Gate Checklist

Reference material – available for review to owner and city building inspector.

✓ Approved plans and permit card.
✓ Installation manual - read full manual.
✓ Installation checklist.

General requirements for automatic gates

CBC 3110 & CFC 503.6 requires all automatic gates to meet UL 325 and ASTM F22000.

✓ Select UL Vehicle Gate Operator Class:
- o Class I - residential 1 to 4 single families.
- o Class II - commercial/ general access includes multi family housing.
- o Class III - industrial/limited access.
- o Class IV - restricted access .
✓ No barbed/razor wire, barbed/razor tape allowed. SRMC
✓ No electric fence allowed. SRMC
✓ Safety devices listed in manual.
- o List at least two safety devices required for opening. UL 325
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- o List at least two safety devices required for closing. UL 325
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- o List monitored entrapment device (MED) if ≤ 16” of stationary objects.
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✓ Monitored devices when disconnected shall make gate inoperable. UL 325
✓ Bottom and leading/trailing edges shall be protected. UL 325
✓ Gates shall not fall over more than 45 degrees from a vertical plane when the gate is detached from supporting hardware. ASTM F2200
✓ No protrusions greater than 1/2” on gate bottom and leading/trailing edges– no sharp edges. ASTM F 2200
✓ No protrusions within opening of gate within 8’ of grade. ASTM F 2200
✓ No gate movement when detached from motor. ASTM F 2200
✓ Disable manual latches on retro gates. ASTM F 2200
✓ Electrical conduit protected against vehicle impact. CEC
✓ Electrical equipment grounded. CEC
✓ No gate controls within 6’ of gate in any position. UL 325 §58.8.4 (f).
✓ Warning signs (one each side.). UL 325 §58.8.4 (h).
✓ Separate pedestrian entrance required. UL 325 §58.8.4 (b). Must be accessible for commercial and multi-family. CBC Chapter 11.