The Ontario Building Code | Required Landings

9.8.6.2. Required Landings

(1) Except as provided in Sentences (2) to (4) and Sentence 9.9.6.6.(2), a landing shall be provided,

Note: On July 1, 2017, Sentence 9.8.6.2.(1) of Division B of the Regulation is amended by striking out "Sentences (2) to (4)" in the portion before Clause (a) and substituting "Sentences (2), (3) and (4)". (See: O. Reg. 139/17, s. 80 (1))

(a) at the top and bottom of each flight of interior and exterior stairs, including stairs in garages,

(b) at the top and bottom of every ramp with a slope greater than 1 in 50, and

(c) where a doorway ="http://thehandyforce.com/doors/" title ="Toronto Door installer">doorway opens onto a stair or ramp.

(2) Where a door at the top of a stair in a dwelling unitswings away from the stair, no landing is required between the doorway ="http://thehandyforce.com/doors/" title ="Toronto Door installer">doorway and the stair.

(3) A landing may be omitted at the top of an exterior stair serving a garage or a secondary entrance to a single dwelling unit, including an entrance from an attached garage, provided,

Note: On July 1, 2017, Sentence 9.8.6.2.(3) of Division B of the Regulation is amended by striking out "entrance to a singledwelling unit" in the portion before Clause (a) and substituting "entrance to a house or an individual dwelling unit". (See: O. Reg. 139/17, s. 80 (2))

(a) the stair does not contain more than three risers,

(b) except as provided in Clause (c), the door is a sliding door or swings away from the stair, and

(c) where a storm or screen door is provided, it may swing over the stair if it is equipped with hardware to hold it open.

Note: On July 1, 2017, Article 9.8.6.2. of Division B of the Regulation is amended by adding the following Sentence: (See: O. Reg. 139/17, s. 80 (3))

(3.1) Sentence (3) does not apply to an exterior stair serving a secondary entrance to a house that is also a main entrance to a dwelling unit in the house.

(4) A landing may be omitted at the bottom of an exterior stair or ramp provided there is no obstruction, such as a gate or door, within the lesser of the width of the stair or ramp, or,

(a) 900 mm for stairs or ramps serving a single dwelling unit, and

Note: On July 1, 2017, Clause 9.8.6.2.(4)(a) of Division B of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 139/17, s. 80 (4))

(a) 900 mm for stairs or ramps serving a house or an individual dwelling unit, and

(b) 1100 mm for stairs or ramps not serving a single dwelling unit.

Note: On July 1, 2017, Clause 9.8.6.2.(4)(b) of Division B of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 139/17, s. 80 (4))

(b) 1 100 mm for stairs or ramps not serving a house or an individual dwelling unit.