Maneuvering clearances at doors.
Ada door clearance diagram.
Door closers and gate closers shall be adjusted so that from an open position of 90 degrees the time required to move the door to a position of 12 degrees from the latch is 5 seconds minimum.
Maneuvering clearances at doors.
If you approach a door from the latch side and will need to pull the door open the minimum clearance on the opening side perpendicular to the doorway is 48 inches to allow for the door to open leaving room for a disabled individual to move.
However door maneuvering clearances can be offset up to 8 from the face of the door or gate to accommodate wall thickness casework shelves or other elements.
These diagrams illustrate the specific requirements of these regulations and are intended only as an aid for building design and construction.
No door maneuvering clearances must be free of any overlapping objects even those providing knee and toe clearance which can interfere with maneuvering at doors and doorways.
On the parallel side beyond the latch is 24 inches should the door need to swing open.
Depending on the direction of approach diagrams a through f illustrate minimum maneuvering space depths and latch side clearances for both push and pull sides of swinging sliding and folding.
All doors in alcoves shall comply with the clearances for front approaches.
404 2 8 1 door closers and gate closers.