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Author Message Margaret G. Chewning FCSI CCS Senior Member Username: presbspec Post Number: 225 Registered: 01-2003 Posted on Friday, November 30, 2012 - 09:58 am:    I have an interior design friend with a question regarding the projection of a light fixture above a sink: "I am working a commercial job and can’t find the definitive answer to the question of lighting above a sink where ADA requirements is involved. I know that in a hallway projection cannot be more than 4”, but does this also apply to above a sink? I have all these books, but no final judgment. I want to replace the lighting just above the sink am I constrained to 4” projection?" Can one of you code geeks respond to Kathy's question? Thanks Margaret Ronald L. Geren, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP Senior Member Username: specman Post Number: 1063 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Friday, November 30, 2012 - 10:05 am:    Section 307 of the 2010 ADA Standards addresses protruding objects limits objects that protrude horizontally into the circulation path to 4 inches. Since the light fixture above the lavatory is not in the circulation path, the 4-inch limitation does not apply. Ron Geren, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP www.specsandcodes.com Margaret G. Chewning FCSI CCS Senior Member Username: presbspec Post Number: 226 Registered: 01-2003 Posted on Friday, November 30, 2012 - 10:19 am:    Thanks Ron. You confirmed what I thought was the correct answer.