1102A.1-A  ACCESSIBLE for covered multifamily dwellings is the public- or common-use areas of the building that can be approached, entered and used by individuals with physical disabilities. The phrase "readily accessible to and usable by" is synonymous with accessible.

ACCESSIBLE ROUTE OF TRAVEL is a continuous unobstructed path connecting all accessible elements and spaces in an accessible building or facility that can be negotiated by a person with a severe disability using a wheelchair, and that is also safe for and usable by persons with other disabilities.

ACCESSIBILITY is the combination of various elements in a building or area which allows access, circulation and the full use of the building and facilities by persons with physical disabilities.

ADAPTABLE DWELLING UNIT is a dwelling unit in a building with a building entrance on an accessible route designed in such a manner that the public- and common-use areas are readily accessible to and usable by disabled persons, and all doors are designed sufficiently wide to allow passage into and within all premises by physically disabled persons in wheelchairs as required by this code.

ASSISTIVE DEVICE is an aid, tool or instrument used by persons with disabilities to assist in activities of daily living. Examples of assistive devices include tongs, knob-turners and oven-rack pusher/pullers.

1102A.2-B BATHROOM is, for the purposes of this chapter, a room which includes a water closet (toilet), lavatory (sink), and/or a bathtub and/or a shower. It does not include single-fixture facilities or those with only a water closet and lavatory. It does include a compartmented bathroom. A compartmented bathroom is one in which the fixtures are distributed among interconnected rooms. A compartmented bathroom is considered a single unit and is subject to the requirements for bathrooms for disabled persons.

BUILDING ENTRANCE ON AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE is an accessible entrance to a building that is connected by an accessible route to public transportation stops, to parking or passenger loading zones, or to public streets or sidewalks, if available.

1102A.3-C  COMMON-USE AREAS for covered multifamily dwellings are rooms, spaces or elements inside or outside of a building that are made available for the use of residents of a building or the guests thereof. These areas include, but are not limited to, hallways, lounges, lobbies, laundry rooms, refuse rooms, mail rooms, recreational areas and passageways between buildings.

COVERED MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS are all dwelling units in buildings consisting of (3) or more privately funded dwelling units if such buildings have one or more elevators; and all ground-floor dwelling units in other buildings consisting of three or more dwelling units. Dwelling units within a single structure separated by firewalls do not constitute separate buildings.

CURB CUT is an interruption of a curb at a pedestrian way, which separates surfaces that are substantially at the same elevation.

CURB RAMP is a sloping pedestrian way, intended for pedestrian traffic, which provides access between a walk or sidewalk to a surface located above or below an adjacent curb face.

1102A.4-D DWELLING UNIT is a single unit of residence for a household of one or more persons. Examples of dwelling units covered by these regulations include condominiums, an apartment unit within an apartment building, and other types of dwellings in which sleeping accommodations are provided but toileting or cooking facilities are shared by occupants of more than one room or portion of the dwelling. Examples of the latter include dormitory rooms and sleeping accommodations in shelters intended for occupancy as residences for homeless persons.

1102A.7-G GROUND FLOOR is the floor of a building with a building entrance on an accessible route. A building may have one or more ground floors. Where the first floor containing dwelling units in a building is above grade, all units on that floor must be served by a building entrance on an accessible route. This floor will be considered to be a ground floor

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1102A.8-H HANDRAIL is a device to be used as a hand hold.

1102A.11-K KICK PLATE is an abrasion-resistant plate affixed to the bottom portion of a door to prevent a trap condition and protect its surface.

1102A.12-L LIFT, SPECIAL ACCESS. See "special access lifts."

1102A.13-M MULTISTORY DWELLING UNIT is a dwelling unit with finished living space located on one floor and the floor or floors immediately above or below it.

1102A.14-N NEWLY CONSTRUCTED is a building that has never before been used or occupied for any purpose.

NOSE, NOSING, is that portion of a tread.

1102A.15-O OPEN RISER is the air space between a tread projecting beyond the face of the riser immediately below.

1102A.16-P PERSON WITH DISABILITY is an individual who has a physical impairment, including impaired sensory, manual or speaking abilities, that results in a functional limitation in gaining access to and using a building or facility.

PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES means, as with respect to a person, a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities, a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment. This term does not include current, illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance. For purposes of these guidelines, an individual shall not be considered to have a physical disability solely because that individual is a transvestite. As used in this definition "physical or mental impairment" includes:

POWDER ROOM is a room containing only a water closet (toilet) and lavatory (sink).

PRIMARY ENTRY is the principal entrance through which most people enter the building, as designated by the building official.

PRIMARY ENTRY LEVEL is the floor or level of the building on which the primary entry is located.

PUBLIC-USE AREAS are interior or exterior rooms or spaces of a building that are made available to the general public. Public use may be provided at a building that is privately or publicly owned.

1102A.18-R RAMP See "curb ramp."

RISER is the vertical distance from the top of a tread to the top of the next higher tread.

1102A.19-S SLOPE is, for the purpose of privately funded covered multifamily buildings of three or more dwelling units, the relative steepness of the land between two points and is calculated as follows: The horizontal distance and elevation change between the two points (e.g., an entrance and a passenger loading zone) are determined from a topographical map. The difference in elevation is divided by the distance and the resulting fraction is multiplied by 100 to obtain the percentage. For example, if a principal entrance is 10 feet (3048 mm) from a passenger loading zone, and the principal entrance is raised 1 foot (305 mm) higher than the passenger loading zone, then the slope is 1/10 x 100 = 10 percent.

STAIR RAILING is a vertical barrier constructed along the open side or sides of stairways and as intermediate stair rails where required on wide stairways.

1102A.20-T TREAD is the horizontal member of a step.

TREAD DEPTH is the horizontal distance from front to back of tread, including nosing when used.

TREAD RUN is the horizontal distance from the leading edge of a tread to the leading edge of an adjacent tread.

TOWNHOUSE is a multistory dwelling unit.

1102A.22-V VEHICULAR OR PEDESTRIAN ARRIVAL POINTS are public or resident parking areas, public transportation stops, passenger loading zones, and public streets or sidewalks.

1102A.23-W WHEELCHAIR is a chair mounted on wheels to be propelled by its occupant manually or with the aid of electric power, of a size and configuration conforming to the recognized standard models of the trade.

WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT OR WHEELCHAIR USER is an individual who, due to a physical impairment or disability, utilizes a wheelchair for mobility.