and shall be spaced not
				more than 18 inches (457 mm) on center (o.c.) vertically for the full height of
				the window well. The ladder or steps shall not encroach into the required
				dimensions of the window well by more than 6 inches (152 mm). The ladder or
				steps shall not be obstructed by the
emergency escape and rescue
				opening
. Ladders or steps required by this section are exempt from the
stairway
requirements of Section 1009.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1103 - SCOPING REQUIREMENTS › Subsection 1103.1 - Where required

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Sites
, buildings,
structures
,
facilities
, elements and spaces,
				  temporary or permanent, shall be
accessible
to persons with
				  physical disabilities.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1103 - SCOPING REQUIREMENTS › Subsection 1103.2 - General exceptions

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Sites
, buildings,
structures
,
facilities
, elements and spaces
				  shall be exempt from this chapter to the extent specified in this
				  section.
1103.2.1
Specific
				requirements.
Accessibility
is not required in
				buildings and
facilities
, or portions thereof, to the extent
				permitted by Sections 1104 through 1110.
1103.2.2
Existing buildings.
Existing buildings shall comply with Section 3411.
1103.2.3
Employee work areas.
Spaces and elements within
employee work areas
shall only be
				required to comply with Sections 907.5.2.3.2, 1007 and 1104.3.1 and shall be
				designed and constructed so that individuals with disabilities can approach,
				enter and
exit
the work area. Work areas, or portions of work
				areas, other than raised courtroom stations, that are less than 300 square feet
				(30 m2) in area and elevated 7 inches (178 mm) or
				more above the ground or finish floor where the elevation is essential to the
				function of the space shall be exempt from all requirements.
1103.2.4
Detached dwellings.
Detached one- and two-family
dwellings
and accessory
				structures, and their associated
sites
and facilities, are not
				required to be
accessible
.
1103.2.5
Utility buildings.
Occupancies in Group U are exempt from the requirements of this chapter other
				than the following:
1. In agricultural
				buildings, access is required to paved work areas and areas open to the general
				public.
2. Private garages or
				carports that contain required
accessible
parking.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1104 - ACCESSIBLE ROUTE › Subsection 1104.1 - Site arrival points

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Accessible routes
within the
site
shall be provided from public transportation stops;
accessible
parking;
accessible
passenger
				  loading zones; and public streets or sidewalks to the
accessible
building entrance served.
Exception:
Other than in buildings or
				  facilities containing or serving
Type B units
, an
accessible route
shall not be required between
site
arrival points and the building or facility entrance if
				  the only means of access between them is a vehicular way not providing for
				  pedestrian access.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1104 - ACCESSIBLE ROUTE › Subsection 1104.2 - Within a site

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At least one
accessible route
shall connect
accessible
buildings,
accessible
facilities,
accessible
elements and
accessible
spaces
				  that are on the same
site
.
Exception:
An
accessible route
is not required between
accessible
buildings,
accessible
facilities,
accessible
elements
				  and
accessible
spaces that have, as the only means of access
				  between them, a vehicular way not providing for pedestrian
				  access.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1104 - ACCESSIBLE ROUTE › Subsection 1104.3 - Connected spaces

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When a building or portion of a building is required to be
accessible
, an
accessible route
shall be
				  provided to each portion of the building, to
accessible
building entrances connecting
accessible
pedestrian
				  walkways
and the public way.
Exceptions:
1. In assembly areas with fixed seating, an
accessible route
shall not be required to serve levels where
wheelchair spaces
are not provided.
2. In Group I-2 facilities, doors to
sleeping unit
s shall be exempted from the requirements for
				maneuvering clearance at the room side provided the door is a minimum of 44
				inches (1118 mm) in width.
1104.3.1
Employee work areas.
Common use
circulation
				paths
within
employee work areas
shall be
accessible routes
.
Exceptions:
1.
Common use
circulation paths
, located within
employee work
				areas
that are less than 300 square feet (27.9
				m2) in size and defined by permanently installed
				partitions, counters, casework or furnishings, shall not be required to be
accessible routes
.
2.
Common use
circulation paths
, located within
employee work
				areas
, that are an integral component of equipment, shall not be
				required to be
accessible routes
.
3.
Common use
circulation paths
, located within exterior
employee
				work areas
that are fully exposed to the weather, shall not be
				required to be
accessible routes
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1104 - ACCESSIBLE ROUTE › Subsection 1104.4 - Multilevel buildings and facilities

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At least one
accessible route
shall connect
				  each
accessible
level, including
mezzanines
,
				  in multilevel buildings and facilities.
Exceptions:
1. An
accessible route
is
				not required to stories and
mezzanines
that have an aggregate
				area of not more than 3,000 square feet (278.7 m2)
				and are located above and below
accessible
levels. This
				exception shall not apply to:
1.1. Multiple
				tenant facilities of Group M occupancies containing five or more tenant
				spaces;
1.2. Levels containing
				offices of health care providers (Group B or I); or
1.3. Passenger transportation facilities and
				airports (Group A-3 or B).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1104 - ACCESSIBLE ROUTE › Subsection 1104.5 - Location

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Accessible routes
shall coincide with or be
				  located in the same area as a general
circulation path
. Where
				  the
circulation path
is interior, the
accessible
				  route
shall also be interior. Where only one
accessible
				  route
is provided, the
accessible route
shall not
				  pass through kitchens, storage rooms, restrooms, closets or similar
				  spaces.
Exceptions:
1.
Accessible routes
from
				parking garages contained within and serving
Type B units
are
				not required to be interior.
2. A
				single
accessible route
is permitted to pass through a kitchen
				or storage room in an
Accessible unit
,
Type A
				unit
or
Type B unit
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1104 - ACCESSIBLE ROUTE › Subsection 1104.6 - Security barriers

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Security barriers including, but not limited to, security
				  bollards and security check points shall not obstruct a required
accessible route
or
accessible means of
				  egress
.
Exception:
Where security barriers incorporate
				  elements that cannot comply with these requirements, such as certain metal
				  detectors, fluoroscopes or other similar devices, the
accessible
				  route
shall be permitted to be provided adjacent to security screening
				  devices. The
accessible route
shall permit persons with
				  disabilities passing around security barriers to maintain visual contact with
				  their personal items to the same extent provided others passing through the
				  security barrier.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1105 - ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCES › Subsection 1105.1 - Public entrances

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In addition to
accessible
entrances
				  required by Sections 1105.1.1 through 1105.1.6, at least 60 percent of all
public entrances
shall be
accessible
.
Exceptions:
1. An
accessible
entrance is
				not required to areas not required to be
accessible
.
2. Loading and
service
				entrances
that are not the only entrance to a tenant space.
1105.1.1
Parking garage
				entrances.
Where provided, direct access for pedestrians from parking
				structures to buildings or facility entrances shall be
accessible
.
1105.1.2
Entrances from tunnels or
				elevated walkways.
Where direct access is provided for pedestrians from
				a pedestrian tunnel or elevated walkway to a building or facility, at least one
				entrance to the building or facility from each tunnel or walkway shall be
accessible
.
1105.1.3
Restricted entrances.
Where
restricted entrances
are provided to a building or
				facility, at least one
restricted entrance
to the building or
				facility shall be
accessible
.
1105.1.4
Entrances for inmates or
				detainees.
Where entrances used only by inmates or detainees and
				security personnel are provided at judicial facilities, detention facilities or
				correctional facilities, at least one such entrance shall be
accessible
.
1105.1.5
Service entrances.
If a
service entrance
is the only entrance to a building or a
				tenant space in a facility, that entrance shall be
accessible
.
1105.1.6
Tenant spaces, dwelling units
				and sleeping units.
At least one
accessible
entrance
				shall be provided to each tenant,
dwelling unit
and
sleeping unit
in a facility.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1106 - PARKING AND PASSENGER LOADING FACILITIES › Subsection 1106.1 - Required

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Where parking is provided,
accessible
parking spaces shall be provided in compliance with Table 1106.1, except as
				  required by Sections 1106.2 through 1106.4. Where more than one parking
				  facility is provided on a
site
, the number of parking spaces
				  required to be
accessible
shall be calculated separately for
				  each parking facility.
Exception:
This section does not apply to
				  parking spaces used exclusively for buses, trucks, other delivery vehicles, law
				  enforcement vehicles or vehicular impound and motor pools where lots accessed
				  by the public are provided with an
accessible
passenger
				  loading zone.
TABLE 1106.1 ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES
TOTAL PARKING
SPACES
							 PROVIDED
REQUIRED MINIMUM NUMBER
OF ACCESSIBLE SPACES
1 to 25
1
26 to 50
2
51 to 75
3
76 to 100
4
101 to 150
5
151 to 200
6
201 to 300
7
301 to 400
8
401 to 500
9
501 to 1,000
2% of total
1,001 and over
20, plus one for each 100,
or fraction
							 thereof, over 1,000
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1106 - PARKING AND PASSENGER LOADING FACILITIES › Subsection 1106.2 - Groups R-2 and R-3

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At least 2 percent, but not less than one, of each type of
				  parking space provided for occupancies in Groups R-2 and R-3, which are
				  required to have
Accessible
,
Type A
or
Type B
dwelling
or
sleeping
				  unit
s, shall be
accessible
. Where parking is provided
				  within or beneath a building,
accessible
parking spaces shall
				  also be provided within or beneath the building.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1106 - PARKING AND PASSENGER LOADING FACILITIES › Subsection 1106.3 - Hospital outpatient facilities

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At least 10 percent, but not less than one, of patient and
				  visitor parking spaces provided to serve hospital outpatient facilities shall
				  be
accessible
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1106 - PARKING AND PASSENGER LOADING FACILITIES › Subsection 1106.4 - Rehabilitation facilities and outpatient physical therapy facilities

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At least 20 percent, but not less than one, of the portion
				  of patient and visitor parking spaces serving rehabilitation facilities
				  specializing in treating conditions that affect mobility and outpatient
				  physical therapy facilities shall be
accessible
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1106 - PARKING AND PASSENGER LOADING FACILITIES › Subsection 1106.5 - Van spaces

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For every six or fraction of six
accessible
parking spaces, at least one shall be a van-accessible parking space.
Exception:
In Group R-2 and R-3 occupancies,
				  van-accessible spaces located within private garages shall be permitted to have
				  vehicular routes, entrances, parking spaces and access aisles with a minimum
				  vertical clearance of 7 feet (2134 mm).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1106 - PARKING AND PASSENGER LOADING FACILITIES › Subsection 1106.6 - Location

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Accessible
parking spaces shall be located
				  on the shortest
accessible route
of travel from adjacent
				  parking to an
accessible
building entrance. In parking
				  facilities that do not serve a particular building,
accessible
parking spaces shall be located on the shortest route to an
accessible
pedestrian entrance to the parking facility. Where
				  buildings have multiple
accessible
entrances with adjacent
				  parking,
accessible
parking spaces shall be dispersed and
				  located near the
accessible
entrances.
Exceptions:
1. In multilevel parking structures,
				van-accessible parking spaces are permitted on one level.
2.
Accessible
parking spaces
				shall be permitted to be located in different parking facilities if
				substantially equivalent or greater accessibility is provided in terms of
				distance from an
accessible
entrance or entrances, parking fee
				and user convenience.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1106 - PARKING AND PASSENGER LOADING FACILITIES › Subsection 1106.7 - Passenger loading zones

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Passenger loading zones shall be designed and constructed in
				  accordance with ICC A117.1.
1106.7.1
Continuous loading zones.
Where passenger loading zones are
				provided, one passenger loading zone in every continuous 100 linear feet (30.4
				m) maximum of loading zone space shall be
accessible
.
1106.7.2
Medical facilities.
A
				passenger loading zone shall be provided at an
accessible
entrance to licensed medical and long-term care facilities where people receive
				physical or medical treatment or care and where the period of stay exceeds 24
				hours.
1106.7.3
Valet
				parking.
A passenger loading zone shall be provided at valet parking
				services.
1106.7.4
Mechanical access parking garages.
Mechanical access parking garages
				shall provide at least one passenger loading zone at vehicle drop-off and
				vehicle pick-up areas.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1107 - DWELLING UNITS AND SLEEPING UNITS › Subsection 1107.1 - General

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In addition to the other requirements of this chapter,
				  occupancies having
dwelling units
or
sleeping
				  unit
s shall be provided with
accessible
features in
				  accordance with this section.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1107 - DWELLING UNITS AND SLEEPING UNITS › Subsection 1107.2 - Design

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Dwelling units
and
sleeping
				  unit
s that are required to be
Accessible units
,
Type A units
and
Type B units
shall comply
				  with the applicable portions of Chapter 10 of ICC A117.1. Units required to be
Type A units
are permitted to be designed and constructed as
Accessible units
. Units required to be
Type B
				  units
are permitted to be designed and constructed as
Accessible units
or as
Type A
				  units
.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1107 - DWELLING UNITS AND SLEEPING UNITS › Subsection 1107.3 - Accessible spaces

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Rooms and spaces available to the general public or
				  available for use by residents and serving
Accessible units
,
Type A units
or
Type B units
shall be
accessible
.
Accessible
spaces shall include
				  toilet and bathing rooms, kitchen, living and dining areas and any exterior
				  spaces, including patios, terraces and balconies.
Exceptions:
1. Recreational facilities in accordance with
				Section 1109.14.
2. In Group I-2
				facilities, doors to
sleeping unit
s shall be exempted from the
				requirements for maneuvering clearance at the room side provided the door is a
				minimum of 44 inches (1118 mm) in width.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1107 - DWELLING UNITS AND SLEEPING UNITS › Subsection 1107.4 - Accessible route

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At least one
accessible route
shall connect
accessible
building or facility entrances with the primary
				  entrance of each
Accessible unit
,
Type A unit
and
Type B unit
within the building or facility and with those
				  exterior and interior spaces and facilities that serve the units.
Exceptions:
1. If due to circumstances outside the
				control of the owner, either the slope of the finished ground level between
accessible
facilities and buildings exceeds one unit vertical
				in 12 units horizontal (1:12), or where physical barriers or legal restrictions
				prevent the installation of an
accessible route
, a vehicular
				route with parking that complies with Section 1106 at each
public
or
common use
facility or building is
				permitted in place of the
accessible route
.
2. Exterior decks, patios or balconies that
				are part of
Type B units
and have impervious surfaces, and
				that are not more than 4 inches (102 mm) below the finished floor level of the
				adjacent interior space of the unit.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1107 - DWELLING UNITS AND SLEEPING UNITS › Subsection 1107.5 - Group I

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Accessible units
and
Type B
				  units
shall be provided in Group I occupancies in accordance with
				  Sections 1107.5.1 through 1107.5.5.
1107.5.1
Group I-1.
Accessible units
and
Type B units
shall be
				provided in Group I-1 occupancies in accordance with Sections 1107.5.1.1 and
				1107.5.1.2.
1107.5.1.1
Accessible
				units.
At least 4 percent, but not less than one, of the
dwelling units
and
sleeping unit
s shall be
Accessible units
.
1107.5.1.2
Type B units.
In
				structures with four or more
dwelling units
or
sleeping unit
s
intended to be occupied as a
				residence
, every
dwelling unit
and
sleeping
				unit intended to be occupied as a residence
shall be a
Type B
				unit
.
Exception:
The number of
Type B
				  units
is permitted to be reduced in accordance with Section
				  1107.7.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1107 - DWELLING UNITS AND SLEEPING UNITS › Subsection 1107.6 - Group R

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Accessible units
,
Type A
				  units
and
Type B units
shall be provided in Group R
				  occupancies in accordance with Sections 1107.6.1 through 1107.6.4.
1107.6.1
Group R-1.
Accessible units
and
Type B units
shall be provided in Group R-1 occupancies in accordance with Sections
				1107.6.1.1 and 1107.6.1.2.
1107.6.1.1
Accessible units.
In Group R-1 occupancies,
Accessible
dwelling units
and
sleeping unit
s shall be
				provided in accordance with Table 1107.6.1.1. All R-1 units on a
site
shall be considered to determine the total number of
Accessible units
.
Accessible units
shall be
				dispersed among the various classes of units. Roll-in showers provided in
Accessible units
shall include a permanently mounted folding
				shower seat.
TABLE 1107.6.1.1 ACCESSIBLE DWELLING AND SLEEPING
				  UNITS
TOTAL NUMBER OF
UNITS
							 PROVIDED
MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF ACCESSIBLE UNITS
							 WITHOUT ROLL-IN SHOWERS
MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF ACCESSIBLE UNITS
							 WITH
ROLL-IN SHOWERS
TOTAL NUMBER OF
REQUIRED ACCESSIBLE
							 UNITS
1 to 25
1
0
1
26 to 50
2
0
2
51 to 75
3
1
4
76 to 100
4
1
5
101 to 150
5
2
7
151 to 200
6
2
8
201 to 300
7
3
10
301 to 400
8
4
12
401 to 500
9
4
13
501 to 1,000
2% of total
1% of total
3% of total
Over 1,000
20, plus 1 for each 100, or fraction thereof, over
							 1,000
10 plus 1 for each 100, or fraction thereof, over
							 1,000
30 plus 2 for each 100, or fraction thereof, over
							 1,000
1107.6.1.2
Type B units.
In
				structures with four or more
dwelling units
or
sleeping unit
s
intended to be occupied as a
				residence
, every
dwelling unit
and
sleeping
				unit intended to be occupied as a residence
shall be a
Type B
				unit
.
Exception:
The number of
Type B
				  units
is permitted to be reduced in accordance with Section
				  1107.7.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1107 - DWELLING UNITS AND SLEEPING UNITS › Subsection 1107.7 - General exceptions

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Where specifically permitted by Section 1107.5 or 1107.6,
				  the required number of
Type A units
and
Type B
				  units
is permitted to be reduced in accordance with Sections 1107.7.1
				  through 1107.7.5.
1107.7.1
Structures without elevator service.
Where no elevator service is
				provided in a structure, only the
dwelling units
and
sleeping unit
s that are located on stories indicated in
				Sections 1107.7.1.1 and 1107.7.1.2 are required to be
Type A
				units
and
Type B units
, respectively. The number of
Type A units
shall be determined in accordance with Section
				1107.6.2.1.1.
1107.7.1.1
One story with
				Type B units required.
At least one
story
containing
dwelling units
or
sleeping unit
s
intended to be occupied as a residence
shall be provided with
				an
accessible
entrance from the exterior of the structure and
				all units
intended to be occupied as a residence
on that
story
shall be
Type B units
.
1107.7.1.2
Additional stories with Type
				B units.
On all other stories that have a building entrance in proximity
				to arrival points intended to serve units on that
story
, as
				indicated in Items 1 and 2, all
dwelling units
and
sleeping unit
s
intended to be occupied as a
				residence
served by that entrance on that
story
shall
				be
Type B units
.
1. Where
				the slopes of the undisturbed
site
measured between the
				planned entrance and all vehicular or pedestrian arrival points within 50 feet
				(15 240 mm) of the planned entrance are 10 percent or less, and
2. Where the slopes of the planned finished
				grade measured between the entrance and all vehicular or pedestrian arrival
				points within 50 feet (15 240 mm) of the planned entrance are 10 percent or
				less.
Where no such arrival points are within 50 feet (15 240 mm)
				  of the entrance, the closest arrival point shall be used unless that arrival
				  point serves the
story
required by Section 1107.7.1.1.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1108 - SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES › Subsection 1108.1 - General

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In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, the
				  requirements of Sections 1108.2 through 1108.4 shall apply to specific
				  occupancies.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1108 - SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES › Subsection 1108.2 - Assembly area seating

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Assembly areas with fixed seating shall comply with Sections
				  1108.2.1 through 1108.2.8. Dining areas shall comply with Section 1108.2.9. In
				  addition, lawn seating shall comply with Section 1108.2.6.
1108.2.1
Services.
If a service
				or facility is provided in an area that is not
accessible
, the
				same service or facility shall be provided on an
accessible
level and shall be
accessible
.
1108.2.2
Wheelchair spaces.
In
				theaters,
bleachers
,
grandstands
, stadiums,
				arenas and other fixed seating assembly areas,
accessible wheelchair
				spaces
complying with ICC A117.1 shall be provided in accordance with
				Sections 1108.2.2.1 through 1108.2.2.4.
1108.2.2.1
General seating.
Wheelchair spaces
shall be provided in accordance with Table
				1108.2.2.1.
TABLE 1108.2.2.1 ACCESSIBLE WHEELCHAIR
				  SPACES
CAPACITY OF SEATING
IN ASSEMBLY
							 AREAS
MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF WHEELCHAIR
							 SPACES
4 to 25
1
26 to 50
2
51 to 100
4
101 to 300
5
301 to 500
6
501 to 5,000
6, plus 1 for each 150, or fraction thereof, between
							 501 through 5,000
5,001 and over
36 plus 1 for each 200, or fraction thereof, over
							 5,000
1108.2.2.2
Luxury boxes, club boxes and
				suites.
In each luxury box, club box, and suite within arenas, stadiums
				and
grandstands
,
wheelchair spaces
shall be
				provided in accordance with Table 1108.2.2.1.
1108.2.2.3
Other boxes.
In boxes
				other than those required to comply with Section 1108.2.2.2, the total number
				of
wheelchair spaces
provided shall be determined in
				accordance with Table 1108.2.2.1.
Wheelchair spaces
shall be
				located in not less than 20 percent of all boxes provided.
1108.2.2.4
Team or player
				seating.
At least one
wheelchair space
shall be
				provided in team or player seating areas serving areas of sport activity.
Exception:
Wheelchair spaces
shall not be required in team or player seating areas serving bowling lanes
				  that are not required to be located on an
accessible route
in
				  accordance with Section 1109.14.4.1.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 780 CMR - STATE BOARD OF BUILDING REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS › Chapter 11 - Accessibility › Section 1108 - SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES › Subsection 1108.3 - Self-service storage facilities

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Self-service storage facilities
shall
				  provide
accessible
individual self-storage spaces in
				  accordance with Table 1108.3.
TABLE 1108.3 ACCESSIBLE SELF-SERVICE STORAGE
				  FACILITIES
TOTAL SPACES IN FACILITY
MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED ACCESSIBLE
							 SPACES
1 to 200
5%, but not less than 1
Over 200
10, plus 2% of total number of units over 200
1108.3.1
Dispersion.
Accessible
individual self-service storage
				spaces shall be dispersed throughout the various classes of spaces provided.
				Where more classes of spaces are provided than the number of required
accessible
spaces, the number of
accessible
spaces shall not be required to exceed that required by Table 1108.3.
Accessible
spaces are permitted to be dispersed in a single
				building of a multibuilding facility.