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C. Curb Ramps (Curb Cuts): Provide curb ramps to
accommodate people with disabilities as well as lawn
mowers.
12.5
Pavement Marking: Provide locations and details of
pavement stripping for employee parking and accessible
walkways.
12.6
Pedestrian Pavement Construction:
A.
Design walkways to provide clearly defined,
unobstructed, routes to site features, interconnecting
site and building entryways, curb ramps, and parking
areas.
B.
New pavement material should be compatible with and
complement the existing installations.
C. Pedestrian wearing course material may be rigid unit
pavers (bricks, stone set's, concrete units, large
paving slabs, etc.)and appropriate to the locale. To
facilitate use by people with disabilities, design a rigid
base of concrete or asphaltic concrete beneath
pavers.
D. Walks should be at least 1500 mm (60 inches), except
2400 mm (96 inches) minimum where abutting parking
stalls.
ENTRANCES TO BUILDING: Analyze special requirements for
13.
entrances to buildings, especially accessibility compliance with
UFAS.
LOADING DOCK DESIGN: Design adequate space for truck
14.
maneuverability and parking of facility equipment, including trash
dumpsters. NCA will provide information on volume of truck
activity and projection of future activity.
15.
PARKING FACILITIES:
14.1
National Cemetery Administration will provide information
on number of required spaces.
14.2
Acceptable dimensions for parking are as follows for
employee lots:
a.
Minimum Bay Width
18 m (60'0")
b.
Minimum Stall Width
2700 mm (9'0")
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