Kitchen Planning Guidelines with Access Standards

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Cooking Surface Ventilation

Provide a correctly sized, ducted ventilation system for all cooking surface appliances. The recommended minimum is 150 cfm

Manufacturer’s specifications must be followed


The minimum required exhaust rate for a ducted hood is 100 cfm and must be ducted to the outside


Make-up air may need to be provided


Access Standard


Ventilation controls should be placed 15” – 44” above the floor, operable with minimal effort, easy to read and with minimal noise pollution.


Operable parts should be operable with one hand and not require tight grasping, pinching or twisting of the wrist. The force required to activate operable parts should be 5 pounds maximum


Where a forward or side reach is unobstructed, the high reach should be 48” maximum and the low reach should be 15” minimum above the floor


Where a forward or side reach is obstructed by a 20” – 25” deep counter, the high reach should be 44” maximum