Reply #2: There are standard stalls and accessible stalls... [View All]

[TankLV]

30" minimum for standard stalls, with 36" minimum for the extra accessible stalls...

60" by 60" no smaller, no larger, for standard accessible stalls in a row, 60" by 96" for accessible stalls at the end of a room (includes the 36" minimum space in front of the stalls as part of the stall). Anything bigger is a DISSERVICE to the handicapped, because theoretically, if bigger, someone can accidentally push the wheelchair too far away to be able to get back on if the stall is too big.

18" is the required distance from the wall for an accessible stall - the toilet is not centered in the stall - there has to be a space in accessible stalls for the wheelchair to be along side the toilet so a side transfer can be accomplished...if a stall was centered in an accessible stall, a person would have to be a gymnast to be able to hold the grab bars and maneuver to and from the toilet...

bathrooms - with a sink and toilet in the same space - have different requirements - but the 18" distance from the toilet to the wall is a requirement, along with the wheelchair turning diameter of 60" clear space within the room, not including the space taken by the swing of the door into the room...

As many mistakes as you can imagine have been made in creating stalls...

There are about 3 or 4 main building codes in the USA, not including separate unique ones for cities such as LA, etc. - International Building Code (IBC) - used to be called the Uniform Building Code (UBC), Standard Building Code(SBC), etc. - usu sally categorized by region of the USA.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) governs accessibility, and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) takes the same information and is the actual regulation in many cities.

The Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) which is part of the IBC governs plumbing requirements...