IBC/ANSI Accessible Design

International Building Code/ANSI  Accessible Design

The accessibility requirements of the IBC, ANSI and ADA are linked below.  The State of Georgia has adopted the 2012 IBC and the 2010 ADA Standards.


The accessibility requirements of the IBC, ANSI and ADA are linked below.  The State of Georgia has adopted the 2012 IBC and the 2010 ADA Standards.

Georgia State Accessibility Code

http://rules.sos.ga.gov/GAC/120-3-20 

2012 IBC Chapter 10  - Accessible Means of Egress

https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2012/chapter-10-means-of-egress

2012 IBC Chapter 11 - Accessibility

https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2012/chapter-11-accessibility

2009 ICC/ANSI A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities 

https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/ICCA117_12009 

2017 ICC/ANSI A117.1 Significant Changes to A117.1

https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/ICCA117_12017SC 

2012 IBC Chapter 34 – Existing Structures (Section 3411)

https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IBC2012/chapter-34-existing-buildings-and-structures

The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design

https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/buildings-and-sites/about-the-ada-standards   

1991 ADA Standards vs. 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design 

Noncomplying new construction and alterations. The element-by- element safe harbor has no effect on new or altered elements in existing facilities that were subject to the 1991 Standards or UFAS on the date that they were constructed or altered, but do not comply with the technical and scoping specifications for those elements in the 1991 Standards or UFAS. Noncomplying new construction and alterations constructed or altered after the effective date of the applicable ADA requirements and before March 15, 2012 shall, before March 15, 2012, be made accessible in accordance with either the 1991 Standards, UFAS, or the 2010 Standards. Noncomplying new construction and alterations constructed or altered after the effective date of the applicable ADA requirements and before March 15, 2012, shall, on or after March 15, 2012 be made accessible in accordance with the 2010 Standards. For more guidance and a comparisons of the 1991 and 2010 Standards, refer to the Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design.