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eitq oo Overview of Potential Changes to
2012 Ontario Building Code (OBC)
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' Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting
PICKERING Main Committee Room
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1) Renovation
a) Extensive Renovations in suites > 300 m2 (located on accessible floor level)
continue to be subject to full barrier-free design requirements
b) Extensive Renovations in suites <=300 m2 (or not located on accessible floor
level) requires barrier-free upgrades including:
i) Minimum 860 mm clear door width
ii) Lever door handles
iii) Visual indicators for glass doors
iv) "Ambulatory accessible stall" where barrier-free washroom is not provided
2) Barrier-Free Path of Travel (Common Access and Circulation)
a) Minimum 860 mm clear door width ,
b) Reduce ramp slope to a maximum of 1 in 15 (currently 1:12) !i
c) Power door operator rough-ins for all doors throughout barrier-free path of travel
d) Allow T-shaped turning spaces as design alternative ,
e) Update curb ramp requirements (based on new guidelines/best practices)
f) Barrier-free path of travel to roof spaces having public amenities
3) Vertical Access (Elevators)
a) Barrier-free path of travel between storeys in broader range of buildings and
occupancies (see consultation paper for listing)
b) Escalators to be removed from list of barrier-free design options
4) Visitable Suites in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
a) Minimum 15% of residential suites to include barrier-free features (currently 10%)
b) Barrier-free suites to be dispersed throughout the building
c) Barrier-free suites to offer same variety of features as non barrier-free suites
d) Power door operator rough-ins at all suite entrance doors
e) Building entrance and entry vestibule doors to have power-door operators
5) Adaptable Design and Construction
a) Kitchen walls to have sufficient loading capacity to support cupboards/counters of
varying heights
b) Support broader adaptability through open-concept design
c) Design guidelines addressing adaptable construction
eitq o~ Overview of Potential Changes to
2012 Ontario Building Code (OBC)
" Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting
PI ~KERING Main Committee Room
6) Visual Fire Alarms
a) All hardwired smoke alarms to have visual component
b) Rough-ins for visual fire alarms at all residential apartment suites
7) Washrooms
a) Updates to OBC including:
i) Mounting heights for washroom accessories
ii) Fold-down grab bar design options
iii) Removing option to provide diagonal grab bar .
iv) Accessible urinals
v) Minimum 1.5 m2 turning space within washroom stalls
b) Power door operators at all barrier-free washroom entrances
c) Allow T-shaped turning spaces as additional design option
d) Minimum 1 universal toilet room in all buildings, 1 for every 3 floors
e) Provide space for adult change table in all universal toilet rooms
8) Use of Guidelines and Resource Materials
a) Include best practices
b) Guides to support indusfry
c) Non-regulatory
d) Updates to OBC Appendix notes
9) Other Technical and Administrative Changes (refer to Consultation Paper) .
a) Barrier-free Access to pools, spas, and locker rooms
b) Access aisles and clearances within parking garages
c) Amendments to accessibility seating spaces