A continuous unobstructed path connecting all accessible elements and spaces in a building or facility. Interior accessible routes may include corridors, floors, ramps, elevators,...
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ACCESSIBLE ROUTE
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Soil Stabilizer
Soil Stabilizer. A product that is applied either topically, or mixed-in that acts as a binding agent to either native soils or an additional type of aggregate. The soil stabilizers...
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Camp Shelter
A small structure typically enclosed on three or all four sides, with a roof or overhang. Camp shelters are often located on trails. Camp shelters are not cabins, which are...
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§100.201 Ground floor
Ground floor means a floor of a building with a building entrance on an accessible route. A building may have more than one ground floor.
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Firm
Firm. A firm surface resists deformation by indentations. During the planning process, firmness must be evaluated for noticeable distortion or compression during the seasons...
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Tent Platform
An outdoor space designed and constructed for setting-up and securing tents that is elevated above the ground surface.
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Vehicle Parking Lot
An area specifically intended for parking of more than two motor vehicles, usually divided into multiple designated parking spaces.
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§100.201 Exterior
Exterior means all areas of the premises outside of an individual dwelling unit.
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§100.20 Dwelling
Dwelling means any building, structure or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families, and any vacant land...
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Technical Requirements
The specific numbers, conditions, and measurements that are required to be achieved (percent that must comply, dimensions, reach ranges, grades, trail width, etc.).
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Stable
Stable. A surface is not permanently affected by expected weather conditions and can sustain normal wear and tear from the expected use(s) of the area, between planned...
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Viewing Area
An outdoor space developed for viewing a landscape or point of interest such as a mountain range, a valley, or a waterfall.
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Protruding Object
A constructed feature such as a sign that overhangs an ORAR, beach access route, trail, resting interval, or passing space between 27 inches (685 mm) and 80 inches (2030 mm) above...
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Tent Pad
An outdoor space designed and constructed for setting-up and securing tents.
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Pit Toilet
A primitive outhouse consisting of a toilet riser over a hole dug into the ground or receptacle to receive and naturally decompose human waste. Pit toilets are provided primarily...
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ESSENTIAL FEATURES
Those elements and spaces that make a building or facility usable by, or serve the needs of, its occupants or users. Essential features include but are not limited to entrances,...
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Camp Shelter
A partially enclosed structure that provides campers and hikers cover from weather and that does not contain plumbing fixtures or kitchen appliances. Camp shelters are not transient...
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Transfer Surface
Part of diagnostic equipment onto which patients who use mobility devices or aids transfer when moving onto and off of the equipment.
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Camping Facility
A site, or portion of a site, developed for outdoor recreational purposes that contains camping units.
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§1630.2(r) Direct Threat
(r) Direct Threat means a significant risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of the individual or others that cannot be eliminated or reduced by reasonable accommodation....
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Viewing Area
An outdoor space developed for viewing landscapes, wildlife, or other points of interest.
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§1630.2(p) Undue hardship
(p) Undue hardship—
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Camping Unit
An outdoor space in a camping facility used for camping that contains outdoor constructed features, parking spaces for recreational vehicles or other vehicles, tent pads or tent...
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Picnic Unit
An outdoor space in a picnic facility used for picnicking that contains outdoor constructed features.