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3.8.3.3.(8)
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Application
Application 1: 
Force required to open doors equipped with closers in a barrier-free path of travel [as stated in Sentences 3.8.1.2.(1) and (2), 3.8.1.4.(1), 3.8.2.1.(1) and (2), and 3.8.2.2.(1), and Article 3.8.2.3.], where:
  • the doors are at the entrance to dwelling units, or
  • greater forces are required to close and latch the doors against the prevailing difference in air pressure on opposite sides of the doors.
Application 2: 
This also applies to:
  • barrier-free [exterior] pedestrian entrances required by Sentence 3.8.1.2.(1) or (2), as stated in Sentence 3.8.1.2.(3),
  • one doorway per entrance in a barrier-free path of travel, as stated in Sentence 3.8.1.2.(4), and
  • universal toilet rooms provided primarily for the use of persons of both sexes with physical disabilities, in lieu of facilities for persons with physical disabilities in washrooms used by the general public, in existing buildings where alterations are being made, as stated in Sentence 3.8.2.3.(4).
This applies to buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A.
Exceptions: 
except as stated in Sentence 3.8.1.1.(1), which applies to:
  • houses, including semi-detached houses, duplexes, triplexes, town houses, row houses and boarding houses,
  • buildings of Group F, Division 1 major occupancy, and
  • buildings that are not intended to be occupied on a daily or full-time basis, including automatic telephone exchanges, pumphouses and substations.
Application 3: 
This also applies to buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of Part 9], as stated in Sentence 9.5.2.1.(1).
Exceptions: 
except as stated in Article 9.5.2.3., which applies to apartment buildings.
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To exempt certain doors from the requirements of Sentence 3.8.3.3.(7), which would otherwise limit the force needed to open the doors, on the basis that:
  • persons in dwelling units are familiar with the operation of their doors, and
  • closers need to be able to latch doors in the closed position.
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