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404.2.4 Maneuvering Clearances
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Minimum maneuvering clearances at doors and gates shall comply with 404.2.4. Maneuvering clearances shall extend the full width of the doorway and the required latch side or hinge side clearance.
EXCEPTION: Entry doors to hospital patient rooms shall not be required to provide the clearance beyond the latch side of the door.
Swinging doors and gates shall have maneuvering clearances complying with Table 404.2.4.1.
| Type of Use | Minimum Maneuvering Clearance | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Approach Direction | Door or Gate Side | Perpendicular to Doorway | Parallel to Doorway (beyond latch side unless noted) |
| 1. Add 12 inches (305 mm) if closer and latch are provide 2. Add 6 inches (150 mm) if closer and latch are provided. 3. Beyond hinge side. 4. Add 6 inches (150 mm) if closer is provided. | |||
| From front | Pull | 60 inches (1525 mm) | 18 inches (455 mm) |
| From front | Push | 48 inches (1220 mm) | 0 inches (0 mm) 1 |
| From hinge side | Pull | 60 inches (1525 mm) | 36 inches (915 mm) |
| From hinge side | Pull | 54 inches (1370 mm) | 42 inches (1065 mm) |
| From hinge side | Push | 42 inches (1065 mm) 2 | 22 inches (560 mm) 3 |
| From latch side | Pull | 48 inches (1220 mm) 4 | 24 inches (610 mm) |
| From latch side | Push | 42 inches (1065 mm) 4 | 24 inches (610 mm) |
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Doorways less than 36 inches (915 mm) wide without doors or gates, sliding doors, or folding doors shall have maneuvering clearances complying with Table 404.2.4.2.
| Approach Direction | Minimum Maneuvering Clearance | |
|---|---|---|
| Perpendicular to Doorway | Parallel to Doorway (beyond stop/latch side unless noted) | |
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| From Front | 48 inches (1220 mm) | 0 inches (0 mm) |
| From side1 | 42 inches (1065 mm) | 0 inches (0 mm) |
| From pocket/hinge side | 42 inches (1065 mm) | 22 inches (560 mm)2 |
| From stop/latch side | 42 inches (1065 mm) | 24 inches (610 mm) |
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Maneuvering clearances for forward approach shall be provided when any obstruction within 18 inches (455 mm) of the latch side of a doorway projects more than 8 inches (205 mm) beyond the face of the door, measured perpendicular to the face of the door or gate.
Advisory 404.2.4.3 Recessed Doors and Gates. A door can be recessed due to wall thickness or because of the placement of casework and other fixed elements adjacent to the doorway. This provision must be applied wherever doors are recessed.
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