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11B-224 Transient Lodging Guest Rooms, Housing at a Place of Education and Social Service Center Establishments

California Building Code 2016 (Vol 1 & 2) > 11B Accessibility to Public Buildings, Public Accommodations, Commercial Buildings and Public Housing > 11B-224 Transient Lodging Guest Rooms, Housing at a Place of Education and Social Service Center Establishments
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11B-224.1 General

Hotels, motels, inns, dormitories, resorts and similar transient lodging facilities shall provide guest rooms in accordance with Sections 11B-224.1 through 11B-224.6.

11B-224.1.1 Alterations

Where guest rooms are altered or added, the requirements of Section 11B-224 shall apply only to the guest rooms being altered or added until the number of guest rooms complies with the minimum number required for new construction.

11B-224.1.2 Guest Room Doors and Doorways

Entrances, doors, and doorways providing user passage into and within guest rooms that are not required to provide mobility features complying with Section 11B-806.2 shall comply with Section 11B-404.2.3. Bathrooms doors shall be either sliding or hung to swing in the direction of egress from the bathroom.
Exception: Shower and sauna doors in guest rooms that are not required to provide mobility features complying with Section 11B-806.2 shall not be required to comply with Section 11B-404.2.3.

11B-224.1.3 Range of Accommodations

Accessible guest rooms or suites shall be dispersed among the various classes of sleeping accommodations to provide a range of options applicable to room sizes, costs, and amenities provided.

11B-224.1.4 Guest Room Toilet and Bathing Rooms

Where toilet and bathing rooms are provided in guest rooms that are not required to provide mobility features complying with Section 11B-806.2, toilet and bathing fixtures shall only be required to comply with Section 11B-603.6.

11B-224.2 Guest Rooms With Mobility Features

In transient lodging facilities, guest rooms with mobility features complying with Section 11B-806.2 shall be provided in accordance with Table 11B-224.2, as follows.
TABLE 11B-224.2
GUEST ROOMS WITH MOBILITY FEATURES
TOTAL NUMBER OF GUEST ROOMS PROVIDEDMINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED ROOMS WITHOUT ROLL-IN SHOWERSMINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED ROOMS WITH ROLL-IN SHOWERSTOTAL NUMBER OF REQUIRED ROOMS
1 to 25011
26 to 50112
51 to 75314
76 to 100415
101 to 150527
151 to 200628
201 to 3007310
301 to 4008412
401 to 5009413
501 to 10002 percent of total1 percent of total3 percent of total
1001 and over20, plus 1 for each 100, or fraction thereof, over 100010, plus 1 for each 100, or fraction thereof, over 100030, plus 2 for each 100, or fraction thereof, over 1000

11B-224.2.1 Fifty or Less Guest Room Facilities

Facilities that are subject to the same permit application on a common site that each have fifty or fewer guest rooms may be combined for the purposes of determining the required number of accessible rooms and type of accessible bathing facility.

11B-224.2.2 More Than Fifty Guest Room Facilities

Facilities with more than fifty guest rooms shall be treated separately for the purposes of determining the required number of accessible rooms and type of accessible bathing facility.

11B-224.3 Beds

In guest rooms having more than 25 beds, 5 percent minimum of the beds shall have clear floor space complying with Section 11B-806.2.3.

11B-224.4 Guest Rooms With Communication Features

In transient lodging facilities, guest rooms with communication features complying with Section 11B-806.3 shall be provided in accordance with Table 11B-224.4.
TABLE 11B-224.4
GUEST ROOMS WITH COMMUNICATION FEATURES
TOTAL NUMBER OF GUEST ROOMS PROVIDEDMINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED GUEST ROOMS WITH COMMUNICATION FEATURES
11
2 to 252
26 to 504
51 to 757
76 to 1009
101 to 15012
151 to 20014
201 to 30017
301 to 40020
401 to 50022
501 to 10005 percent of total
1001 and over50, plus 3 for each 100 over 1000

11B-224.5 Dispersion

Guest rooms required to provide mobility features complying with Section 11B-806.2 and guest rooms required to provide communication features complying with Section 11B-806.3 shall be dispersed among the various classes of guest rooms, and shall provide choices of types of guest rooms, number of beds, and other amenities comparable to the choices provided to other guests. Where the minimum number of guest rooms required to comply with Section 11B-806 is not sufficient to allow for complete dispersion, guest rooms shall be dispersed in the following priority: guest room type, number of beds, and amenities. At least one guest room required to provide mobility features complying with Section 11B-806.2 shall also provide communication features complying with Section 11B-806.3. Not more than 10 percent of guest rooms required to provide mobility features complying with Section 11B-806.2 shall be used to satisfy the minimum number of guest rooms required to provide communication features complying with Section 11B-806.3.

11B-224.6 Storage

Fixed or built-in storage facilities within guest rooms required to provide mobility features shall comply with Section 11B-225.

11B-224.7 Housing at a Place of Education

Housing at a place of education subject to this section shall comply with Sections 11B-224.1 through 11B-224.6 and 11B-806 for transient lodging guest rooms. For the purposes of the application of this section, the term "sleeping room" is interchangeable with "guest room" as used in the transient lodging standards.
Exception: Housing facilities that are provided by or on behalf of a place of education, with residential dwelling units leased on a year-round basis exclusively to graduate students or faculty, and that do not contain any public use or common use areas available for educational programming, are not subject to Section 11B-224 and shall comply with Section 11B-233.

11B-224.7.1 Multi-Bedroom Housing Units With Mobility Features

Multi-bedroom housing units containing accessible sleeping rooms with mobility features shall have an accessible route throughout the unit in compliance with Section 11B-809.2. Kitchens, when provided, within housing units containing accessible sleeping rooms with mobility features shall comply with Section 11B-804.

11B-224.7.2 Multi-Bedroom Housing Units With Adaptable Features

Multi-bedroom housing units with adaptable features shall be provided as required by Section 11B-233.3.1.2. The number of required multi-bedroom housing units with adaptable features shall be reduced by the number of multi-bedroom housing units with mobility features required by Section 11B-224.2.

11B-224.8 Social Service Center Establishments

Group homes, halfway houses, shelters, or similar social service center establishments that provide either temporary sleeping accommodations or residential dwelling units subject to this section shall comply with Sections 11B-224.1 through 11B-224.6 and Section 11B-233.3.

11B-224.8.1 More Than 25-Bed Sleeping Rooms

In sleeping rooms with more than 25 beds, a minimum of 5 percent of the beds shall have clear floor space complying with Section 11B-806.2.3.

11B-224.8.2 More Than 50-Bed Facilities

Facilities with more than 50 beds that provide common use bathing facilities shall provide at least one roll-in shower with a seat that complies with Section 11B-608. When separate shower facilities are provided for men and women, at least one roll-in shower shall be provided for each group.

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