N.J. Admin. Code § 5:23-7.19

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 5:23-7.19 - Recreation: route of travel

(a) There shall be an accessible route of travel connecting the following elements: at least one site access point and all support facilities, accessible recreation facilities, and accessible recreation equipment at each park or recreation area. For purposes of applying this requirement, parks may be divided into smaller areas and an accessible route provided from one site access point at each area to all support facilities, accessible recreation facilities, and accessible recreation equipment in that area.

(b) An accessible route of travel shall meet the following criteria:

1. An accessible route of travel that connects an accessible site access point and support facilities, accessible recreation facilities, and accessible recreation equipment shall meet all of the criteria for an accessible route in the technical standard adopted within Chapter 11 of the building subcode (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.14), except that the following are also acceptable surfacing materials: flat surfaced pavers on concrete, flat surfaced pavers on sand, and wood decking. Crushed stone laid over a compacted subgrade and bound with sufficient cement to provide a non-shifting, firm surface shall also be acceptable.

2. A challenge level I accessible route may connect additional site access points, if provided, and support facilities, recreation equipment, and recreation facilities. A challenge level I accessible route shall meet the criteria for an accessible route in the technical standard adopted within Chapter 11 of the building subcode (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.14), except as follows:

i. In addition to the materials listed in (b)1 above, the following materials are acceptable as surfacing: soil cement, graded wood chips, grass, and compacted earth.

ii. An accessible route with a running slope of 1:16 or steeper shall be considered a ramp. Cross slopes shall not exceed 1:30.

iii. Landings for ramps shall be provided at the top, bottom, at all changes in direction, and after each 48 feet of projection.

iv. Materials specified in (b)1 above are acceptable ramp surfacing materials.

v. When the running slope is between 1:20 and 1:16, a level rest area at least five feet by five feet shall be provided every 200 feet.

(c) The accessible route to multi-functional play equipment shall lead onto the equipment itself, as specified at 5:23-7.31(c)1.

(d) When a resilient safety area is specified by the manufacturer of the play equipment, an accessible route through the resilient safety area shall be provided. It shall meet the following conditions:

1. Commercially manufactured or processed materials must be certified by the manufacturer as permitting independent wheelchair passage;

2. Natural materials must be of the type and depth to meet the specifications in the Consumer Products Safety Commission Handbook on Playground Safety (Consumer Products Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207) or must be one of the following:

i. Wood chips of relatively uniform size from hard wood without bark, leaves, twigs, or brush, or

ii. Double shredded bark and mulch of relatively uniform size without leaves, twigs, or brush; and

3. The accessible route and the resilient safety area shall be of the same material.

(e) The accessible route to single function play equipment shall lead to the safety area surrounding the equipment.

N.J. Admin. Code § 5:23-7.19

New Rule, R.1988 d.352, effective 8/1/1988.
See: 19 N.J.R. 1270(a), 20 N.J.R. 1873(b).
Amended by R.1996 d.132, effective 3/18/1996 (operative July 1, 1996).
See: 27 N.J.R. 3870(a), 28 N.J.R. 1505(a).
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.5 and amended by R.1999 d.105, effective 4/5/1999.
See: 30 N.J.R. 2972(a), 31 N.J.R. 852(a).
In (c), changed N.J.A.C. reference. Former N.J.A.C. 5:32-7.18, Recreation: equestrian facilities, recodified to N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.31.
Amended by R.2002 d.350, effective 11/4/2002.
See: 34 N.J.R. 626(a), 34 N.J.R. 3772(a).
In (b), rewrote 1 and the introductory paragraph of 2; in (d), rewrote the introductory paragraph.
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.18 and amended by R.2007 d.144, effective 5/7/2007.
See: 38 N.J.R. 4962(a), 39 N.J.R. 1683(a).
In (c), updated the N.J.A.C. reference.
Former N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.19, Recreation: pools, recodified to N.J.A.C. 5:23-7.20.

Amended by 54 N.J.R. 545(b), effective 4/4/2022