Pierce Annex

University of California at Riverside
Site Evaluation Survey
Report: UCR P5508 Pierce Annex in Riverside, CA
900 University Avenue
58. Elevator Control (Panel & Hall Call) - Southeast Side at Pierce
Annex.
Memo:
Areas noted in compliance:
Elevator car controls are located on a front wall in cars that have center opening doors, and at the side wall or at the front
wall next to the door if the car has side opening doors.
Elevator floor buttons comply with reach range requirements (48” front reach; 54” side reach to centerline of buttons).
Control buttons are square shouldered, and are a minimum of 3/4” and raised 1/8” plus of minus 1/32” above the
sorrounding surface.
Control buttons are illuminated and are activated by a mechanical motion that is detectable.
All buttons are designated by a 5/8” minimum Arabic Numeral, alphabet or other standard sans serif uppercase character,
or standard raised symbol immediately to the left of the control button.
All raised characters are white on a black background.
Grade 2 Braille symbols are located immediately below the raised characters.
Emergency controls (stop and alarm) are a minimum of 35” from the floor.
The centerline of hall call buttons in elevator lobbies are located at 42” above the floor.
Hall call buttons are a minimum of 3/4” in size and raised 1/8” plus or minus 1/32” above the sorrounding surface.
Hall call button provides visual indication that shows each call registered and extinguishes when answered.
Objects adjacent to and below hall call buttons do not project more than 4”.
Hall call buttons are internally illuminated with a white light over the entire surface of the button.
Areas not meeting new construction standards:
3/8” minimum distance between the rows of the control buttons.
Recommendation:
None.
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