Toilet rooms: fixture and transfer clearances

Chapter 6: Plumbing Elements and Facilities Toilet Rooms Are toilet compartment doors prohibited from swinging into fixture clearances? Yes. Toilet compartment doors, including those of inaccessible compartments, cannot swing into clearances required at lavatories and other plumbing fixtures. In addition, the compartment doors cannot swing into the minimum required area of wheelchair accessible and ambulatory accessible compartments. Are spring hinges and gravity hinges on compartment doors considered “closers” in determining the size of maneuvering clearances? No. Some approaches require additional maneuvering clearance when a door or gate is equipped with a closer because of the additional force that must be counteracted in proceeding through doors. Since spring and gravity hinges do not significantly impact maneuvering at doors, they are not “closers” for purposes of specifying door maneuvering clearance. Can accessible toilet compartments have full-height walls instead of partition panels? Yes. But the minimum compartment size (both width and depth) is increased more than 6” if minimum toe clearance is not provided below the front partition and a side partition. Doors, including full door assemblies, must be self-closing and meet all applicable requirements for doors. Can pilasters or other partition supports intrude into the required toe clearance below partitions? Yes. Vertical supports for partitions are permitted within the required toe clearance. The width of supports is not specified or limited by the Standards. Lavatories and Mirrors Can a lavatory be located outside of a toilet room? The Standards do not prohibit location of lavatories outside toilet rooms where permitted by codes and other regulations. Can a lavatory be provided in a wheelchair accessible toilet compartment? Yes. But the toilet compartment must meet requirements for toilet rooms, including turning space (§604.8). A second accessible lavatory must be provided outside the compartment (§213.3.4). Must the clear floor space at lavatories be centered? It is advisable, though not required, that the clear floor space be nominally centered on the fixture. 39