A pictorial symbol that represents activities, facilities, or concepts.
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PICTOGRAM
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RISER
The upright part between two adjacent stair treads, between either an upper or lower landing and an adjacent stair tread, or between two adjacent landings.
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SPACE
A definable area, such as a room, toilet room, hall, assembly area, entrance, storage room, alcove, courtyard, or lobby.
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SIGN
[HCD 1-AC, DSA-AC] An element composed of displayed textual, verbal, symbolic, tactile, and/or pictorial information.
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RAMP
A walking surface that has a running slope steeper than one unit vertical in 20 units horizontal (5-percent slope).
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PEDESTRIAN
An individual who moves in walking areas with or without the use of walking assistive devices such as crutches, leg braces, wheelchairs, white cane, service animal, etc.
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MEZZANINE
[DSA-AC] An intermediate level or levels between the floor and ceiling of any story with an aggregate floor area of not more than one-third of the area of the room or space in which...
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[ADA Title III §36.104] Commerce
[ADA Title III §36.104] Commerce means travel, trade, traffic, commerce, transportation, or communication – (1) Among the several States; (2) Between any foreign country or any...
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COMPLY WITH
[DSA-AC] Comply with means to meet one or more provisions of this code.
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ACCESSIBLE
[DSA-AC & HCD 1-AC] A site, building, facility, or portion thereof that is approachable and usable by persons with disabilities in compliance with this code.
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201.2 Interchangeability
Words used in the present tense include the future; words stated in the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter; the singular number includes the plural and the plural, the...
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APPROVED
[HCD 1, HCD 2 & DSA-AC] “Approved” means meeting the approval of the enforcing agency, except as otherwise provided by law, when used in connection with any system, material,...
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CHARACTERS
Letters, numbers, punctuation marks and typographic symbols.
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CLEAR
[DSA-AC] Unobstructed.
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ADDITION
[DSA-AC] An expansion, extension or increase in the gross floor area or height of a building or facility.
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GANGWAY
[DSA-AC] A variable-sloped pedestrian walkway that links a fixed structure or land with a floating structure. Gangways that connect to vessels are not addressed by this code.
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11B-106.4 Interchangeability
See Chapter 2, Section 201.2.
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DORMITORY
A space in a building where group sleeping accommodations are provided in one room, or in a series of closely associated rooms, for persons not members of the same family group,...
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STRUCTURE
That which is built or constructed.
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STORY
[DSA-AC] That portion of a building or facility designed for human occupancy included between the upper surface of a floor and upper surface of the floor or roof next above. A story...
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DRIVEWAY
A vehicular way providing access between a public way and a building, parking facility, or other off-street area. A driveway may provide access to drive aisles in a parking facility.
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PLATFORM
A raised area within a building used for worship, the presentation of music, plays or other entertainment; the head table for special guests; the raised area for lecturers and...
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EXIT
That portion of a means of egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or public way. Exit components include exterior exit doors at the level of exit discharge,...
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FACILITY
[DSA-AC] All or any portion of buildings, structures, site improvements, elements, and pedestrian routes or vehicular ways located on a site.