2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design

TECHNICAL CHAPTER 4: ACCESSIBLE ROUTES 407.4.2 Floor Surfaces. Floor surfaces in elevator cars shall comply with 302 and 303. 407.4.3 Platform to Hoistway Clearance. The clearance between the car platform sill and the edge of any hoistway landing shall be 1¼ inch (32 mm) maximum. 407.4.4 Leveling. Each car shall be equipped with a self-leveling feature that will automatically bring and maintain the car at floor landings within a tolerance of ½ inch (13 mm) under rated loading to zero loading conditions. 407.4.5 Illumination. The level of illumination at the car controls, platform, car threshold and car landing sill shall be 5 foot candles (54 lux) minimum. 407.4.6 Elevator Car Controls. Where provided, elevator car controls shall comply with 407.4.6 and 309.4. EXCEPTION: In existing elevators, where a new car operating panel complying with 407.4.6 is provided, existing car operating panels shall not be required to comply with 407.4.6. 407.4.6.1 Location. Controls shall be located within one of the reach ranges specified in 308. EXCEPTIONS: 1. Where the elevator panel serves more than 16 openings and a parallel approach is provided, buttons with floor designations shall be permitted to be 54 inches (1370 mm) maximum above the finish floor. 2. In existing elevators, car control buttons with floor designations shall be permitted to be located 54 inches (1370 mm) maximum above the finish floor where a parallel approach is provided. 407.4.6.2 Buttons. Car control buttons with floor designations shall comply with 407.4.6.2 and shall be raised or flush. EXCEPTION: In existing elevators, buttons shall be permitted to be recessed. 407.4.6.2.1 Size. Buttons shall be 3/4 inch (19 mm) minimum in their smallest dimension. 407.4.6.2.2 Arrangement. Buttons shall be arranged with numbers in ascending order. When two or more columns of buttons are provided they shall read from left to right. 407.4.6.3 Keypads. Car control keypads shall be in a standard telephone keypad arrangement and shall comply with 407.4.7.2. 407.4.6.4 Emergency Controls. Emergency controls shall comply with 407.4.6.4. 407.4.6.4.1 Height. Emergency control buttons shall have their centerlines 35 inches (890 mm) minimum above the finish floor. 407.4.6.4.2 Location. Emergency controls, including the emergency alarm, shall be grouped at the bottom of the panel. 407.4.7 Designations and Indicators of Car Controls. Designations and indicators of car controls shall comply with 407.4.7. 140 - 2010 Standards: Titles II and III Department of Jus1ti7c7e