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// CODE SNIPPET

407.2.3.1 Floor Designation

2010 ADA Standards > 4 Accessible Routes > 407 Elevators > 407.2 Elevator Landing Requirements > 407.2.3 Hoistway Signs > 407.2.3.1 Floor Designation
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Floor designations complying with 703.2 and 703.4.1 shall be provided on both jambs of elevator hoistway entrances.  Floor designations shall be provided in both tactile characters and braille. Tactile characters shall be 2 inches (51 mm) high minimum. A tactile star shall be provided on both jambs at the main entry level.
Figure 407.2.3.1 Floor Designations on Jambs of Elevator Hoistway Entrances
An enlarged detail of a tactile floor designation is shown.  The sign contains a star and the number A1" next to it which is 2 inches (51 mm) high; the braille equivalent is provided below each.

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