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3.8.3.4.(1)
ApplicationIntent
OA1OS3+OA1OA1+OS3+OS3
ObjectiveOA1 Barrier-Free Path of Travel
Attribution
(c) [F73-OA1]
Application
Application 1: 
Level areas at the top, bottom and intermediate levels of ramps 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.] leading to doors.
Application 2: 
This also applies to:
  • areas adjacent to entrance doorways of exterior walks, as stated in Clause 3.8.3.2.(1)(c), and
  • floors or walks in a barrier-free path of travel having a slope steeper than 1 in 20, as stated in Sentence 3.8.3.4.(3).
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 limit the probability that a person using a manual wheelchair or other manual mobility assistance device will not be able to rest and remain stationary while opening a door without the assistance of another person.
Intent 2: 
To limit the probability that the level area of a ramp will be of insufficient size to provide a clear width beyond the latch edge of the door, which could lead to a person using a manual wheelchair or other manual mobility assistance device being unable to negotiate the manual wheelchair or device past the door without assistance.
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