Entrances, doors and gates: approach clearances

Chapter 4: Accessible Routes Entrances, Doors, and Gates Full-Powered Automatic Doors and Gates [§404.3] Full-powered automatic doors and gates are often found in grocery and retail stores, hotels, and airports to ease passage with shopping carts or luggage. Most are automatically activated by mats or overhead sensors and do not require manual activation by users. Automated Door (Full-Powered) Break Out Opening Clear Width 32’ min. (emergency mode) for doors on 32” min. (clear opening with means of egress without standby power all leaves in open position (unless a compliant manual swinging door (power on and off modes) also serves the same means of egress) Threshold 1/2” max. high (beveled if above 1/4”) Maneuvering Clearance Doors in Series Industry Standard Is required at those doors serving an 48” min. separation Compliance with the accessible means of egress that either between the swing of ANSI/BHMA A156.10 lack standby power or that do not stay doors in series (1999) open in power-off mode. Revolving Doors and Gates (§404.3.7) Manual revolving doors and gates and turnstiles are not accessible and cannot be part of accessible routes. Automated revolving doors, including those sized to facilitate access, do not meet the Standards. If they are provided at an accessible entrance, a compliant manual or automated door is also required. 17