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Chapter 11B — ACCESSIBILITY TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC HOUSING

11B-234 Amusement Rides — 2025 California Building Code

California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California

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Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.

Cite as: 2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) § 11B-234 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

11B- 234.1 General. Amusement rides shall comply with Section 11B- 234 .

Exception: Mobile or portable amusement rides shall not be required to comply with Section 11B- 234 .

11B- 234.2 Load and unload areas. Load and unload areas serving amusement rides shall comply with Section 11B- 1002.3.

11B- 234.3 Minimum number. Amusement rides shall provide at least one wheelchair space complying with Section 11B- 1002.4, or at least one amusement ride seat designed for transfer complying with Section 11B- 1002.5, or at least one transfer device complying with Section 11B- 1002.6.

Exceptions:

  1. Amusement rides that are controlled or operated by the rider shall not be required to comply with Section 11B- 234.3.
  2. Amusement rides designed primarily for children, where children are assisted on and off the ride by an adult, shall not be required to comply with Section 11B- 234.3.
  3. Amusement rides that do not provide amusement ride seats shall not be required to comply with Section 11B- 234.3.

11B- 234.4 Existing amusement rides. Where existing amusement rides are altered, the alteration shall comply with Section 11B- 234.4.

11B- 234.4.1 Load and unload areas. Where load and unload areas serving existing amusement rides are newly designed and constructed, the load and unload areas shall comply with Section 11B- 1002.3.

11B- 234.4.2 Minimum number. Where the structural or operational characteristics of an amusement ride are altered to the extent that the amusement ride’s performance differs from that specified by the manufacturer or the original design, the amusement ride shall comply with Section 11B- 234.3.

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