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In all buildings being remodeled, except single- family residences, multi-story residential buildings under four stories in height, and the second floor of two story buildings having less than 15,000 square feet at the second floor level or any occupied levels below grade having less than 15,000 square feet, the following provisions shall apply:
(a) When a building is being remodeled at a cost not exceeding 50 percent of the reproduction cost of the building, any new work being performed shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) Whenever a door and partition is replaced, the door width shall be a minimum of 32 inches unless restricted by adjacent construction. Doors to toilet rooms in residential occupancies shall be a minimum of 30 inches.
(2) Whenever seating is remodeled in assembly occupancies, or when any new toilet room is built, there shall be provided at least one water closet for each sex for every 500 occupants which is accessible to the handicapped. The toilet stall shall be at least three feet wide by five feet deep, having a door stall that has a clearance of 32 inches and swings out to accommodate a wheelchair. The stall shall be provided with grab bars on each side. The grab bars shall be one and one-half inches in diameter, set a maximum of one and one-half inches clear from the wall and 33 inches above the floor. The flood level rim of the water closet shall be 18 inches above the adjacent floor.
(b) When a building is being remodeled at a cost exceeding 50 percent of the reproduction cost of the building, the following provisions shall apply:
(1) In every building where toilets are provided, except in dwelling units, there shall be at least one water closet for each sex which is accessible to the handicapped. There shall be at least one such water closet for each sex for every 500 occupants. The toilet stall shall be at least three feet wide by five feet in depth, having a door (if used) that has a clearance of 32 inches and swings out to accommodate a wheelchair. The water closet in this one stall shall be set 19 inches above the floor. The stall shall be provided with grab bars on each side. The grab bars shall have an outside diameter of one and one-half inches and shall be installed 33 inches above and parallel to the floor, with one and one-half inches clearance from the wall.
(2) Where drinking fountains are provided in public buildings, they shall not be more than 36 inches above the floor. Measurement shall be to top of basin.
(3) Elevators shall be provided with emergency hold open buttons and the emergency communications no higher than four feet from the floor, except in buildings which provide ramps for the handicapped.
(4) There shall be not less than one primary entrance or exit for the handicapped from the property line to the building, accessible to, and usable by, individuals in wheelchairs, or those with major mobility limitations.
(5) Doors to all rooms shall be minimum width of 32 inches, with the exception of toilet rooms in residential occupancies. The doors to toilet rooms in residential occupancies shall have a minimum width of 30 inches.
(6) Doors opening into mechanical or electrical equipment rooms, storage rooms, stairs or entrances to vehicular traffic areas, shall have knurled handles to alert the blind.
(7) Entrance and vestibule doors for handicapped use, located within the route of travel, shall, in addition to complying with other laws and ordinances, comply with the following regulations:
(a) There shall be a clear level space of at least three feet when said doors are in 90 degrees open position. Vestibules shall have a minimum width of four feet, six inches;
(b) Minimum single entrance or vestibule door width shall be three feet;
(c) The manual pull or push to operate entrance or vestibule doors shall not exceed ten pounds pressure.
(8) Ramps used in lieu of stairs shall have a grade not exceeding one in 12.
(9) Exterior and interior ramps for the handicapped in the route of travel shall comply with the following regulations:
(a) The surface of any ramp shall be made of nonskid material;
(b) The width of the ramp shall be at least 36 inches;
(c) The top and bottom of the ramp shall provide a level surface containing at least 25 square feet in area with a minimum dimension of four feet, six inches;
(d) There shall be intermediate level platforms with a minimum dimension of four feet six inches, every 30 feet of ramp length;
(e) All major turns in ramps shall be equipped with a level intermediate platform at the turn, and shall not be less than four feet six inches in width;
(f) There shall be provided at least one handrail, 32 to 34 inches high, along one side of each ramp that provides for any change in vertical elevation that exceeds eight inches in height, and shall extend horizontally one foot beyond the top and the bottom of the ramp.
(Prior code § 78.1-41; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 27)