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OBC 2006 › Division B

9.8.6.2.

Version 0 — in force 31 December 2006

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Provenance

OBC 1997 · renumbered from 9.8.4.2. — Pro

Base · O. Reg. 350/06 · ext← current

Original — base regulation

O. Reg. 503/09, cl. 135 · ext v1 →

In force 2010-01-01

Next: O. Reg. 503/09, cl. 135 · ext (not in force until 2010-01-01) v1 →

OBC 2012 · continues as 9.8.6.2. — Pro

9.8.6.2. — Required Landings

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v0 base

Earlier · viewing · 2006-12-31

(1) Except as provided in Sentences (2) to (4) and Sentence 9.9.6.6.(2), a landing shall be provided,

(a) at the top and bottom of each flight of interior and exterior stairs, including stairs in garages,

(b) at the top and bottom of every ramp with a slope greater than 1 in 50, and

(c) where a doorway opens onto a stair or ramp.

(2) Where a door at the top of a stair in a dwelling unit swings away from the stair, no landing is required between the doorway and the stair.

(3) Except for an entrance from an attached garage, a landing may be omitted at the top of an exterior stair serving a secondary entrance to a single dwelling unit, provided,

(a) the stair does not contain more than 3 risers,

(b) except as provided in Clause (c), the door is a sliding door or swings away from the stair, and

(c) where a storm or screen door is provided, it may swing over the stair if it is equipped with hardware to hold it open.

(4) A landing may be omitted at the bottom of an exterior stair or ramp provided there is no obstruction, such as a gate or door, within the lesser of the width of the stair or ramp or,

(a) 900 mm for stairs or ramps serving a single dwelling unit, and

(b) 1100 mm for stairs or ramps not serving a single dwelling unit.

v1 O. Reg. 503/09

Later · 2010-01-01

(1) Except as provided in Sentences (2) to (4) and Sentence 9.9.6.6.(2), a landing shall be provided,

(a) at the top and bottom of each flight of interior and exterior stairs, including stairs in garages,

(b) at the top and bottom of every ramp with a slope greater than 1 in 50, and

(c) where a doorway opens onto a stair or ramp.

(2) Where a door at the top of a stair in a dwelling unit swings away from the stair, no landing is required between the doorway and the stair.

(3) A landing may be omitted at the top of a stair serving a secondary entrance to a single dwelling unit, including an entrance from an attached garage, provided,

(a) the stair does not contain more than 3 risers,

(b) except as provided in Clause (c), the door is a sliding door or swings away from the stair, and

(c) where a storm or screen door is provided, it may swing over the stair if it is equipped with hardware to hold it open.

(4) A landing may be omitted at the bottom of an exterior stair or ramp provided there is no obstruction, such as a gate or door, within the lesser of the width of the stair or ramp or,

(a) 900 mm for stairs or ramps serving a single dwelling unit, and

(b) 1100 mm for stairs or ramps not serving a single dwelling unit.