36104 In order to be a place of public accommodation, a facility must be operated by a private entity, its operations must affect commerce, and it must fall within one of these 12 categories:

1. Places of lodging. i.e. Hotel, motel, inn.
2. Establishments serving food or drink. I.e. Restaurant, bar.
3. Places of exhibition or entertainment.
   I.e. Movie house, theatre, concert hall, stadium.
4. Places of public gathering.
   I.e. Auditorium, convention center, lecture hall.
5. Sales or rental establishments.
   I.e. Shopping center, grocery store, clothing store
6. Service establishments.
   I.e. Bank, accounting office, law office, hospital, office of a health care provider, pharmacy, insurance office, travel service, gas station.
7. Stations used for specific public transportation. I.e. Terminal, depot, rail station.
8. Places of public display or collection. I.e. Museum, library, gallery.
9. Places of recreation.
   I.e. Park, zoo, amusement park.
10. Places of education.
    I.e. Nursery, elementary, secondary, undergraduate, postgraduate private school.
11. Social service center establishments.
    I.e. Day care center, senior citizen center, homeless shelter, food bank, adoption agency.
12. Places of exercise or recreation.
    I.e. Health spa, gym, bowling alley, golf course.

Who Is Not Required To Comply?
Residential Facilities
Religious Organizations
Private Clubs

Landlord & Tenant Responsibilities
36.201(b) Both the landlord who owns the building that houses a place of public accommodation and the tenant who owns or operates the place of public accommodation are public accommodations subject to the requirements of this part. As between the parties, allocation of responsibility for complying with the obligation of this part may be determined by lease or other contract.

Where Signs Are Required
At all parking spaces reserved for individuals with disabilities (In Dade County, use 18" x 18" symbol sign).
One in every eight accessible spaces, shall be served by an access aisle and be designated: VAN ACCESSIBLE.
At all accessible passenger loading zones.
At all accessible entrances when not all are accessible

Mounting
Located so they cannot be obscured by a vehicle in the place.

Signs which designate permanent rooms & spaces shall comply with the following:

Where Signs Are Required
Room Numbers
Room Names
Office Names
Department Names
Restrooms
Exit Doors
Stairway Doors
Other Permanent Areas & Rooms
Accessible Entrances (when all are not accessible) In Case of Fire, Use Stairs (not required but recommended)

Lettering
Room Name Raised 1/32"
All Caps
5/8" Minimum Height
2" Maximum Height Accompanied by Grade 2 Braille

Pictograms
To be within its own, 6" minimum high, background. Must have equivalent verbal description below. Four Required:

Symbol of Accessibility - at accessible entrance or restroom	TDD Symbol - at all required Text Telephones
Volume Control Telephones - at all required V.C. Telephones	Symbol of Hearing Loss - at all required Assis. Lis. Systems

Therefore minimum height for signs of this type would be 8" to accommodate the symbol with copy below.

Finish & Contrast
Non-glare Finish.
70% Contrast (Lt-Dk)/Lt (i.e. Light characters on a dark background or dark characters on a light background.)

Mounting
60" from floor to center of sign.
On wall to latch side of door (or nearest adjacent wall). To avoid door swing and protruding objects.

These are not required to comply.

Signs which provide direction to or information about functional spaces shall comply with the following:

Sign Types Included
Directional Signs
Informational Signs
Regulatory Signs

Where Signs Are Required
On the path to functional spaces or rooms at a junction. To accessible entrances from all non-accessible entrances. To accessible restrooms from all non-accessible restrooms. To text telephones from all banks of non-text telephones. To areas -of Rescue Assistance from all inaccessible exits.

Lettering
Lower case characters are permitted.
Width-to-Height ratio between 3:5 and 1:10.
Stroke-width-to-height ratio between 1:5 and 1:10.
Letters to be sized by viewing distance from
which they are to be read.

The following chart is used as an industry standard, with *1/2" cap height a recommended minimum for all signs:

Pictograms
To be within its own, 6" minimum high,: background. Must have equivalent verbal description below.
Four Required:
Symbol of Accessibility
TDD Symbol
Symbol of Hearing Loss
Volume Control Telephones

Therefore minimum height for signs of this type would be 8" to accommodate the symbol with copy below.

Finish & Contrast
Non-glare finish.
70% Contrast (Lt-Dk)/Lt (i.e. Light characters on a dark background or dark characters on a light background.)

Ceiling Or Projecting Signs (Additional Requirements)
3" minimum cap height.
80" min. clear head room to finish floor. Lower case characters are permitted