404.2.4 Maneuvering Clearances

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404.2.4 Maneuvering Clearances.

Minimum maneuvering clearances at doors and gates shall comply with 404.2.4. Maneuvering clearances shall extend the full width of the doorway and the required latch side or hinge side clearance.

EXCEPTION: Entry doors to hospital patient rooms shall not be required to provide the clearance beyond the latch side of the door.

404.2.4.1 Swinging Doors and Gates.

Swinging doors and gates shall have maneuvering clearances complying with Table 404.2.4.1.

**Table 404.2.4.1 Maneuvering Clearances at Manual Swinging Doors and Gates**
Type of Use		Minimum Maneuvering Clearance
Approach Direction	Door or Gate Side	Perpendicular to Doorway	Parallel to Doorway (beyond latch side unless noted)
From front	Pull	60 inches (1525 mm)	18 inches (455 mm)
From front	Push	48 inches (1220 mm)	0 inches (0 mm)¹
From hinge side	Pull	60 inches (1525 mm)	36 inches (915 mm)
From hinge side	Pull	54 inches (1370 mm)	42 inches (1065 mm)
From hinge side	Push	42 inches (1065 mm)²	22 inches (560 mm)³
From latch side	Pull	48 inches (1220 mm)⁴	24 inches (610 mm)
From latch side	Push	42 inches (1065 mm)⁴	24 inches (610 mm)

^1. Add 12 inches (305 mm) if closer and latch are provided.
^2. Add 6 inches (150 mm) if closer and latch are provided.
^3. Beyond hinge side.
^4. Add 6 inches (150 mm) if closer is provided.

(a)
front approach, pull side

(b)
front approach, push side

Figure (c) Front approach, push side, door with both closer and latch. Maneuvering space on the push side of doors equipped with both a closer and a latch extends 12 inches (305 mm) minimum beyond the latch side of the door and 48 inches (1220 mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway.

(d)
hinge approach, pull side

(e)
hinge approach, pull side

(f)
hinge approach, push side

(g)
hinge approach, push side, door provided with both closer and latch

(h)
latch approach, pull side

(i)
latch approach, pull side, door provided with closer

(j)
latch approach, push side

(k)
latch approach, push side, door provided with closer

Figure 404.2.4.1 Maneuvering Clearances at Manual Swinging Doors and Gates

404.2.4.2 Doorways without Doors or Gates, Sliding Doors, and Folding Doors.

Doorways less than 36 inches (915 mm) wide without doors or gates, sliding doors, or folding doors shall have maneuvering clearances complying with Table 404.2.4.2.

Table 404.2.4.2 Maneuvering Clearances at Doorways without Doors or Gates, Manual Sliding Doors, and Manual Folding Doors

	Minimum Maneuvering Clearance
Approach Direction	Perpendicular to Doorway	Parallel to Doorway (beyond stop/latch side unless noted)
From Front	48 inches (1220 mm)	0 inches (0 mm)
From side¹	42 inches (1065 mm)	0 inches (0 mm)
From pocket/hinge side	42 inches (1065 mm)	22 inches (560 mm)²
From stop/latch side	42 inches (1065 mm)	24 inches (610 mm)

^1. Doorway with no door only.
^2. Beyond pocket/hinge side.

(a)
front approach

Figure (b) shows a doorway without a door. For a side approach, maneuvering clearance is as wide as the doorway and 42 inches (1065 mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway.

(b)
side approach

Figure (c) shows a pocket or hinge approach. Maneuvering clearance extends 22 inches (560 mm) from the pocket or hinge side and is 42 inches (1065 mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway.

Figure (d) shows a stop or latch approach. Maneuvering clearance extends 24 inches (610 mm) from the stop or latch side and is 42 inches (1065 mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway.

(d)
stop or latch approach

Figure 404.2.4.2 Maneuvering Clearances at Doorways Without Doors, Sliding Doors, Gates, and Folding Doors

404.2.4.3 Recessed Doors and Gates.

Maneuvering clearances for forward approach shall be provided when any obstruction within 18 inches (455 mm) of the latch side of a doorway projects more than 8 inches (205 mm) beyond the face of the door, measured perpendicular to the face of the door or gate.

Advisory 404.2.4.3 Recessed Doors and Gates. A door can be recessed due to wall thickness or because of the placement of casework and other fixed elements adjacent to the doorway. This provision must be applied wherever doors are recessed.