3.8.2.4 — Hotels

(1) Except as provided in Sentences (2) and (3), every floor area above or below the first storey that has a barrier-free path of travel shall, (a) be served by an elevator, (i) conforming to Sentences 3.2.6.5. (4) to (6), (ii) protected against fire in conformance with Clause 3.2.6.5. (3)(b) or (c), and (iii) in a building over 3 storeys in building height, protected against smoke movement so that the hoistway will not contain more than 1% by volume of contaminated air from a fire floor during a period of 2 h after the start of a fire, assuming an outdoor temperature equal to the January design temperature on a 2.5% basis determined in conformance with MMAH Supplementary Standard SB-1, “Climatic and Seismic Data”, or (b) be divided into at least two zones by fire separations conforming to Sentences (4) and (5) and 3.1.8.5. (6) so that, (i) persons with physical disabilities can be accommodated in each zone, (ii) the travel distance from any point in one zone to a doorway leading to another zone shall be not more than the value for travel distance permitted by Sentence 3.4.2.5. (1) for the occupancy classification of the zone, and (iii) a barrier-free path of travel is provided to an exit. (2) In residential occupancies, the requirements of Sentence (1) are waived if a balcony conforming to Sentence (7) is provided for each suite, except for suites on the storey containing the barrier-free entrance described in Article 3.8.1.2. (3) The requirements of Sentences (1) and (2) are waived when the building is sprinklered. (4) Except as permitted by Sentence (5), the fire separations referred to in Clause (1)(b) shall have a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h. (5) The fire-resistance rating of the fire separations referred to in Clause (1)(b) is permitted to be less than 1 h but not less than 45 min provided the fire-resistance rating required by Subsection 3.2.2. is permitted to be less than 1 h for, (a) the floor assembly above the floor area, or (b) the floor assembly below the floor area, if there is no floor assembly above. (6) Reserved (7) A balcony required by Sentence (2) shall, (a) be provided with a door way having a clear width of not less that 800 mm when the door is in the open position, (b) have no projection above the walking surface more than 13 mm, (c) be not less than 1.5 m deep from the outside face of the exterior wall to the inside edge of the balcony, and (d) provide not less than 0.5 m2 for each occupant of the suite.

(1) Except as required by Sentences 3.5.2.2. (1) and 3.8.3.5. (1) for elevators and Sentence 3.8.3.3. (17) for power door operator controls, controls for the operation of building services or safety devices, including electrical switches, thermostats and intercom switches, intended to be operated by the occupant and located in a barrier-free path of travel shall, (a) be mounted, (i) 1 200 mm above the finished floor, in the case of a thermostat or a manual pull station, and (ii) not less than 900 mm and not more than 1 100 mm above the finished floor, in the case of all other controls, and (b) be located so as to be adjacent to and centred on either the length or the width of a clear floor space of 810 mm by 1 370 mm, and (c) be operable, (i) using one hand, without requiring tight grasping, pinching with fingers or twisting of the wrist, and with a force of not more than 22.2 N, in the case of a manual pull station, and (ii) using a closed fist and with a force of not more than 22.2 N, in the case of all other controls. (2) A signal intended for the public to indicate the operation of a building security system that controls access to a building shall consist of an audible and visual signal.

(1) Except as permitted by Sentence (3), a barrier-free path of travel from the entrances required by Sentences 3.8.1.2. (1) and (3) to be barrier-free shall be provided, (a) throughout the entrance storey, (b) except as permitted by Sentence (2), to and throughout all normally occupied floor areas and rooftop amenity spaces, and (c) throughout all normally occupied floor areas and rooftop amenity spaces that, (i) are exempt from the application of Clause (b), and (ii) are served by a passenger elevator, escalator, inclined moving walk, or other platform equipped passenger elevating device. (2) A barrier-free path of travel described in Clause (1)(b) is not required to extend, (a) to floor areas or portions of floor areas containing a Group B, Division 2 or 3 occupancy that are not required by Article 3.5.2.1. to be connected by a ramp or served by an elevator, (b) to Group C or Group D occupancies that are in floor areas in a building that, (i) is three or fewer storeys in building height, and (ii) has a building area not exceeding 600 m2, (c) to Group F, Division 2 or 3 occupancies that are not required by Sentence 3.8.2.2. (1) to be served by an elevator, (d) to portions of restaurants and licensed beverage establishments where the same amenities and uses are provided on other floor areas that have a barrier-free path of travel, or (e) to portions of child care facilities that have all entrance doors at floor levels that do not have a barrier-free path of travel. (3) A barrier-free path of travel described in Sentence (1) is not required to extend, (a) into service rooms, (b) into elevator machine rooms, (c) into janitors’ rooms, (d) into service spaces, (e) into crawl spaces, (f) into attic or roof spaces, (g) into high hazard industrial occupancies, (h) to portions of a floor area with fixed seats in an assembly occupancy where these portions are not part of the barrier-free path of travel to, (i) spaces designated for wheelchair use, (ii) seats designated for adaptable seating, or (iii) spaces for the storage of wheelchairs and mobility assistive devices, (i )to suites of residential occupancy that are in storeys other than the entrance storey and that have all entrance doors at floor levels that are not required to have a barrier-free path of travel, (j) except as required by Sentence (5), on the inside of a suite of residential occupancy, or (k) to portions of a floor area that are not at the same level as the entry level, provided amenities and uses provided on any raised or sunken level are accessible on the entry level by means of a barrier-free path of travel. (4) In an assembly occupancy with fixed seats, the minimum number of spaces designated for wheelchair use and the minimum number of fixed seats designated for adaptable seating shall conform to Table 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.

(1) A universal washroom shall, (a) be served by a barrier-free path of travel, (b) have a door that, (i) complies with Article 3.8.3.3., (ii) has a graspable latch-operating mechanism that is, (A)operable using a closed fist and with a force of not more than 22.2 N, and (B)located between 900 mm and 1 000 mm above the finished floor, and (iii) is capable of being locked from the inside and released from the outside in case of emergency, (c) have one lavatory conforming to Sentences 3.8.3.11. (1), (3) and (4), (d) have one water closet conforming to Article 3.8.3.9. that is located in accordance with Clause 3.8.3.8. (2)(a) or (b), (e) have grab bars conforming to, (i) Sentence 3.8.3.8. (3), if the water closet is located in accordance with Clause 3.8.3.8. (2)(a), or (ii) Sentence 3.8.3.8. (4), if the water closet is located in accordance with Clause 3.8.3.8. (2)(b), (f) have no internal dimension between walls that is less than 1 700 mm, (g) have a coat hook that conforms to Clause 3.8.3.8. (1)(e) and a shelf that is located not more than 1 100 mm above the finished floor and projects not more than 100 mm from the wall, (h) be designed to permit a wheelchair to turn in an open space not less than 1 700 mm in diameter, (i )be provided with a door equipped with a power door operator, (j) be provided with a mirror, (i) installed above a lavatory described in Clause (1)(c), and (ii) mounted with its bottom edge not more than 1 000 mm above the finished floor or inclined to the vertical to be usable by a person in a wheelchair, and (k) have lighting controlled by a motion sensor conforming to Sentence 12.2.4.1. (2). (2) A universal washroom shall have, (a) an emergency call system that consists of audible and visual signal devices inside and outside of the washroom that are activated by a control device inside the washroom, and (b) an emergency sign that contains the words IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PUSH EMERGENCY BUTTON AND AUDIBLE AND VISUAL SIGNAL WILL ACTIVATE in letters at least 25 mm high with a 5 mm stroke and that is posted above the emergency button. (3) A clear space not less than 810 mm wide and 1 830 mm long shall be provided in each universal washroom for an adult-size change table. (4) Where the clear space provided for an adult-size change table is adjacent to a wall, reinforcement shall be installed in the wall to permit the future installation of the change table. (5) Where an adult-size change table is installed, it shall, (a) when fully loaded, have a surface height above the finished floor that can be adjusted from between 450 mm and 500 mm at the low range to between 850 mm and 900 mm at the high range, (b) be designed to carry a minimum load of 1.33 kN, (c) have a clear floor space parallel to the long side of the table not less than 760 mm wide and 1 500 mm long, and (d) in the case of a fold-down table, (i) be installed so that it does not encroach into a clear transfer space described in Clause 3.8.3.8. (2)(a) or (b), and (ii) have no operating mechanisms higher than 1 200 mm. (6) A universal washroom need not conform to Sentences (3) and (4) if, (a) it is located in an individual suite that, (i) is used for an assembly occupancy, a business and personal services occupancy, a mercantile occupancy or an industrial occupancy, and (ii) meets one of the following requirements, (A)it is located in a building that is less than 300 m2 in building area, or (B)it is less than 300 m2 in area, if located in a building that is at least 300 m2 in building area, or (b) another universal washroom conforming to this Article is provided on the same floor level within 45 m.

(1) Except within a suite of residential occupancy, if showers are provided in a building, the number of barrier-free showers shall conform to Table 3.8.3.13. (2) A barrier-free shower required by Sentence (1) shall, (a) be not less than 1 500 mm wide and 900 mm deep, (b) have a clear floor space at the entrance to the shower not less than 900 mm deep and the same width as the shower, except that fixtures are permitted to project into that space provided they do not restrict access to the shower, (c) have no doors that obstruct the shower controls or the clear floor space described in Clause (b), (d) have a slip-resistant floor surface, (e) have a threshold that is level with the adjacent finished floor or a bevelled threshold not more than 13 mm higher than the adjacent finished floor, (f) have a hinged seat, other than a spring-loaded hinged seat, or a fixed seat that shall, (i) be not less than 450 mm wide and 400 mm deep, (ii) be mounted on the same side wall as the vertical grab bar between 460 mm and 480 mm above the finished floor, (iii) be designed to carry a minimum load of 1.3 kN, (iv) be located so that the edge of the seat is within 500 mm of the shower controls, and (v) have a smooth and slip-resistant surface and no rough edges, (g) have two grab bars, (i) that conform to Sentence 3.8.3.8. (7) and do not obstruct the use of the shower controls, (ii) one of which is 1 000 mm long vertically located on the side wall between 50 mm and 80 mm from the adjacent clear floor area, and with the lower end between 600 mm and 650 mm above the finished floor, and (iii) one of which is L-shaped, located on the wall opposite the entrance to the shower, with a 1 000 mm long horizontal component mounted between 750 mm and 870 mm above the finished floor and a 750 mm long vertical component mounted between 400 mm and 500 mm from the side wall on which the vertical grab bar described in Subclause (ii) is mounted, (h) have a pressure-equalizing or thermostatic mixing valve that, (i) is operable using a closed fist and with a force of not more than 22.2 N, (ii) is mounted on the wall opposite the entrance to the shower no more than 1 200 mm above the finished floor, and (iii) is located within reach of the seat, (i )have a hand-held shower head with not less than 1 800 mm of flexible hose located so that it, (i) can be reached from a seated position, (ii) can be used in a fixed position at a height of 1 200 mm and 2 030 mm from the finished floor, and (iii) does not obstruct the use of the grab bars, and (j) have fully recessed soap holders that can be reached from the seated position. (2.1) All other controls installed in a shower described in Sentence (2) shall comply with Subclauses (2)(h)(i) to (iii). (3) Individual showers that are provided for use by patients or residents in buildings of Group B, Division 2 or 3 occupancy shall conform to Sentence (2). (4) Individual bathtubs that are provided for the use of patients or residents in buildings of Group B, Division 2 or 3 occupancy shall, (a) be located in a room with a clear floor space not less than 1 500 mm in diameter, (b) be not less than 1 500 mm long, (c) be capable of being accessed along the full length of the bathtub with no tracks mounted on the bathtub rim, (d) have faucets that, (i) are operable using a closed fist and with a force of not more than 22.2 N, and (ii) are located on the centre line of the bathtub or between the centre line of the bathtub and the exterior edge of the bathtub rim, at a maximum height of 450 mm above the rim, (e) unless the bathtub is free-standing, have three grab bars, (i) conforming to Sentence 3.8.3.8. (7), (ii) that are not less than 1 200 mm long, (iii) two of which are located vertically at each end of the bathtub, mounted between 80 mm and 280 mm above the bathtub rim, and (iv) one of which is located horizontally along the full length of the bathtub, mounted between 80 mm and 280 mm above the bathtub rim, (f) have a slip-resistant bottom surface, and (g) be equipped with a hand-held shower head with not less than 1 800 mm of flexible hose that can be used in a fixed position at a height of 1 200 mm and 2 030 mm and does not obstruct the use of the grab bars. (5) Where a barrier-free bathtub is provided, a clear floor space at least 900 mm wide and 1 500 mm long shall be provided along the full length of the bathtub.

(1) Every doorway that is located in a barrier-free path of travel shall have a clear width of not less than 860 mm when the door is in the open position. (2) Except as provided in Sentence 3.3.4.11. (11) and except where no bathroom within the suite is at the level of the suite entrance door to which a barrier-free path of travel is provided in accordance with Sentence 3.8.2.1. (1), the doorway to at least one bathroom and to each bedroom at the same level as such bathroom within a suite of residential occupancy shall have, when the door is in the open position, a clear width of not less than, (a) 760 mm where the door is served by a corridor or space not less than 1 060 mm wide, and (b) 810 mm where the door is served by a corridor or space less than 1 060 mm wide. (3) Door opening devices that are the only means of operation shall, (a) be designed to be operable using a closed fist, and (b) be mounted not less than 900 mm and not more than 1 100 mm above the finished floor. (4) Except as permitted by Sentence (12), every door that provides a barrier-free path of travel through a barrier-free entrance required by Article 3.8.1.2. shall be equipped with a power door operator if the entrance serves a building containing a Group A, Group B, Division 2 or 3, Group C, Group D or Group E occupancy. (5) Except as permitted by Sentence (12), where a barrier-free entrance required by Article 3.8.1.2. incorporates a vestibule, a door leading from the vestibule into the floor area shall be equipped with a power door operator in a building containing a Group A, Group B, Division 2 or 3, Group C, Group D or Group E occupancy. (6) A door shall be equipped with a power door operator where the door serves, (a) a washroom for public use required to be barrier-free, or (b) a Group A occupancy within a Group C major occupancy apartment building. (7) Except as permitted in Sentence (8), and except for doors with power operators, closers for doors in a barrier-free path of travel shall be designed to permit doors to open when a force of not more than 38 N is applied to the handles, push plates or latch-releasing devices in the case of exterior doors and 22 N in the case of interior doors. (8) Sentence (7) does not apply to doors at the entrances to dwelling units, or where greater forces are required in order to close and latch the doors against prevailing differences in air pressures on opposite sides of the doors. (9) Except for doors at the entrances to dwelling units, closers for interior doors in a barrier-free path of travel shall have a closing period of not less than 3 seconds measured from when the door is in an open position of 70° to the doorway, to when the door reaches a point 75 mm from the closed position, measured from the leading edge of the latch side of the door. (10) Unless equipped with a power door operator, a door in a barrier-free path of travel shall have a clear space on the latch side extending the height of the doorway and not less than, (a) 600 mm beyond the edge of the door opening if the door swings toward the approach side, (b) 300 mm beyond the edge of the door opening if the door swings away from the approach side, and (c) 300 mm beyond both sides of a sliding door. (11) Vestibules located in a barrier-free path of travel, (a) shall be arranged to allow the movement of wheelchairs between doors, and (b) shall provide, (i) where the doors into the vestibule are in series, a distance between the doors of at least 1 500 mm plus the width of any door that swings into the space in the path of travel from one door to another, and (ii) where the doors into the vestibule are not aligned, a turning diameter of 1 500 mm within the vestibule clear of any door swing. (12) Only the active leaf in a multiple leaf door in a barrier-free path of travel need conform to the requirements of this Article. (13) Except as provided in Clause 3.8.3.4. (1)(c), the floor surface on each side of a door in a barrier-free path of travel shall be level within a rectangular area, (a) as wide as the door plus the clearance required on the latch side by Sentence (10), and (b) whose dimension perpendicular to the closed door is not less than the width of the barrier-free path of travel but need not exceed 1 500 mm. (14) Where a vision panel is provided in a door in a barrier-free path of travel, such panel shall be at least 75 mm in width and be located so that, (a) the bottom of the panel is not more than 900 mm above the finished floor, and (b) the edge of the panel closest to the latch is not more than 250 mm from the latch side of the door. (15) A door in a barrier-free path of travel consisting of a sheet of glass shall be marked with a continuous opaque strip that, (a) shall be colour and brightness contrasted to the background of the door, (b) shall be at least 50 mm wide, (c) shall be located across the width of the door at a height of 1 350 mm to 1 500 mm above the finished floor, and (d) may incorporate a logo or symbol provided such logo or symbol does not diminish, (i) the opacity of the strip, (ii) the width of the strip, (iii) the colour and brightness contrast of the strip to the background of the door, and (iv) the continuity of the strip across the width of the door. (16) Reserved (17) Except where a proximity scanning device is installed in conformance with Sentence (18), the control for a power door operator required by Sentence (4), (5) or (6) shall, (a) have a face dimension of not less than, (i) 150 mm in diameter where the control is circular, or (ii) 50 mm by 100 mm where the control is rectangular, (b) be operable using a closed fist, (c) be located so that, (i) its centre is located not less than 900 mm and not more than 1 100 mm from the finished floor or ground, or (ii) it extends from not more than 200 mm to not less than 900 mm above the finished floor or ground, (d) be located not less than 600 mm and not more than 1 500 mm beyond the door swing where the door opens towards the control, (e) be located to allow persons to activate the opening of the door from either direction of travel, (f) be located so that the path of travel is not obstructed, (g) be located in a clearly visible position, and (h) contain a sign incorporating the International Symbol of Access. (18) A proximity scanning device that activates a power door shall be capable of detecting a person in a wheelchair. (19) A normally occupied floor area that is not required by Article 3.8.2.1. to have a barrier-free path of travel shall comply with the following requirements: (a) all doorways in public corridors in the normally occupied floor area shall comply with Sentence (1), (b) door opening devices that are the only means of operation on doors in the normally occupied floor area shall comply with Sentence (3), (c) where a vision panel is provided in a door in the normally occupied floor area, the panel shall comply with Sentence (14), (d) doors consisting of a sheet of glass in the normally occupied floor area shall comply with Sentence (15), and (e) where a power door operator is installed for doors in the normally occupied floor area, the control for the power door operator shall comply with Sentence (17).