Ind. Admin. Code tit. 675, r. 27-1-7 – Maneuvering clearances at doorways without doors

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
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-675110254RFA; readopted filed Mar 10, 2017, 9:37 a.m.: 20170405-IR-675170005RFA; readopted filed May 11, 2023, 2:22 p.m.: 20230607-IR-675230104RFA)