To facilitate the use of the building's facilities by persons with physical or
sensory limitations (See Sentence
3.1.1.2.(3) for application
limitation).
Objective:
OA2
APPLICATION:
Minimum width of doorways for doors to at least one
bathroom that is served by a hallway permitted to be no less than 860
mm wide, in dwelling units in buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence
1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application
of Part 9].
INTENT:
To limit the probability of a person using a manual wheelchair
or other manual mobility assistance device being unable to gain access to
a washroom without the assistance of another person, where hallways serving
bathrooms are wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair.