2025 California Standards for Accessible Design Guide (effective January 1, 2026)
11B-224.2 Guest rooms with mobility features.
In transient lodging facilities and housing at a place of education, guest rooms with mobility features complying with Section 11B-806.2 shall be provided in accordance with Table 11B-224.2. In transient lodging facilities, Table 11B-224.2 shall be applied as follows:
[2010 ADA Standards] 224.2 Guest Rooms with Mobility Features. In transient lodging facilities, guest rooms with mobility features complying with 806.2 shall be provided in accordance with Table 224.2.
TABLE 11B-224.2 GUEST ROOMS WITH MOBILITY FEATURES
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TOTAL NUMBER OF GUEST ROOMS PROVIDED |
MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED ROOMS WITHOUT ROLL-IN SHOWERS1 | MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED ROOMS WITH ROLL-IN SHOWERS 2 |
TOTAL NUMBER OF REQUIRED ROOMS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 to 25 | 1 |
1 |
2 |
|
26 to 50 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
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 1000 |
2 percent of total | 1 percent of total |
3 percent of total |
|
1001 and over |
20, plus 1 for each 100, or fraction thereof, over 1000 | 10, plus 1 for each 100, or fraction thereof, over 1000 |
30, plus 2 for each 100, or fraction thereof, over 1000 |
1. Provide either a bathtub complying with Section 11B-607 or a transfer type shower complying with Section 11B-608.2.1.
2. Provide either a standard roll-in type shower complying with Section 11B-608.2.2 or an alternate type roll-in shower complying with Section 11B-608.2.3.
For example, a new 275-room hotel must have a total of 10 guest rooms with mobility features. A minimum of three of the 10 rooms must have roll-in showers per Table 11B-224.2, while the other seven rooms must be provided with either a bathtub or a transfer type shower. In addition to the 10 guest rooms with mobility features, 17 guest rooms are required to provide communication features per Table 11B-224.4. Only 10 percent of the guest rooms with mobility features may also be used to satisfy the requirements of Table 11B-224.4 for guest rooms with communication features. In this example, 10 percent of seven guest rooms with mobility features is one, therefore sixteen additional guest rooms with communication features must be provided. ◼
ETA Editor's Note
2022 CBC allows a 36” x 36” transfer shower to be used in transient lodging guest rooms, housing at a place of education, and social service center establishments and aligns the CBC requirements with the requirements of the ADA Standards. However, the scoping requirements for facilities with two to fifty guest rooms is more stringent than the 2010 ADA Standards. The differences between the number of guest rooms with particular mobility features required by ADA as compared with CBC can be problematic for small transient lodging facilities (less than 51 guest rooms). ETA considers the ADA requirement for rooms without roll-in showers to be a recognition that some individuals with mobility impairments actually prefer an accessible bathtub or transfer-type shower (36" x 36" – see 11B-608.2.1). In order to comply with the ADA and CBC requirements for transient lodging facilities with 25 guest rooms or less, it is necessary to provide a minimum of two rooms with mobility features, one with a roll-in shower, and one with an accessible bathtub or transfer-type shower (36" x 36" – see 11B-608.2.1). For transient lodging facilities with 26 to 50 guest rooms, it is necessary to provide a minimum of three rooms with mobility features, one with a roll-in shower, and two with either an accessible bathtub or a transfer-type shower (36" x 36" – see 11B-608.2.1).
It should also be noted that the definition of transient lodging in both ADA and CBC excludes residential dwelling units intended to be used as a residence, as well as private facilities occupied by the proprietor as his/her residence, containing no more than five rooms for rent.
11B-224.2.1 Fifty or less guest room facilities.
Facilities that are subject to the same permit application on a common site that each have fifty or fewer guest rooms may be combined for the purposes of determining the required number of accessible rooms and type of accessible bathing facility.
11B-224.2.2 More than fifty guest room facilities.
Facilities with more than fifty guest rooms shall be treated separately for the purposes of determining the required number of accessible rooms and type of accessible bathing facility.
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