2010 California Standards for Accessible Design (excerpts relating to Safe Harbors only)
SECTION 1127B - EXTERIOR ROUTES OF TRAVEL
1127B.5 Curb ramps.
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4. Level landing. A level landing 4 feet (1219 mm) deep shall be provided at the upper end of each curb ramp over its full width to permit safe egress from the ramp surface, or the slope of the fanned or flared sides of the curb ramp shall not exceed one unit vertical in 12 units horizontal (8.33-percent slope).
ETA Editor's Note
The requirements of 2010 CBC 1127B.5, Item 4 are equivalent to 1991 ADAAG Figure 12(a). The substitution of flared sides with lower slope for the upper landing at a curb ramp is not allowed by 2013 CBC 11B-406.5.3.
ETA Editor's Note
Select portions of the 2010 California Building Code (2010 CBC) are provided for reference only. If you would like to see the 2010 CBC in its entirety, it is available for purchase from the International Code Council (http://www.iccsafe.org).
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