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Presented by:
Kitchener Building Division & OBOA
October 24, 2015
OBC Navigation & Best Practices
(OBC Matrix)
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TODAY’S AGENDA
The legislation governing building
in Ontario
Strategies for success in the permit
application & inspection processes
Using & applying the Building Code
(Ontario)
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Protects health & safety of
people
Enables construction to happen
It is the law
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO US?
Building Code Act
& the Building Code
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ONTARIO BUILDING LAWS
Referenced Standards
OBC Municipal Bylaws
Building Code Act
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Ontario Legislature (Building Code Act)
MMAH (BC content & amendments)
Local CBO (Application of BCA & OBC)
BCC (Disputes over application of OBC)
Ontario Courts (Disputes over compliance with BCA)
DECISION MAKERS
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Act Reference: 7.1-(1)(2)(3)(4)
• Principal Authority shall establish and
enforce a code of conduct for the Chief
Building Official and Inspectors.
Code of Conduct
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Act Reference: 8.-(2), 10.-(2)
CBO must issue a building permit or a change of use permit if it complies with applicable law
Building Code Act
Prime Directive
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Act Reference: 8.-(9)
• CBO or RCA as applicable may send permit application drawings to OAA or PEO if reasonable grounds exist to believe that professional regulations being contravened
• CBO must release drawings if requested by OAA or PEO
Building Code Act
Referrals to OAA and PEO
9 Act Reference: 7.-(1)
Municipality is empowered to pass by-laws prescribing building permit administrative requirements only.
(“the building by-law”)
Building Code Act
Municipal By-laws (1)
10 Act Reference: 7.-(1)(a)-(j)
May prescribe administrative standards:
Classes of permits Application forms
Plans & specifications required Fees and Refunds
As-built plan requirements Inspection notice requirements
Fences around construction sites Appointments of CBO & inspectors
Building Code Act
Municipal By-laws (2)
11 Act Reference: 35.-(1)
Act gives OBC exclusive jurisdiction over demolition & construction standards for new buildings.
Municipal by-laws have no effect in this area
Building Code Act
Municipal By-laws (3)
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Mandatory code knowledge testing for designers & building officials.
• Testing/qualification tied to various building types i.e. BCIN or BCDS
• Standardized permit forms
• Restrictions on permit fees
• Building permit time targets for municipalities, plan review & inspections
Building Code Act
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• A set of minimum standards in order to promote and assure health, fire safety, structural sufficiency, energy efficiency and accessibility of buildings
• Not really a design manual
The Official 2012
Compendium Building Code
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Introduction to the Code 2012 Code – Objective Based Format
• New Layout – 2 Volumes
Volume 1 – 3 Divisions
• Division A – Compliance, Objectives and Functional
Statements, and Definitions
• Division B – Acceptable Solutions
• Division C – Administrative Provisions
Volume 2
• Attribution Tables
• Supplementary Standards (previously Supplementary
Guidelines)
Still to be released
• Application and Intent statements – 2016?
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Code Reference: Division A, 1.1.2.2., 1.1.2.4.
Parts 3,4,5, & 6 apply to:
• All A, B and F1 buildings, and to C, D, E and F2/3 buildings >600m2 in building area or 3 storeys in building height
Part 9 applies to:
• C, D, E and F2/3 buildings </=600m2 in building area or 3 storeys in building height
Application
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Code Ref: Division A, 1.1.2.5., 1.1.2.6.(1)
• Part 11 applies only to alterations to buildings at least 5 years old
• If an existing building is renovated, the Code generally applies only to parts altered. There are, however, exceptions in Parts 10 and 11 for specific change of uses, increases in hazard and extensive renovations
Existing buildings
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Code Reference: Division C, 1.3.2.1 & 1.3.2.2.
• The approved permit drawings and other documents must be kept at the construction site, and the building permit must be posted
Intention is that consultants, contractors and owner’s representatives have ready access to approved documents on site
• Municipalities retain copy for own use
Site Documents
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• An occupancy permit is only required if occupancy is necessary while building still unfinished. An occupancy permit is not necessary at the completion of construction of any building
• Minimum completion standards for occupancy are explicitly listed. CBO must issue occupancy permit if minimum criteria met
• Where RCA appointed, CBO must issue occupancy permit after receipt of a “certificate of occupancy” issued by RCA
• New, Part 9 residential buildings require occupancy permit, even if unfinished.
Occupancy Permits
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Code Reference: Division C, 1.2
• Requirements for professional design and review determined on the basis of occupancy, height and gross or building area
• Where professional design is required, general review is also mandatory
Design and General Review (1)
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Code Reference: Div. C, 1.2 & OAA Act
• No requirement for an architect for interior space partitioning and other alterations in any building where structure, exits, fire separations and exterior walls exist & are unaffected
Design and General Review (2)
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• 2012 Building Code (O. Reg. 332/12 (as amended)
• O. Reg. 191/14
Eff. January 1, 2015
• No transition period
• Binder & online options (Publications Ontario)
2012 Building Code Volume 1 & 2
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The Building Permit
Process
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Building Permit
Success Strategies
1. Be informed. Know the Building Code and the basic obligations
of building officials.
2. Manage unreasonable client expectations. Put the public
interest first.
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Building Permit
Success Strategies
3. Confirm code fundamentals early in design development, and
incorporate data matrix on final drawings
4. Review and understand code issues before consulting with building
officials
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Building Permit
Success Strategies
5. Perform a final coordination check of the work of the
consulting team.
6. Do not release incomplete drawings for a building permit
submission.
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Permit Applications
Other Resources
• MMAH Buildings Branch, sign-up for Ontario CodeNews
• http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page7393.aspx/site4.aspx
• www.oboa.on.ca (Cont. Education + SB 10 & SB 12, mid-rise & barrier free info)
• Interactive Building Code on CD
• Review checklists
• TACBOC Construction Details and specifications for Part 9 housing
• Building Code/Fire Protection Consultants
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Permit Applications
Submission Requirements (1)
• Municipal building bylaws usually require “submission of sufficient plans and other documents to enable the CBO to determine if the proposed construction will comply with the code and any other applicable law”
• Complete and coordinated A, S, M & E signed & sealed drawings are imperative. CBO cannot practically process drawings not sealed, or if substantially incomplete
• A “complete” application now requires a decision by CBO within a prescribed time relating to the permits issuance.
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Communicating OBC design summary in accordance with OAA Practice Bulletin A.9, and clearly identifying fire separations are highly effective strategies to expedite approval
Permit Applications
Submission Requirements (3)
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Effective: January 1, 2011 Common Application Form
Application Form Cont’d
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Permit Application Filing
• Complete Applications – reviewed within prescribed time frames
• Incomplete Applications – not required to be reviewed within time frame
• Check OBC & Municipal Building By-law (website) for Complete Application requirements
• Unsure, Contact Building Dept.
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mike.seiling@kitchener.ca
Questions
Presented by:
Kitchener Building Division
October 24, 2015
Enhanced Barrier-Free
Requirements
New Accessibility Provisions
2012 OBC (January 1, 2015)
• Presentation to include Ontario Building
Code barrier-free accessibility
amendments in accordance with O.Reg.
368/13
• Effective Dates
– January 1, 2015 – Enhanced Barrier Free
Provisions
Barrier Free Entrances
Clarified Article 3.8.1.2. & Table 3.8.1.2.
• Principal Entrance required to be
accessible entrance as well
• Clarified number of entrance points to
be BFA (Table clarification)
• Clarified BFA entrance also apply to
retail and assembly suites accessed
from exterior
Barrier Free Path Of Travel
• Article 3.8.2.1. Revised • BFA now required to and throughout all storeys and roof
amenity areas (unless exempted)
• Will essentially require elevators (or ramps) throughout majority
of buildings under Part 3
• Exemptions (3.8.2.1.(2))
– B2/B3 occupancy floor areas not required to be connected
by a ramp or elevator
– D/C occupancy buildings less than 600sq.m in Building Area
and 3 storeys or less
– F2/F3 occupancies not required to be served by elevators
• Updated as per O.Reg. 368/13
– New Sentence 3.4.6.1.(2)
• Tactile attention indicator required at:
– Top of stairs (one tread depth back from the edge of
the top stair), and
– Leading edge of landings where a door opens onto
stairs
– (applicable to exit and egress stairs)
Slip Resistant Surface Finish
For Stairs And Ramps
Slip Resistant Surface Finish
For Stairs And Ramps
(Cont’d)
• New Sentence 3.8.1.3.(6)
• For floor areas that do not require a barrier-free path
of travel, interior walking surfaces are required to
meet Clauses (3.8.1.3.(2)(a) to (e) (floor openings
(max. 13mm), stable, firm and slip resistant, bevelled
slopes of 1 in 2 for changes in level of more than 13
mm etc.)
• Guards where headroom in a corridor or aisle is less
than 1980mm (i.e. underside of escalator or stair)
Interior Walking Surfaces
Interior Walking Surfaces
(Cont’d)
Headroom Measurement
• Amended Sentence 3.8.1.3.(5)
• Available headroom (min. 1980mm)
required to be measured “from finished
floor” (previously identified as a
measurement “from the floor”)
• Revised Sentence 3.8.1.3.(4)
• Increased to 1800mm x 1800mm
• Still required every 30m
• Still based on corridors less than
1600mm
Barrier Free Passing Area
Controls
• Updated as per O.Reg. 368/13
– Revised Sentence 3.8.1.5.(1) • “side approach” clarification (required to be provided)
• Controls to be operable with a closed fist (with the
exception of manual pull stations) and not more than
22.2N
• Manual pull stations to be operable with 1 hand (22.2N)
– Mounting Heights: • Thermostats and MPS: 1200mm AFF
• All other controls: 900-1100mm AFF
Controls (Cont’d)
Residential Apartment Suites • Sentence 3.8.2.1.(5) • Now 15%
• Now BFA path to – At least one bedroom
– At least one bathroom
• With a lavatory
• With a water closet
• Containing a bathtub or a shower
• With wall reinforcement as per 3.3.4.9.(1)
• 1500mm wheelchair turning space
– A living room or living space
– A kitchen or kitchen space
Residential Apartment Suites Example suite layout
Residential Apartment Suites Example washroom layouts
Residential Apartment Suites Suite Proportions and Distribution
• New Sentence 3.8.2.1.(7)
– Designated BFA suites are required to be
proportionate to Unit Type (i.e. 1,2 or 3 bedroom)
• New Sentence 3.8.2.1.(8)
– Distributed throughout storeys
New Hotel Enhancements
• New Sentence 3.8.2.4.(4) through (8) • Controls installed in accordance with Sentence
3.8.1.5.(1)
• Entrance door to Hotel Suite to have power door
operator
• Door viewer not more than 1100mm above finished
floor
• Doors between adjoining suites to meet BF design
requirements (i.e., width, 300/600mm, closed fist
operation)
• New Sentence 3.8.2.4.(7) and (8)
• At least one power receptacle in at least one
barrier-free accessible hotel suite is required
to be provided with an emergency power
supply (where a generator is used for the
building)
• The outlet is required to be identified via
signage “EMERGENCY POWER OUTLET”
mounted beside the outlet
New Hotel Enhancements
(Cont’d)
New Hotel Enhancements Example Suite Layout
• New/Revised Sentence
3.8.3.1.(4) through (6) • International Symbol of Access
• Signs to identify the location of a barrier-free means
of egress (3.8.3.1.(4))
• All signs to be mounted not less than 1200mm and
not more than 1500mm above the finished floor
(including signage provided on non-accessible floors)
(3.8.3.1.(5) and (6))
Accessibility Signs
Doorways
• Revised Sentence 3.8.3.3.(1)
• Increased clear open doorway width
from 850mm to 860mm
• Revised Sentence 3.8.3.3.(3)
• Door opening device (only means of
operating the door) are required to be
designed to be operable using a closed fist,
and
• Be mounted not less than 900mm and not
more than 1100mm AFF
Door Opening Devices
Door Opening Devices
(Cont’d)
• New Clause 3.8.3.3.(10)(c)
• 300mm “latch” side clearance required to be
provided on both sides of a sliding door
Door Latch Side Clearances
Barrier-Free Entrances
• Revised Sentences 3.8.3.3.(4) and (5)
• Power door operators required for all barrier-
free entrances serving Group A, B2, B3, C, D
or E occupancies (note: no reference to
“major occupancy”)
• Barrier-free entrances incorporating a
vestibule are required to be provided with a
power door operator for the interior vestibule
door
Power Door Operators
• New Sentence 3.8.3.3.(6)
• Power door operators now required for
– Washrooms for public use required to be
BFA
– Group A occupancies within Group C
major occupancy apartment buildings (i.e.
all amenity rooms)
Power Door Operators
(Cont’d)
• Revised Sentence 3.8.3.3.(16)
• All power door operators are required to
be installed on the latch side and to
allow persons to activate the door from
either side (i.e. power door operators on
both sides of a door)
Power Door Operators
(Cont’d)
• Revised Sentence 3.8.3.3.(17)
• Minimum face dimensions now allow for circular (150mm
diameter) and rectangular (50mm x 100mm) face dimensions
• Closed fist operation
• Centre location between 900mm and 1100mm AFF (or ground)
or
• It extends from not more than 200mm to not less than 900mm
AFF or ground
• Located not less than 600mm and not more than 1500mm
beyond the doors swing (opening towards the control)
• Visible and International Symbol of Access signage
• Revised Sentence 3.8.3.3.(11)
• Required clearances within a vestibule for
doors located within series and for vestibule
doors that are not aligned
– Doors in series require a distance of 1500mm
(previously 1200mm) plus the width of any door
that swings into the vestibule
– A 1500mm turning radius (clear of door swings)
required within vestibules incorporating non
aligned doors
Vestibule Clearances
Space Between Doors
Non Barrier-Free Accessible
Floors
• New Sentence 3.8.3.3.(19)
• Non barrier-free accessible floor areas – All doors in public corridors to be 860mm clear
– Closed fist operation (900mm to 1100mm AFF)
(Issue – how to pull open a latched door with a closed
fist….may require a power door operator)
– Vision panels in accordance with 3.8.3.3.(14)
– Sheet glass doors in accordance with 3.8.3.3.(15)
– If provided, power door operators in accordance with
sentences 3.8.3.3.(16) & (17)
Ramps
• Revised Subclause 3.8.3.4.(1)(d)(ii)
– 1670 mm long (same width as ramp)
landings required where there is a change
of 90 deg. or more in the direction of the
ramp
• Revised Subclause 3.8.3.4.(1)(e)(v)
– 50 mm required between handrails and
walls or guards to which they are attached
• New Clause 3.8.3.4.(1)(h)
– Intermediate handrails for ramps wider
than 2200mm (minimum 900mm clear on
both sides)
• Clarified Sentence 3.8.3.4.(2)
– Ramp handrails and guards not required
for aisles serving fixed seating
Ramps (Cont’d)
Ramps (Cont’d)
New Washroom Provision
• New Sentence 3.7.4.2.(8)
• When 1 water closet required for each
sex, now permitted to use:
– One universal washroom, and
– One washroom with one water closet
(rather than 2 barrier free rooms)
Additional Washrooms
• New Sentence 3.8.2.3.(6)
• Where washrooms provided on a storey not
required to have a BF path of travel (3.8.2.1.)
– Conform to 3.8.3.9. (water closets) and
3.8.3.10.(5) (urinals) and 3.8.3.11.(5)
(lavatories) for water closets, lavatories
and urinal heights
– And ambulatory stall 3.8.3.8.(10)
Washrooms to be Accessible
• New Sentence 3.8.2.3.(4) through (6)
• Washrooms provided in excess of those
required by Subsection 3.7.4. are required to
meet the following Articles
– 3.8.3.8. (water closet stalls)
– 3.8.3.9. (water closets)
– 3.8.3.10. (urinals), and
– 3.8.3.11. (lavatories),
– Or be designed in accordance with Article
3.8.3.12. (universal washrooms)
Washrooms to be Accessible
(Cont’d)
• Sentence 3.8.2.3.(5)
• Requirements of Sentence 3.8.2.3.(4)
do not apply to – Washrooms in suites of residential occupancy
– Where other BFA washrooms are provided on the same floor
within 45m or,
– Located in a Group D, E or F suite less than 300 sq.m in
area separated from the remainder of the building
• New Table 3.8.2.3.B describes number of
stalls to be accessible
Water Closet Stalls
Water Closet Stalls
• Revised Article 3.8.3.8. – Clear turning space of 1500mm (previously
provided with width and depth of 1500mm)
– Closed fist door operation
– 860mm clear door opening (previously 810mm)
– Outward swing door (unless 820mm by 1440mm unobstructed clear space within the stall
– Door pull on both sides of the door (900mm to 1100mm)
– Clear transfer space 900mm wide and 1500mm deep, provided on one side of the water closet or on each side of the water closet
Water Closet Stalls (Cont’d)
• L shaped grab bars or fold down grab bars required (angled grab bars are no longer permitted)
– Horizontal component to be 750mm AFF
– Vertical component to be 150mm in front of the water closet
– Grab bars not less than 35mm and not more than 40mm in dia. (previously 30mm min.)
– Slip-resistive surface
Water Closet Stalls (Cont’d)
Water Closet Stalls (Cont’d)
• Fold down grab bars to be in
accordance with Sentences 3.8.3.8.(8)
• Fold down grab bars are permitted to
encroach into the 1500mm clear space
and the required transfer space.
Water Closet Stalls (Cont’d)
Water Closet Stalls (Cont’d)
Ambulatory Water Closet Stalls
• Required in accordance with Sentence 3.8.2.3.(6) – At least 1500mm deep and between 890mm and
940mm wide
– Door operable via a closed fist
– Door with a clear opening of 810mm
– Swing outward (unless minimum clearances are provided)
– Door provided with a door pull (900mm to 1000mm AFF)
– Door to have an emergency latch release from the outside
– Requirements for water closet location, grab bars and coat hooks
Ambulatory Water Closet Stalls
Cont’d
Water Closets
• Revised Article 3.8.3.9.
– Seats to be located 430mm to 485mm AFF
(previously 400mm to 460mm)
Urinals
• New Article 3.8.3.10.
• In washrooms with more than one urinal, at least one urinal shall; – Be wall mounted (rim not more than 430mm AFF)
or floor mounted (rim flush with the floor)
– Have no step access
– Have a minimum depth of 345mm
– Have grab bars on each side • 300mm long
• Centre line 1000mm AFF
• Not less than 380mm and not more than 450mm from the centre line of the urinal
Urinals (Cont’d)
• If manual flush controls provided, they
must be operable via a closed fist and
not more than 1200mm AFF
• Sentence 3.8.3.10.(4) outlines
requirements for privacy screens (where
installed)
Urinals (Cont’d)
Lavatories
• Revised Article 3.8.3.11.
• Lavatories to have a clearance beneath – 920mm wide (previously 760mm)
– 350mm high from a point 300mm back from the front edge to the wall (previously 230mm high from a point 280mm to 430mm)
• Lavatories to have a – 1370mm deep floor space for forward approach (500mm
permitted to be under the lavatory)
– Soap dispensers located not more than 610mm, horizontally, from the edge of the lavatories
– Minimum 1370mm deep floor space in front of controls(dispensing/hand operated controls)
Lavatories (Cont’d)
Lavatories (Cont’d)
• Where shelves are installed
– Located not more than 200mm above the
top of the lavatory, not more than 1100mm
AFF and project not more than 100mm
from the wall
• Number of universal washrooms (see
3.8.3.12.) provided in a building to comply
with New Table 3.8.2.3.A.
Universal Washrooms
Universal Washrooms (Cont’d)
• Revised Article 3.8.3.12. – Required to meet updated design requirements for
lavatories, water closets, grab bars, etc.
– Wheelchair turning space of 1700mm required (previously 1500mm)
– Mirror required to be provided
– Motion sensor lighting required
– Emergency call system required with signage (audible and visual signal devices inside and outside of the washroom
– Clear space of 810mm wide and 1830mm long to accommodate an adult change table (change table not required to be provided, but the clear space is required)
Universal Washrooms (Cont’d)
• Adult change tables (where provided) to be designed and installed in accordance with Sentence 3.8.3.12.(5)
• Universal washrooms need not be provided with the clear space to accommodate an adult change table if the washroom is located – Within an individual suite used for Group A, D, E or F
occupancies, less than 300m² in building area or the suite is less than 300m² in area (change as per O. Reg. 191/14) or provided an accessible washroom is located within 45m (on the same floor level)
– **Amenity spaces in an apartment/condo are not generally considered as suites
Universal Washrooms (Cont’d)
• Except within a residential suite, the minimum
number of barrier-free showers is required to conform
to Table 3.8.3.13.
Showers
Showers (Cont’d)
• Shower seats to be mounted not less than 430mm and not more than 485mm AFF
• Shower seats to be located within 500mm of shower controls
• Requires a wall mounted “L” shaped grab bar located on the same wall as the controls with the horizontal portion of the grab bar 850mm AFF and within 100mm of the front edge of the shower seat (O. Reg. 368/13)
Showers (Cont’d)
Bathtubs
• Revised Article 3.8.3.13.(4) A barrier free bathtub shall have – A 900mm long/high continuous L-shaped grab bar
– A grab bar is located at each end of the bathtub that is
• At least 760mm long,
• Mounted vertically from point 200mm above the rim, and
• Mounted within 150mm horizontally from the edge of the bathtub
– A Clear floor space not less than 900mm wide and 1440mm long along the full length of the bathtub
(Note: Applies only to Group B2, B3 and Hotels)
Bathtubs (Cont’d)
Drinking Fountains
• Revised Article 3.8.3.16
• Where more than one drinking fountain
is provided, at least one is required to
be barrier-free accessible in accordance
with Article 3.8.3.16
Drinking Fountains Cont’d
Contact Info
General Inquiries 519-741-2433
IVR (Voice Permits) 519-741-2761
Fax 519-741-2775
Email building@kitchener.ca
Online Applications www.kitchener.ca/onlinepermits
Webpage www.kitchener.ca
Wheelchair Spaces and
Adaptable Seating
• Revised Article 3.8.3.6.
– Seating to be arranged such that at least 2
designated spaces are side by side, and
– At least one fixed seat for a companion
located beside each group of spaces
where 2 or more are arranged side by side
or each space that is not part of a group
Wheelchair Spaces and
Adaptable Seating (Cont’d)
• The number of designated wheelchair spaces
are required to conform to New Table 3.8.2.1.
Wheelchair Spaces and
Adaptable Seating (Cont’d)
Wheelchair Spaces and
Adaptable Seating (Cont’d)
• Adaptable Seating – means a fixed
seat or seats designed to facilitate a
side transfer from a wheelchair
– Located adjacent to a barrier-free path of
travel
– Provided with movable/removable arm
rests
Wheelchair Spaces and
Adaptable Seating (Cont’d)
Wheelchair Spaces and
Adaptable Seating (Cont’d)
• New Sentence 3.8.3.6.(3)
• Assembly occupancies with fixed seats;
– Storage space to be provided for
wheelchairs and mobility assisted devices
• Minimum space of 810mm by 1370mm (for not
more than 200 fixed seats), and
• Located on the same level and proximity to
designated seating spaces
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