According to the 2010 update to adaag the basic ada guidelines for a single user restroom are.
Side approach ada sink clearance.
To avoid a hazardous restroom install towel dispensers next to the sink.
This knee clearance must be 29 inches 735 mm high at the front of the lavatory and no less than 27 inches 685 mm high at a point 8 inches 205 mm back.
For meeting ada needs and standard height washing comfort.
A side approach reach range is more restrictive than a forward approach.
No more than one bowl of a multi bowl sink shall be required to provide knee and toe clearance complying with 306.
30 inch by 48 inch access to the sink the door can t swing into this rectangle.
The measurement starts from the point where a person has 9 inch vertical clearance for their feet and 27 inch vertical clearance for their knees.
These regulations adopted revised enforceable accessibility standards called the 2010 ada standards for accessible design 2010 standards or standards.
Accessible routes must connect to the unobstructed side of the space.
All bradley lavatory fixtures are designed so that ada toe and knee clearance starts at the wall.
For one thing the height of the obstruction must only be 34 a f f.
Since passage the ada guidelines have incorporated information from the model building codes such as the ibc in order to reconcile differences.
The dip of the overflow shall not be considered in determining knee and toe clearances.
The minimum knee clearance must be free of equipment or obstructions for a minimum of 8 inches 205 mm extending from the front edge of the lavatory back toward the wall.
If the side reach is over an obstruction the reach and clearances shall be see here under.
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Approach and maneuvering clearance 305 6 and 305 7 where the space is obstructed on both sides for more than half the depth additional clearance is required for maneuvering.
Obstructed side approach reach range.
The next 6 only is considered toe clearance.
This allows a person in a wheelchair to approach the sink and get close enough to effectively use it.
Since only 6 out of the 17 clearance will be considered toe clearance any more than that is not relevant.
In a typical situation an accessible kitchen sink has to have a clear space beneath.
Towel dispenser waste receptacles combination towel dispenser waste receptacles provide practical use of space.