Provide clear floor space at fixed tables or counters. Clear floor space to overlap knee 
space 19” max.
CBC 1122B.2
Provide knee clearance 27” high, 30” wide & 19” deep.
Exception: Knee clearance not required at checkout counter or service counters.
CBC 1122B.3
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space 19” max.
Hello,
“Exception: Knee clearance not required at checkout counter or service counters.”
Does a receptionist desk in a dental office that processes check-ins and check-outs for patients constitute “check-out counter” ?
What is the definition of “checkout counter or service counters”?
Thank you for your reply
Absolutely. I don’t know if there is a specific definition of service counter – other than the obvious – but the ADA is all about, “providing goods and services.” If you have a person providing services on one side of the counter, and a customer on the other side of the counter, there’s a pretty good chance that we would call that a service counter.
Clarification: my question is in regards to both the “receptionist side” of the counter as well as the “public side” of the counter.
Thank you