Ada Door Pull Side Clearance
Figure 25 a front approaches swinging doors.
Ada door pull side clearance. If the latch side clearance is at least 42. If you approach a door from the latch side and will need to pull the door open the minimum clearance on the opening side perpendicular to the doorway is 48 inches to allow for the door to open leaving room for a disabled individual to move. Handles pulls panic bars. Latch side clearance is required if the depth is 60 min.
The depth can be 54 min. Front approaches to pull side of swinging doors shall have maneuvering space that extends from the hinge side of the door to 18 inches 455 mm minimum 24 inches 610 mm preferred beyond the latch side of the door and 60 inches 1525 mm minimum perpendicular to the doorway. Door hardware ada compliant locks exit devices handles pulls latches and other operable parts on doors shall comply operable parts of such hardware shall be 34 inches minimum and 48 inches maximum above the finish floor or ground. Space at least 60 deep in front of a door will accommodate a forward approach except in case of hinge approaches on the pull side.
The clear space must measure a min. Pull side 44 push side min per cbc 60 24 per cbc 24 48 min 54 min min pull side push side. On the parallel side beyond the latch is 24 inches should the door need to swing open. 404 2 4 1 swinging doors and gates swinging doors and gates shall have maneuvering clearances complying with table 404 2 4 1.
Door clearances sources 26 ada sources 309 operable parts 404 2 manual doors doorways and manual gates 404 2 2 double leaf doors and gates. You can use the face of the wall as part of the maneuvering clearance. Entry doors to hospital patient rooms shall not be required to provide the clearance beyond the latch side of the door. In a nutshell what this is saying is that the 18 minimum clearance required at the pull side of the door or the 12 on the push side of a door with a closer and a latch is not required if the door is recessed no more than 8.
On the pull side of hinge approaches 36 min. 60 inches 1525 mm 18 inches 455 mm from front. Door or gate side. For a hinge side approach on the push side of a swinging door there must be a clear space in front of the door that measures 54 x42.
Accessible door hinge side approach pull side. Operable parts shall be operable with one hand and shall not require tight grasping pinching or twisting of the wrist. Of 54 x48 if the door includes both a closer and a latch. Maneuvering clearances shall extend the full width of the doorway and the required latch side or hinge side clearance.
60 inches 1525 mm 36 inches 915 mm from hinge side. Parallel to doorway beyond latch side unless noted from front.