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Under the current edition of the FACBC you would be required to provide
vertical accessibility to all levels.  The only option that you have out is
to apply for a waiver from the states - DCA - Florida Building Commission.
It has to do with how the Florida State Statute is written.  Because this is
an alteration you would need to comply of obtain a waiver.  That's our take
on it.

 

Larry M. Schneider AIA

9319 NW 48 Doral Terrace

Doral, Florida 33178

Office: 786.336.1984

Fax: 786.336.1985

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[mailto:codetalk-bounces at myfloridacode.com] On Behalf Of John Evans
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 2:01 PM
To: 'codetalk at myfloridacode.com'
Subject: [Florida Code Talk] Accessibility in Lecture Halls
Importance: High
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To Anyone,

The college is in the process of updating a 75 seat tier lecture classroom
in a building that was constructed in the 80's. We have made accommodation
for wheel chair bound handicap students on the ground floor and we will
update the rest of the building to the new accessibility code. My question
is that we are being told that we have to provide wheel chair access to all
levels of the tier seating area in the classrooms because that is what is
called for in Chapter 11 of the FBC. I am contending that since the building
was constructed prior to Oct.1st 1997 that it is exempt from this
requirement and since this space is classified as an small assembly  space
and it has less than 300 seat it is also exempt so long as we provide wheel
chair accessibility on the accessibility route and we are able to
accommodate other disability students spread within the upper levels of the
tier seating. The college has two of these classrooms and if we are required
to bring them up to accommoda!

 te wheel chair accessibility on all levels of the tier seating will make it
financially unfeasible for the college to proceed with the updating of this
space.

Can someone offer some classification on which opinion is correct or not
correct and how should we proceed with our project?

Thanks,

 

John L. Evans, AIA, CBO

College Architect & Certified Building Official

St. Petersburg College

Phone # (727) 341-3262

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