Authority: IC 22-13-2-2; IC 22-13-2-13; IC 22-13-4-7
Affected: IC 22-12; IC 22-13; IC 22-14; IC 22-15; IC 36-7
Sec. 7.
(a) Doorways without doors that are less than thirty-six (36) inches (nine hundred fourteen (914) millimeters) wide shall have maneuvering clearances complying with TABLE V7.1 as follows: TABLE V7.1 MANEUVERING CLEARANCES FOR DOORWAYS WITHOUT DOORS
APPROACH DIRECTION | MINIMUM CLEARANCES |
PERPENDICULAR TO DOORWAY1 |
From front | 48 inches (1,219 mm) |
From side | 42 inches (1,067 mm) |
1Maneuvering space shall include full width of doorway.
(b) Where the plane of the doorway is recessed more than eight (8) inches (twenty and three-tenths (20.3) centimeters) from the plane of the wall, clearances for front approach shall be provided.(c) Floor or ground surface within the maneuvering clearances shall have a slope not greater than 1:48 and shall comply with section 13 of this rule.Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 27-1-7; filed Sep 12, 2005, 9:48 a.m.: 29 IR 507; readopted filed Aug 4, 2011, 8:35 a.m.: 20110831-IR-675110254RFAReadopted filled 3/10/2017, 9:37 a.m.: 20170405-IR-675170005RFAReadopted filed 5/11/2023, 2:22 p.m.: 20230607-IR-675230104RFA