Where food or drink is served at counters exceeding 34″ in height, a portion of the main counter to be provided 60″ long & 28″ to 34″ above finish floor.
CBC 1104B.5.4
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Hi, we are a small café and the L-shaped bar we are building is 8′ X ‘5.5’–does this mean that basically one whole side of the bar (60″) would have to be 28″-34″ above floor? We have accessible seating at a large communal table and three 2-tops. We are a 24 seat restaurant that will have at least 6 accessible seating areas in different areas of the floor.
Thank you for your time.
What you want to do, is provide the same experience to everyone, whether they are able bodied or disabled. You don’t want to discriminate against anyone by essentially saying that a disabled person cannot sit at the bar.
Also, you mentioned that you have accessible 2-top tables. Be careful about that, because an accessible table requires a 30″ wide space, extending 19″ under the table, to accommodate a wheelchair. A 2-top table, with a center support, typically wouldn’t allow that.
Thank you so much for your quick response, we were planning on getting 4-legged tables so I think we are good to go there. I have been noticing that many places now have “pop-up” bars underneath the main bar (basically a table top on hinges that pops up from underneath the bar to accommodate disabled access). Do you have any thoughts on this modification?