// CODE SNIPPET
216.2 Designations
JUMP TO FULL CODE CHAPTER
Interior and exterior signs identifying permanent rooms and spaces shall comply with 703.1, 703.2, and 703.5. Where pictograms are provided as designations of permanent interior rooms and spaces, the pictograms shall comply with 703.6 and shall have text descriptors complying with 703.2 and 703.5.
EXCEPTION: Exterior signs that are not located at the door to the space they serve shall not be required to comply with 703.2.
Advisory 216.2 Designations. Section 216.2 applies to signs that provide designations, labels, or names for interior rooms or spaces where the sign is not likely to change over time. Examples include interior signs labeling restrooms, room and floor numbers or letters, and room names. Tactile text descriptors are required for pictograms that are provided to label or identify a permanent room or space. Pictograms that provide information about a room or space, such as "no smoking," occupant logos, and the International Symbol of Accessibility, are not required to have text descriptors.
Related Code Sections
216.2 Scoping Requirements, Designations
as designations of permanent interior rooms and spaces, the pictograms shall comply with 703.6 and shall have text descriptors complying with 703.2 ...
407.2.3.1 Accessible Routes, Floor Designation
Floor designations complying with 703.2 and 703.4.1 shall be provided on both jambs of elevator hoistway entrances. Floor designations shall ...
2010 ADA Standards > 4 Accessible Routes > 407 Elevators > 407.2 Elevator Landing Requirements > 407.2.3 Hoistway Signs > 407.2.3.1 Floor Designation
221.4 Scoping Requirements, Designated Aisle Seats
Designated Aisle Seats. When selecting which aisle seats will meet the requirements of 802.4, those aisle seats which are closest ...
802.4 Special Rooms, Spaces, and Elements, Designated Aisle Seats
Designated aisle seats shall comply with 802.4 ...
2010 ADA Standards > 8 Special Rooms, Spaces, and Elements > 802 Wheelchair Spaces, Companion Seats, and Designated Aisle Seats > 802.4 Designated Aisle Seats
408.4.7 Accessible Routes, Designations and Indicators of Car Controls
Designations and indicators of car controls shall comply with 407.4.7 ...
2010 ADA Standards > 4 Accessible Routes > 408 Limited-Use / Limited-Application Elevators > 408.4 Elevator Cars > 408.4.7 Designations and Indicators of Car Controls