ADA Focus: Saunas and Steam Rooms
241 Saunas and Steam Rooms
241 General. Where provided, saunas and steam rooms shall comply with 612.
EXCEPTION: Where saunas or steam rooms are clustered at a single location, no more than 5 percent of the saunas and steam rooms, but no fewer than one, of each type in each cluster shall be required to comply with 612.
612 Saunas and Steam Rooms
612.1 General. Saunas and steam rooms shall comply with 612.
612.2 Bench. Where seating is provided in saunas and steam rooms, at least one bench shall comply with 903. Doors shall not swing into the clear floor space required by 903.2.
EXCEPTION: A readily removable bench shall be permitted to obstruct the turning space required by 612.3 and the clear floor or ground space required by 903.2.
612.3 Turning Space. A turning space complying with 304 shall be provided within saunas and steam rooms.
