One commenter stated that a clear definition of "usable door" is required. Response....
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18.1 Q. Is it necessary to provide usable doors when the door leads to an area of the dwelling that is not accessible, such as the door leading down to an unfinished basement...?
Within the dwelling unit, doors intended for user passage through the unit must meet the requirements for usable doors....
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Multiple Usable Entrances
However, the requirements for usable doors and an accessible route to exterior spaces such as balconies and decks does respond to this concern....
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16.1 Q. Will a standard hung 32-inch door provide sufficient clear width to meet the requirements of the Fair Housing Act?
No, a 32-inch door would not provide a sufficient clear opening to meet the requirement for usable doors....
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In-swinging Bathroom Doors
The commenter recommended that in-swinging doors be prohibited unless there is sufficient internal bathroom space, exclusive of the swing of the door, which allows either a five foot turning...
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Requirement 3. Usable doors.
Section 100.205(c)(2) provides that covered multifamily dwellings with a building entrance on an accessible route shall be designed in such a manner that all the doors designed to allow...
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29.1 Q. Is it acceptable to design a bathroom with an in-swinging 2'10 door which can be retrofitted to swing out in order to provide the necessary clear floor space in the bathroom?
Thus, for a bathroom, there must be sufficient maneuvering space and clear floor space so that a person using a wheelchair or other mobility aid can enter and close the door, use the fixtures...
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Requirement 7. Usable kitchens and bathrooms.
multifamily dwellings with a building entrance on an accessible route shall be designed and constructed in such a manner that all premises within covered multifamily dwelling units contain usable...
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Requirement 3 -- Usable Doors
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Maneuvering Space at Doors
Several commenters requested that the final Guidelines incorporate minimum maneuvering clearances at doors, as provided by the ANSI Standard....
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(4) Doors to public and common use areas
The final Guidelines continued to provide that on accessible routes in public and common use areas, and for primary entry doors to covered units, doors that comply with ANSI 4.13 meet the...
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(3) Doors within individual dwelling units
The final Guidelines recommend that doors intended for user passage within individual dwelling units have a clear opening of at least 32 inches nominal width when the door is open 90 degrees...
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Requirement 7 -- Usable Kitchens and Bathrooms
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7(2) Usable bathrooms
(2) Usable bathrooms....
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17.1 Q. Is it correct that only the exterior side of the main entry door of covered multifamily dwellings must meet the ANSI requirements?
The exterior side of the main entry door is part of the public and common use areas and therefore must meet ANSI A117.1 1986 specifications for doors....
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II. Statutory and Regulatory Background
by persons with handicaps; (2) All doors within such dwellings which are designed to allow passage into and within the premises are sufficiently wide to allow passage by persons in wheelchairs...
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Minimum Clear Opening
The issue of minimum clear opening for doors was one of the most widely commented-upon design features of the guidelines....
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3(2)
between the face of the door and the stop, would meet this requirement....
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25.1 Q. It appears from Figure 2(c) of the Guidelines (under Requirement 5) that there is a 34 inch height requirement for kitchen counters and vanities. Is this true?
Requirement 7 addresses the requirement for usable kitchens and bathrooms so that a person in a wheelchair can maneuver about the space....
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10.2 Q. Does the route leading from inside a private attached garage to the dwelling unit have to be accessible?
However, the door connecting the garage and dwelling unit would have to meet the requirements for usable doors....
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Guidelines for Requirement 3
(usable doors) as required by §100.20(c)(2)....
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§100.205(c)(3)(iv)
(iv) Usable kitchens and bathrooms such that an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver about the space....
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Guidelines for Requirement 7
The second set of specifications include clear space specifications for bathrooms with in-swinging doors and for bathrooms with outswinging doors....
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§100.205(c)(3)
(3) All premises within covered multifamily dwelling units contain the following features of adaptable design: