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CBC 11B / 2010 ADA — Accessible Route (Public-Use Construction)

Updated May 18, 2026
CBC 11B-206 accessible route: 36 in min clear width, 48 in passing space every 200 ft, slope max 1:20.

California Building Code Chapter 11B is enforceable, more stringent than the federal 2010 ADA Standards. Accessible route §11B-206: 36 in min clear width (32 in at single point), 48 in passing space every 200 ft, slope max 1:20 (or it counts as a ramp with handrails per 11B-405). Doors: 32 in min clear opening, max 5 lbf operating force. Ramps: max 1:12 slope, 30 in max rise per run, 60-in landings, handrails both sides if rise >6 in. Tenant-improvement gotcha: any TI project triggering more than 20% of replacement cost (or with primary-entrance work) requires path-of-travel upgrades per CBC 11B-202.4.

TAGS
accessibilityADACBC-11Bpublicreno
DETAILS
edition
2022
use case
["commercial-office","retail","public","reno"]
adopted by
["ca-statewide","ca-sf","ca-oakland","ca-san-jose","ca-sd","ca-marin"]
code system
CBC + ADA
confidence tier
primary
SOURCES
🔗https://codes.iccsafe.org/codes/california/CABC2022P1
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