3.8.2.

(1) Except as permitted by Sentence (2), a barrier-free path of travel from the entrances required by Sentences 3.8.1.2.(1) and (2) to be barrier-free shall be provided throughout the entrance storey and within all other normally occupied floor areas served by a passenger elevator, escalator, inclined moving walk, or other platform equipped passenger elevating device.

(2) The provision of a barrier-free path of travel in Sentence (1) does not apply,

(a) to service rooms,

(b) to elevator machine rooms,

(c) to janitors rooms,

(d) to service spaces,

(e) to crawl spaces,

(f) to attic or roof spaces,

(g) to floor levels not served by a passenger elevator, a platform-equipped passenger-elevating device, an escalator, or an inclined moving walk,

(h) to high hazard industrial occupancies,

(i) within 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 spaces designated for wheelchair use,

(j) into suites of residential occupancy that are in storeys other than the entrance storey and that have all entrance doors at floor levels that do not correspond to elevator stop levels,

(k) except as required by Sentence (4) within a suite of residential occupancy, or

(l) within those parts 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.

(3) The minimum number of spaces designated for wheelchair use in an assembly occupancy with fixed seats shall conform to Table 3.8.2.1.

(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 9.6.3.3.(1).

(1) A barrier-free path of travel shall be provided from the entrance described in Article 3.8.1.2. to,

(a) an exterior parking area, where exterior parking is provided, and

(b) at least one parking level, where a passenger elevator serves an indoor parking level.

(2) The vehicular entrance to and egress from at least one parking level described in Sentence (1) and all areas intended to be used by wheelchair accessible vehicles to gain access to a parking space on that level shall have a vertical clearance of not less than 2 100 mm.

(3) If an exterior passenger loading zone is provided, it shall have,

(a) an access aisle not less than 1 500 mm wide and 6 m long adjacent and parallel to the vehicle pull-up space,

(b) a curb ramp, where there are curbs between the access aisle and the vehicle pull-up space, and

(c) a clearance height of not less than 2 750 mm at the vehicle pull-up space and along the vehicle access and egress routes.

(1) Except where other barrier-free washrooms are provided on the same floor level within 45 m and except within suites of residential occupancy, and buildings exempted in Clauses 3.8.1.1.(1)(a), (b) and (c), in buildings where a washroom is required in accordance with Subsection 3.7.4., a barrier-free path of travel shall be provided to a barrier-free washroom designed to accommodate disabled persons in conformance with the appropriate requirements in Articles 3.8.3.8.v1 to 3.8.3.12.v1

(2) Except as permitted in Sentence (3), where washrooms in excess of those required by Subsection 3.7.4. are provided in a storey to which a barrier-free path of travel is required in conformance with Article 3.8.2.1.v1, these washrooms shall be designed to accommodate disabled persons in conformance with the appropriate requirements in Articles 3.8.3.8.v1 to 3.8.3.12.v1

(3) Washrooms need not conform to the requirements in Sentence (2) provided,

(a) they are located within suites of residential occupancy,

(b) other barrier-free washrooms are provided on the same floor level within 45 m, or

(c) they are located in an individual suite that is,

(i) used for a business and personal services occupancy, a mercantile occupancy or an industrial occupancy,

(ii) less than 300 m² in area, and

(iii) completely separated from, and without access to, the remainder of the building.

(1) Except as permitted in Sentence (2), at least 10% of the suites of a hotel shall,

(a) have a barrier-free path of travel extending to the inside of each room, and to a balcony where required by Sentence 3.3.1.7.(2)v1, and

(b) be distributed among storeys having a barrier-free path of travel.

(2) Not more than 20 suites need comply with Sentence (1).

(3) A suite having a barrier-free path of travel required by Sentence (1) shall have a bathroom that,

(a) conforms to the requirements of Clauses 3.8.3.12.(1)(a)v1 to (i),

(b) has an unobstructed area at least 1 200 mm in diameter extending the full height of the room; however, a door is permitted to open on the inside if it does not reduce the unobstructed area, and

(c) has a bath or shower that conforms to the requirements of Article 3.8.3.13.