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2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide

Note: This document or portion of document references a state or local code that is stricter than the 2010 ADA Standards requires.

1011.4  Raised character and Braille exit signs. Tactile exit signs shall be required at the following locations:

1. Each grade-level exterior exit door that is required to comply with Section 1011.1 shall be identified by a tactile exit sign with the word, “EXIT.”

2. Each exit door that is required to comply with Section 1011.1, and that leads directly to a grade-level exterior exit by means of a stairway or ramp shall be identified by a tactile exit sign with the following words as appropriate:

2.1 “EXIT STAIR DOWN”

2.2 “EXIT RAMP DOWN”

2.3 “EXIT STAIR UP”

2.4 “EXIT RAMP UP”

3. Each exit door that is required to comply with Section 1011.1, and that leads directly to a grade-level exterior exit by means of an exit enclosure or an exit passageway shall be identified by a tactile exit sign with the words, “EXIT ROUTE.”

4. Each exit access door from an interior room or area to a corridor or hallway that is required to comply with Section 1011.1, shall be identified by a tactile exit sign with the words “EXIT ROUTE.”

5. Each exit door through a horizontal exit that is required to comply with Section 1011.1 shall be identified by a sign with the words, “TO EXIT.”

Raised character and Braille exit signs shall comply with Chapter 11A, Section 1143A or Chapter 11B, Sections 11B-703.1, 11B-703.2, 11B-703.3 and 11B-703.5.

ETA Editor's Note

Sections from California Building Code Chapter 10 not adopted by Division of the State Architect - Access Compliance (DSA-AC) omitted.  To see the entire Chapter, consult California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 2 - 2013 California Building Code (2013 CBC), available for purchase from International Code Council (http://www.iccsafe.org/).

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