Guide to the ADA Standards

Circulation Paths Serving Exempted Spaces [§203]

Portions of common use circulation paths serving exempt spaces within a work area are not required to comply, including routes to or within:

• machinery spaces used only by service personnel;

• spaces accessed only by ladders, catwalks, crawl spaces, or very narrow passageways;

• employee work areas under 300 sq. ft. that are elevated at least 7” as an essential functional condition of the space (excluding raised courtroom stations);

• and other exempted spaces.