Accessibility 15% of suites(3.8.2.1.(5))

[Kevin0616]

For a 9-unit residential apartment building in Toronto, the 15% of suites requirement turns out to be 1.35 units with full accessibility. In practice, should it be rounded down to 1 unit, or rounded up to 2 units?

 

[TheCommish]

I would round up.

 

[steveray]

Like we do for egress here I would think....You don't really have a partial person so round up...

 

[mark handler]

For a 9-unit residential apartment building in Toronto, the 15% of suites requirement turns out to be 1.35 units with full accessibility. In practice, should it be rounded down to 1 unit, or rounded up to 2 units?

In the US, round up.

 

[tmurray]

Rounded it up. You can't have half a suite be accessible.

We do the same thing with occupant load. Sometimes you end up with a fraction of a person and it is rounded up.

 

[e hilton]

I would round up and have 2 be accessible. Just because its built to be accessible doesn’t mean you must rent to an accessible-needs tenant, so its not going to sit vacant waiting for the right tenant.

 

[north star]

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Kevin0616,

I too would round up !

What Code is your listed Section ( 3.8.2.1.(5) ) from ?

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[tmurray]

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Kevin0616,

I too would round up !

What Code is your listed Section ( 3.8.2.1.(5) ) from ?

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The Ontario Building Code

 

[Kevin0616]

Thank you very much everyone for your responses. It appears that rounding-up is the way to go and no way to round down!