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Chapter 200-340 - Suggested design and construction standards of sidewalk and curb ramps for the physically handicapped person without uniquely endangering the blind
Section 200-340-010 - Definition

Wash. Admin. Code § 200-340-010

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Section 200-340-010 - Definition

As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) Handicapped pedestrian - a pedestrian, or person in a wheelchair, who has limited mobility, stamina, agility, reaction time, impaired vision or hearing, or who may have difficulty walking, with or without assistive devices.
(2) Curb ramp - an interruption in a curb with a ramp from roadway to walk which forms a part of the accessible route of travel, no part of which projects into the roadway. It includes a center ramp and two shoulder slopes.
(3) Center ramp - the sloped surface providing pedestrian access to the roadway.
(4) Shoulder slope - the sloped flared sides on each side of the center ramp, providing a gradual incline from the edge of the center ramp to the sidewalk.
(5) Landing - a level area at least as wide as and, as long as, the width (except as otherwise provided), and within or at a terminus of, a stair or ramp, but not less than 5"[']0" in width.
(6) Main pedestrian path - the walkway used by the pedestrian traffic clear of utility poles, signs, and parking meters.

Wash. Admin. Code § 200-340-010

Statutory Authority: 2011 c 43. 11-23-093, recodified as WAC 200-340-010, filed 11/17/11, effective 11/17/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 35.68.076. 78-02-066 (Order 77-5), § 236-60-010, filed 1/24/78.