18-11-1104.4 Multilevel buildings and facilities.

   At least one accessible route shall connect each accessible level, including mezzanines, in multi-level buildings and facilities.

   Exceptions:

      1.   An accessible route is not required to a basement, second story or mezzanine space if all of the following conditions in 1.1 through 1.4 are met; provided, however, that this exception shall not apply to levels containing offices of health care providers, passenger transportation facilities and airports, shopping centers or shopping malls, or to any building owned by the State of Illinois or any governmental unit.

         1.1   The basement functional space, second story and mezzanine space are each 1,000 square feet (93 m 2) or less in usable or occupiable floor area, exclusive of shafts, partitions, columns, walls, elevators, stairs, permanent fixtures, toilet rooms, janitor closets, mechanical rooms, electrical rooms and telephone equipment rooms; and

         1.2   The exempt area consists of the following type of space: 1) the second story of a two- story building; or 2) the mezzanine of a one-story building without a basement; or 3) the second story of a two-story building with a basement having less than 50 percent functional space; or 4) the mezzanine of a one- story building with a basement having less than 50 percent functional space; or 5) a basement having 50 percent or more functional space in a one-story building; and

         1.3   Any mezzanine dining area is exempt as provided for in Section 18-11-1108.2.8; and

         1.4   Areas of visitor usage or of common employee usage such as locker areas, toilet facilities or lunchrooms if they are the only such facilities in the building.

      2.   In assembly, institutional, residential and storage occupancies, and in gasoline filling stations, lumber yards, parking facilities and telephone exchanges, levels that do not contain accessible elements or other spaces required by Sections 18-11-1107 or 18-11-1108 are not required to be served by an accessible route from an accessible level.

      3.   In business and mercantile occupancies, an accessible route to product storage areas is not required.

(Amend Coun. J. 7-26-06, p. 81373, § 1)