Section 1113A — WALKS AND SIDEWALKS ON ACCESSIBLE ROUTES — 2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2)

1113A.1 Width and continuous surface. ¶

1113A.1 Width and continuous surface. Walks and sidewalks subject to this chapter shall have a continuous common surface, not inter- rupted by steps or by abrupt changes in level exceeding [1] / 2 inch (12.7 mm). (See Section 1111A). Walking surfaces shall be stable, firm and slip resistant, and shall comply with Section 1110A.3. 1113A.1.1 Width. Walks and sidewalks shall be a minimum of 48 inches (1219 mm) in width, except that walks serving an individual dwelling unit in covered multifamily buildings may be reduced to 36 inches (914 mm) in clear width except at doors. 1113A.1.2 Surface…

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1113A.2 Walks with continuous gradients. ¶

1113A.2 Walks with continuous gradients. All walks on an accessible route with continuous gradients shall have level areas at least 60 inches (1524 mm) in length at intervals of at least every 400 feet (122 m).

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1113A.3 Five percent gradient. ¶

1113A.3 Five percent gradient. When the slope in the direction of travel of any walk on an accessible route exceeds 1 unit vertical in 20 units horizontal (5-percent slope), it shall comply with the ramp provisions of Section 1114A.

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1113A.4 Level areas. ¶

1113A.4 Level areas. Walks on an accessible route shall be provided with a level area at each side of a door or gate. Level areas shall comply with the applicable requirements for maneuvering clearances in Section 1126A.3.

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1113A.5 Gratings. ¶

1113A.5 Gratings. Walks, sidewalks and pedestrian ways on an accessible route shall be free of gratings whenever possible. Gratings located in the surface of any of these areas, grid openings in gratings shall be limited to [1] / 2 inch (12.7 mm) in the direction of traffic. Elon- gated openings in gratings shall be placed so that the long dimension is perpendicular to the dominant direction of traffic. Exceptions: 1. Where the enforcement agency determines that compliance with this section would create an unreasonable hardship, an exception may be granted when equivalent facilitation is…

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1113A.6 Handrails. ¶

1113A.6 Handrails. Handrails provided along walking surfaces with running slopes not steeper than one unit vertical in 20 units hori- zontal (5-percent slope) shall comply with Section 1114A.6.

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