If you approach a door from the latch side and will need to pull the door open the minimum clearance on the opening side perpendicular to the doorway is 48 inches to allow for the door to open leaving room for a disabled individual to move.
Ada door clearance pull side.
For a hinge side approach on the push side of a swinging door there must be a clear space in front of the door that measures 54 x42.
The clear space must measure a min.
In a nutshell what this is saying is that the 18 minimum clearance required at the pull side of the door or the 12 on the push side of a door with a closer and a latch is not required if the door is recessed no more than 8.
Figure 25 a front approaches swinging doors.
Entry doors to hospital patient rooms shall not be required to provide the clearance beyond the latch side of the door.
404 2 4 1 swinging doors and gates swinging doors and gates shall have maneuvering clearances complying with table 404 2 4 1.
The depth can be 54 min.
60 inches 1525 mm 18 inches 455 mm from front.
Minimum maneuvering clearances at doors and gates shall comply with 404 2 4.
Parallel to doorway beyond latch side unless noted from front.
Space at least 60 deep in front of a door will accommodate a forward approach except in case of hinge approaches on the pull side.
60 inches 1525 mm 36 inches 915 mm from hinge side.
Front approaches to pull side of swinging doors shall have maneuvering space that extends from the hinge side of the door to 18 inches 455 mm minimum 24 inches 610 mm preferred beyond the latch side of the door and 60 inches 1525 mm minimum perpendicular to the doorway.
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Latch side clearance is required if the depth is 60 min.
Door or gate side.
Door clearances sources 26 ada sources 309 operable parts 404 2 manual doors doorways and manual gates 404 2 2 double leaf doors and gates.
If the latch side clearance is at least 42.
You can use the face of the wall as part of the maneuvering clearance.
48 inches 1220 mm 0 inches 0 mm 1.
On the parallel side beyond the latch is 24 inches should the door need to swing open.
Maneuvering clearances shall extend the full width of the doorway and the required latch side or hinge side clearance.
Pull side 44 push side min per cbc 60 24 per cbc 24 48 min 54 min min pull side push side.
On the pull side of hinge approaches 36 min.