B.
Curb Ramps (Curb Cuts): Provide curb ramps to accommodate
people with disabilities as well as lawn mowers.
14.5
Pavement Marking: Provide locations and details of pavement
stripping for parking, roadways, crosswalks, areas restricted to
people with disabilities, and other special areas.
14.6
Pedestrian Pavement Construction:
A.
Design walkways to provide clearly defined, unobstructed,
direct routes through the site, interconnecting site and
building entryways, curb ramps, parking areas, pedestrian
landscaped features, such as, open area plazas, courts,
atriums and other site elements.
B.
New pavement material should be compatible with and complement
the existing installations.
C.
Construct walks of concrete. Reinforce the concrete pavement
if subbase conditions warrant. Where pedestrian and vehicular
pavement meet, thicken the subbase material.
D.
Pedestrian wearing course material may be rigid unit pavers
(bricks, stone set's, concrete units, large paving slabs,
etc.). To facilitate use by people with disabilities, design
a rigid base of concrete or asphaltic concrete beneath pavers.
E.
Walks should be at least 1500 mm (60 inches wide), except
2400 mm (96 inches) minimum where abutting parking stalls.
F.
Design walks to accommodate people with disabilities.
Eliminate steps unless unavoidable (see paragraph 2.4).
ENTRANCES TO BUILDING: Analyze special requirements for entrances to
15.
buildings based on the requirements in the Architectural Design Manual,
Exterior Entrances and Platforms. Particular reference is made to
complying with vertical clearances of buildings and canopies over
roadways and vehicular access areas, and snow melting requirements at
specific entrances.
TRUCK DOCK DESIGN: Design adequate space for truck maneuverability and
16.
parking of facility equipment, including trash dumpsters. Provide for
the protection of freight and personnel from the weather. VA facility
will provide information on volume of truck activity and projection of
future activity (see Architectural Design Manual, Exterior Entrances and
Platforms).
17.
PARKING FACILITIES (SURFACE AND STRUCTURE):
17.1
Provide compact car parking in employee areas of parking lots and
garages. VA facility will provide information on number of
required spaces (see Article 4).
Previous Page
