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3.8.3.4.(1)


Objective	OA1 Barrier-Free Path of Travel
Attribution	(d) [F73-OA1]
Application	Application 1: Level areas at intervals in ramps and where there is an abrupt change in the direction of ramps, for 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. Application 2: This also applies to 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 in areas along a ramp without the assistance of another person.
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