2010 ADA Definition
Place of Public Accommodation: Place of public accommodation means a facility operated by a private entity whose operations affect commerce and fall within at least one of the following categories –
(1) Place of lodging, except for an establishment located within a facility that contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and that actually is occupied by the proprietor of the establishment as the residence of the proprietor. For purposes of this part, a facility is a "place of lodging" if it is – (i) An inn, hotel, or motel; or
(ii) A facility that – (A) Provides guest rooms for sleeping for stays that primarily are short-term in nature (generally 30 days or less) where the occupant does not have the right to return to a specific room or unit after the conclusion of his or her stay; and
(B) Provides guest rooms under conditions and with amenities similar to a hotel, motel, or inn, including the following – (1) On- or off-site management and reservations service;
(2) Rooms available on a walk-up or call-in basis;
(3) Availability of housekeeping or linen service; and
(4) Acceptance of reservations for a guest room type without guaranteeing a particular unit or room until check-in, and without a prior lease or security deposit.
(2) A restaurant, bar, or other establishment serving food or drink;
(3) A motion picture house, theater, concert hall, stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment;
(4) An auditorium, convention center, lecture hall, or other place of public gathering;
(5) A bakery, grocery store, clothing store, hardware store, shopping center, or other sales or rental establishment;
(6) A laundromat, dry-cleaner, bank, barber shop, beauty shop, travel service, shoe repair service, funeral parlor, gas station, office of an accountant or lawyer, pharmacy, insurance office, professional office of a health care provider, hospital, or other service establishment;
(7) A terminal, depot, or other station used for specified public transportation;
(8) A museum, library, gallery, or other place of public display or collection;
(9) A park, zoo, amusement park, or other place of recreation;
(10) A nursery, elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate private school, or other place of education;
(11) A day care center, senior citizen center, homeless shelter, food bank, adoption agency, or other social service center establishment; and
(12) A gymnasium, health spa, bowling alley, golf course, or other place of exercise or recreation.
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Place of Public Accommodation
(4) An auditorium, convention center, lecture hall, or other place of public gathering;
(5) A bakery, grocery store, clothing store, hardware store, shopping center, or other sales or...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION
transportation;
(8) A museum, library, gallery, or other place of public display or collection;
(9) A park, zoo, amusement park, or other place of recreation;
(10) A nursery,...
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Compliance Process by Evan Terry Associates
Place of Public Accommodation
Place of Public Accommodation – a facility operated by a private entity falling within at least one of these 12 categories: (a) an inn, hotel, motel, or other place of lodging except for...
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Compliance Process by Evan Terry Associates
Place Of Public Accommodation
Place Of Public Accommodation means a facility, operated by a private entity, whose operations affect commerce and fall within at least one of the following categories --
(1) An inn,...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations)
Place of public accommodation
Place of public accommodation means a facility, operated by a private entity, whose operations affect commerce and fall within at least one of the following categories --
(1) An inn,...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION
PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION. ...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
Place of public accommodation
Place of public accommodation means a facility operated by a private entity whose operations affect commerce and fall within at least one of the following categories—
(1) Place of lodging...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Florida Accessibility Code
Place of Public Accommodation
Place of Public Accommodation....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION
transportation;
(8) A museum, library, gallery, or other place of public display or collection;
(9) A park, zoo, amusement park, or other place of recreation;
(10) A nursery,...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION
(4) An auditorium, convention center, lecture hall, or other place of public gathering;
(5) A bakery, grocery store, clothing store, hardware store, shopping center, or other sales or...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title III Technical Assistance Manual (with 1994 supplement)
III-1.2000 Public accommodations
What is a place of public accommodation?...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations)
Sec.36.102(b) Public accommodations
(b) Public accommodations....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations)
Sec.36.102(a)(1) Public accommodation
(1) Public accommodation;...
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix C: Guidance on ADA Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations: 1991 Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis)
‘‘Place of public accommodation.’’ (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
‘‘Place of public accommodation.’’...
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities
What are Public Accommodations?
What are Public Accommodations?
Under the ADA public accommodations are private entities that own, lease, lease to or operate a place of public accommodation....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
Public accommodation
Public accommodation means a private entity that owns, leases (or leases to), or operates a place of public accommodation....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix B: Preamble to Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations Preamble)
Place of public accommodation (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
"Place of public accommodation.''...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
§ 36.102(b) Public accommodations.
(b) Public accommodations....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
§ 36.102(a)(1) Public accommodation
(1) Public accommodation;...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
TRANSIENT LODGING
[DSA-AC] A building or facility containing one or more guest room(s) for sleeping that provides accommodations that are primarily short-term in nature (generally 30 days or less)....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guide to the ADA Standards
Places of Public Accommodation and Commercial Facilities
In the private sector, the ADA Standards apply to places of public accommodation and commercial facilities....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix C: Guidance on ADA Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations: 1991 Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis)
"Public accommodation.'' (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
"Public accommodation.'' The term "public accommodation'' means a private entity that owns, leases (or leases to), or operates a place of public accommodation....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title III Technical Assistance Manual (with 1994 supplement)
III-3.12000 Places of public accommodation located in private residences
III−3.12000 Places of public accommodation located in private residences....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations)
Sec.36.207 Places of public accommodation located in private residences
Sec.36.207 Places of public accommodation located in private residences....