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1109.17 Public Telephones

Minnesota Accessibility Code 2015 > 11 Of the 2012 IBC With Minnesota Amendments > 1109 Other Features and Facilities > 1109.17 Public Telephones
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Where coin-operated public pay telephones, coinless public pay telephones, public closed-circuit telephones, courtesy telephones, or other types of public telephones are provided, public telephones shall be provided in accordance with Section 1109.17 for each type of public telephone provided. For purposes of this section, a bank of telephones shall be considered two or more adjacent telephones. For purposes of this section, "public building" means a building or portion of a building constructed by, on behalf of, or for the use of the state of Minnesota or any local government and any department, agency, public school district, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of the state or local government.

1109.17.1 Wheelchair Accessible Telephones

Where public telephones are provided, telephones complying with ICC Al17.1 shall be provided in accordance with Table 1109.17.1.
Exception: Drive-up only public telephones.

TABLE 1109.17.1
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES

NUMBER OF TELEPHONE
PROVIDED ON A FLOOR, LEVEL,
OR EXTERIOR SITE
MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER
OF WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES
1 or more single units1 per floor, level, and exterior site
1 bank1 per floor, level, and exterior site
2 or more banks1 per bank

1109.17.2 Volume Controls

All public telephones shall have volume controls complying with ICC A117.1.

1109.17.3 TTYs

TTYs complying with ICC A117.1 shall be provided in accordance with Section 1109.17.3.

1109.17.3.1 Bank Requirement

Where four or more public pay telephones are provided at a bank of telephones, at least one public TTY complying with ICC All7.1 shall be provided at that bank.
Exception: TTYs shall not be required at banks of telephones located within 200 feet (61 m) of, and on the same floor as, a bank containing a public TTY.

1109.17.3.2 Floor Requirement

TTYs in public buildings shall be provided in accordance with Section 1109.17.3.2.1. TTYs in private buildings shall be provided in accordance with Section 1109.16.3.2.2.

1109.17.3.2.1 Public Buildings

Where at least one public pay telephone is provided on a floor of a public building, at least one public TTY shall be provided on that floor.

1109.17.3.2.2 Private Buildings

Where four or more public pay telephones are provided on a floor of a private building, at least one public TTY shall be provided on that floor.

1109.17.3.3 Building Requirement

TTYs in public buildings shall be provided in accordance with Section 1109.17.3.3.1. TTYs in private buildings shall be provided in accordance with Section 1109.17.3.3.2.

1109.17.3.3.1 Public Buildings

Where at least one public pay telephone is provided in a public building, at least one public TTY shall be provided in the building.

1109.17.3.3.2 Private Buildings

Where four or more public pay telephones are provided in a private building, at least one public TTY shall be provided in the building.

1109.17.3.4 Exterior Site Requirement

Where four or more public pay telephones are provided on an exterior site, at least one public TTY shall be provided on the site.

1109.17.3.5 Rest Stops, Emergency Roadside Stops, and Service Plazas

Where a public pay telephone is provided at a public rest stop, emergency roadside stop, or service plaza, at least one public TTY shall be provided.

1109.17.3.6 Hospitals

Where a public pay telephone is provided serving a hospital emergency room, hospital recovery room, or hospital waiting room, at least one public TTY shall be provided at each location.

1109.17.3.7 Transportation Facilities

In addition to the requirements of Sections 1109.17.3.1 to 1109.17.3.4, in transportation facilities, where one public pay telephone serves a particular entrance to a bus or rail facility, a TTY shall be provided to serve that entrance. In airports, in addition to the requirements of Sections 1109.17.3.1 to 1109.17.3.4, if four or more public pay telephones are located in a terminal outside the security areas, a concourse within the security areas, or a baggage claim area in a terminal, at least one public TTY shall also be provided in each location.

1109.17.3.8 Detention and Correctional Facilities

In detention and correctional facilities, where a public pay telephone is provided in a secured area used only by detainees or inmates and security personnel, then at least one TTY shall be provided in at least one secured area.

1109.17.4 Shelves for Portable TTYs

Where a bank of telephones in the interior of a building consists of three or more public pay telephones, at least one public pay telephone at the bank shall be provided with a shelf and an electrical outlet in accordance with ICC All7.l.
Exceptions:
  1. Secured areas of detention and correctional facilities where shelves and outlets are prohibited for purposes of security or safety shall not be required to comply with Section 1109.17.4.
  2. The shelf and electrical outlet shall not be required at a bank of telephones with a TTY.

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1109.17 Of the 2012 IBC With Minnesota Amendments, Public Telephones
Where coin-operated public pay telephones, coinless public pay telephones, public closed-circuit telephones, courtesy telephones, or other types ...
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Section 704 Communication Elements and Features, Telephones
Accessible public telephones shall comply with Section 704 ...
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1109.17.3.3 Of the 2012 IBC With Minnesota Amendments, Building Requirement
telephone is provided in a public building, at least one public TTY shall be provided in the building ...
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