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3.8.3.8.(1)
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Application
Application 1: 
Minimum width of water-closet stalls or enclosures, in washrooms required by Article 3.8.2.3. to be barrier-free [washrooms in a storey to which a barrier-free path of travel is required in accordance with Article 3.8.2.1.].
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 2: 
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 supersede the requirement for a minimum width of 920 mm stated in Sentence 3.8.1.3.(1) and require a greater minimum width, on the basis that water-closet stalls or enclosures in washrooms need to be wider to allow proper usage by persons using a manual wheelchair or other manual mobility assistance device.
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