ONTARIO
REGULATION 332/12,
section 3.8.2.1(4)
of the ontario Building code
(4) In
a Group C major occupancy apartment building, not less than 10% of all residential suites shall be provided with a barrier-free path of travel from the suite entrance door to,
(a)
the doorway to at least one bedroom at the same level, and
(b)
the doorway to at least one bathroom,
(i)
having an area not less than 4.5 m2 at
the same level, and
(ii)
conforming to Sentence 9.5.11.3.(1).
As of January 1, 2015:
Ontario Regulation 368/13, Section 3.8.2.1
(5) In
a Group C major occupancy apartment building, not less than 15% of all suites of residential
occupancy shall be provided
with a barrier-free path of travel from the suite entrance door into the following rooms
and spaces that shall be located at the same level as the barrier-free path of travel:
(a) at least one bedroom,
(b) at least one bathroom conforming to Sentence (6),
(c) a kitchen or kitchen space, and
(d) a living room or space.
(6) Bathrooms
required by Clause (5)(b) shall,
(a) contain a lavatory,
(b) contain a water closet,
(c) contain a bathtub or a shower,
(d) have wall reinforcement installed in conformance with
Sentence 3.3.4.9.(1), and
(e) be designed to permit a wheelchair to turn in an open
space not less than 1 500 mm in diameter.
(7) The
number of suites described in Sentence (5) having 1, 2
or 3 or more bedrooms shall be in proportion to the number of suites of residential
occupancy having 1, 2 or 3 or
more bedrooms in the remainder of the building.
(8) The suites described in Sentence (5) shall be
distributed among storeys that are required by Article 3.8.2.1.
to have a barrier-free path of travel, having regard to the
height of the suite above grade.
What is
meant by barrier-free path of travel:
3.8.1.3. Barrier-Free Path of
Travel
(1) Except as required in
Sentence (4) and except as permitted in Subsection 3.8.3., every barrier-free path of travel shall provide an unobstructed width of
at least 1 100 mm for the passage of wheelchairs.
(2) Interior and exterior
walking surfaces that are within a barrier-free path of travel shall,
(a) have no opening that
will permit the passage of a sphere more than 13 mm in diam,
(b) have any elongated
openings oriented approximately perpendicular to the direction of travel,
(c) be stable, firm and
slip-resistant,
(d) be bevelled at a
maximum slope of 1 in 2 at changes in level not more than 13 mm, and
(e) be provided with
sloped floors or ramps at changes in level more than 13 mm.
(3) A barrier-free path of travel is permitted to
include ramps, passenger elevators or other platform equipped passenger
elevating devices to overcome a difference in level.
(4) Every barrier-free path of travel less than 1 600 mm in
width shall be provided with an unobstructed space not less than 1 600 mm in
width and 1 600 mm in length located not more than 30 m apart.
(5) Where the headroom of an
area in a barrier-free path of travel is reduced to less than
1 980 mm, a guardrail or other barrier with its leading edge at or below 680 mm
from the floor shall be provided.
What are the
classifications:
(a) used for major occupancies classified as,
(i) Group A, assembly occupancies,
(ii) Group B, care or detention occupancies,
(iii) Group F, Division
1, high hazard industrial
occupancies, or
(b) exceeding 600 m2 in building
area or exceeding
three storeys in building height and used
for major occupancies classified
as,
(i) Group C, residential
occupancies,
(ii) Group D, business and personal services
occupancies,
(iii) Group E, mercantile occupancies, or
(iv) Group F, Divisions
2 and 3, medium hazard
industrial occupancies and low hazard industrial occupancies.
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Good morning Mr. Gervais;
You are correct that Group C Buildings are residential however the term
condominium is not used in the Building Code for the simple reason that
‘condominium’ is not a type of building. It is a form of tenure, notwithstanding that the
term condominium is used widely by the general public to describe residential
apartment buildings that are owned by the residents. In fact many
different building types may be condominiums including single detached houses
(think gated communities), townhouses, retail malls and industrial malls.
In the Building Code apartment building is the term
used for all multi-unit residential buildings. The Building Code barrier-free design
requirements apply equally to all new multi-unit buildings whether the
tenure is rental or condominium ownership. The Building Code
sets minimum construction standards for all buildings. It does not have
one set of standards for rental buildings and another for condominium
buildings. The differences that building users may see
between the types of building designs are established by developers who can and
frequently build to higher than minimum standards depending on who they are
targeting to live in the building.
The Group C Residential category also includes hotels,
motels, student residences/dormitories, convents, monasteries, residential
schools, homeless shelters, shelters for women, open and semi-secure youth
detention facilities and hostels. All of these, depending on the size and design of the
building, are subject to the Code’s barrier-free design requirements.
That category might also include adult apartment buildings such as a senior’s
retirement apartment building but if it is a long-term care facility, that
would be a Group B which also must meet barrier-free requirements.
Group F, Division 1 Buildings are high hazard
industrial buildings where barrier-free requirements do not apply to the
industrial component of the building. But if a Group F, Div. 1 building
includes an office component, that portion of the building would be considered
a Group D and barrier-free design requirements
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Nancy P. Smith, OAA
Coordinator, Code Development
Building and Development Branch
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
777 Bay Street, 2nd Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5G 2E5
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