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3.8.3.12.(1)
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ObjectiveOA2 Barrier-Free Facilities
Attribution
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Application
Application 1: 
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.
This applies to all 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, townhouses, 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 limit the probability that a person using a manual wheelchair or other manual mobility assistance device will be unable to access and make use of a water closet and lavatory.
Intent 2: 
To limit the probability that the only barrier-free washroom facilities will be located in single sex washrooms, which could lead to the inability of a caregiver of the opposite sex to provide assistance to a person using a manual wheelchair or other manual mobility assistance device who needs to use a washroom.
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