Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 60 - UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS › SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS › Section 60.32 - Sites and exterior facilities

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
An accessible site shall meet the following minimum
					 requirements:
(1) At least one
				  accessible route complying with ADAAG 4.3 shall be provided within the boundary
				  of the site from public transportation stops, accessible parking spaces,
				  passenger loading zones if provided, and public streets or sidewalks, to an
				  accessible building entrance.
(2)
				  At least one accessible route complying with ADAAG 4.3 shall connect accessible
				  buildings, accessible facilities, accessible elements and accessible spaces
				  that are on the same site.
(3)
				  Objects that protrude from surfaces or posts into circulation paths shall
				  comply with ADAAG 4.4.
(4) Ground
				  surfaces along accessible routes and in accessible spaces shall comply with
				  ADAAG 4.5.
(5) When parking is
				  provided, accessible parking shall be provided as follows:
(i) If parking spaces are provided for
				  self-parking by employes or visitors, or both, the accessible spaces complying
				  with ADAAG 4.6 shall be provided in each parking area in conformance with the
				  following Parking Table. Spaces required by the table need not be provided in
				  the particular lot. They may be provided in a different location if equivalent
				  or greater accessibility, in terms of distance from an accessible entrance,
				  cost and convenience is ensured.
PARKING TABLE
Total Parking in
								Lot
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 1000
2% of total
1001 and over
20 plus 1 for each100 over
								1,000
(ii) Except
				  as provided in subparagraph (iii), access aisles adjacent to accessible spaces
				  shall be 60 inches (1525 mm) wide minimum.
(iii) One in every eight accessible spaces,
				  but not less than one, shall be served by an access aisle 96 inches (2440 mm)
				  wide minimum and shall be designated "van accessible" as required by ADAAG
				  4.6.4. The vertical clearance at the spaces shall comply with ADAAG 4.6.5. The
				  spaces may be grouped on one level of a parking structure.
(iv) Provision of all required parking spaces
				  in conformance with "Universal Parking Design" (see ADAAG appendix A4.6.3) is
				  permitted.
(v) If passenger loading
				  zones are provided, at least one passenger loading zone shall comply with ADAAG
				  4.6.6.
(vi) At facilities providing
				  medical care and other services for persons with mobility impairments, parking
				  spaces shall comply with §
											60.32(5) except
				  as follows:
(A) Outpatient units and
				  facilities: 10% of the total number of parking spaces provided serving each
				  outpatient unit or facility.
(B)
				  Units and facilities that specialize in treatment or services for persons with
				  mobility impairments: 20% of the total number of parking spaces provided
				  serving each unit or facility.
(vii) Valet parking facilities shall provide
				  a passenger loading zone complying with ADAAG 4.6.6 located on an accessible
				  route to the entrance of the facility. Subparagraphs (i), (iii) and (vi) do not
				  apply to valet parking facilities.