Building Codes & Regulatory Compliance Flashcards

A new hotel with 75 sleeping rooms is built under the 2010 ADA Standards. How many rooms must provide mobility features?

Answer: 4 rooms

For 51–100 sleeping rooms, the ADA Standards require 4 rooms with mobility features (Table 224.2).

Under California's Title 24 (CBC), the accessible route standard is generally more stringent than the federal ADA Standards. Which principle guides how a CEAC consultant should advise a California client?

Answer: The more stringent of the two standards applies, so California Title 24 requirements must be followed where they exceed ADA requirements

ADA sets a federal floor; states may adopt more stringent standards, and where California's Title 24 is stricter, it governs the design.

The DOJ's 2010 ADA Standards scoping for assembly areas requires that wheelchair spaces be dispersed. What is the minimum number of wheelchair spaces at which this dispersal requirement is triggered?

Answer: When there are more than 4 wheelchair spaces

Dispersal of wheelchair spaces is required when there are more than 4 wheelchair spaces in an assembly area (ADA Standards §221.2.3).

A building owner removes a ramp to make way for new construction, temporarily eliminating the only accessible entrance. Under ADA Title III, this constitutes:

Answer: A potential ADA violation unless an alternative accessible entrance or route is provided during construction

During alterations or construction, covered entities must maintain accessible routes; if a route is disrupted, an equivalent accessible alternative must be provided.

Under the 2010 ADA Standards, what is the maximum height of a self-service transaction machine's highest operable part when a forward approach is provided?

Answer: 48 inches AFF

For a forward approach, the highest operable part of self-service transaction machines must not exceed 48 inches AFF per ADA Standards §707.3.1.

A restaurant plans to add an outdoor dining terrace on a surface with 4% running slope and 3% cross slope. Under the 2010 ADA Standards, which statement is correct?

Answer: The cross slope exceeds the 2% maximum and must be corrected

While a 4% running slope is acceptable for an accessible route, the 3% cross slope exceeds the maximum allowable 2% (1:48) cross slope.

Under the Fair Housing Act, which of the following dwelling types is NOT covered by the design-and-construction requirements?

Answer: A four-unit building where the owner occupies one unit

The FHA's design-and-construction requirements do not apply to owner-occupied buildings with four or fewer units (the 'Mrs. Murphy' exemption).