(Eaton) Lofts at 276

[tomh009]

The area inside the door is easy to add a lift, but the exterior renovation was done by Perimeter a couple years ago and they kept the single step.

Thanks for the photo. This is disappointing. I can’t see any excuse for keeping a step of that amount.

The regulations are here. Pages 319-320 are of the most interest.
https://docs.ontario.ca/documents/4845/g...nglish.pdf

The ramp must have a slope of no more than 1:15, so if we assume a 60 mm step height, that means a ramp length of 900 mm. At the top you need to provide a landing of 1670 x 1670 mm, so the distance from the bottom of the ramp to the far side of the landing would need to be 2.6m -- that would pretty take the bottom of the ramp almost all the way to the curb -- and block sidewalk accessibility in the process.

Or they would need to take apart the entrance, move the doors back and then move the stairs further back.

I don't know whether it would have been possible reduce the height of the floor by 60 mm (or whatever the height of the step is), but if there is a basement below, that likely wouldn't be an option, either.

Now, the regulations apply only to employers with 50 or more employees. I suspect Marcheleo's will have less than that, so they might be exempt from these regulations.