The Ontario Building Code | Public and Service Areas

9.34.2.7. Public and Service Areas

(1) Every public or service area in buildings, including a recreational camp and a camp for housing of workers, shall have lighting outlets with fixtures controlled by a wall switch or panel to illuminate such areas.

(2) When provided by incandescent lighting, illumination required in Sentence (1) shall conform to Table 9.34.2.7.

(3) When other types of lighting are used, illumination equivalent to that shown in Table 9.34.2.7. shall be provided.

Table 9.34.2.7.
lighting for Public Areas

Forming Part of Sentences 9.34.2.7.(2) and (3)

Item	Column 1 Room or Space	Column 2 Minimum Illumination, lx	Column 3 Minimum lighting Power Density, W/m2 of floor area (incandescent lighting)
1.	Storage rooms	50	5
2.	Service rooms and laundry areas	200	20
3.	Garages	50	5
4.	Public water closet rooms	100	10
5.	Service hallways and stairways	50	5
6.	Recreation rooms	100	10
7.	Hallways, corridors, stairways and sleeping areas in recreational camps and camps for housing of workers	100	10
8.	Kitchen in recreational camps and camps for housing of workers	500	50
9.	All other rooms in recreational camps and camps for housing of workers	250	25

9.34.3. Emergency lighting