Can the accessibility advisory committee require all buildings to meet universal design standards?
No. The Ontario Building Code and its barrier-free design requirements govern the accessibility and interior design standards of all buildings, both public and private. Municipalities have the responsibility to enforce these standards. Under section 12(4)of the ODA, however, municipal council must seek advice from the committee on the accessibility for persons with disabilities to a building, structure or premises, or part of a building, structure or premises, (a) that the council purchases, constructs or significantly renovates; (b) for which the council enters into a new lease; or (c) that a person provides as municipal capital facilities under an agreement entered into with the council in accordance with section 210.1 of the Municipal Act. To provide municipal councils with guidance in this area, some communities have established barrier-free design standards for their municipal facilities, which are higher than the barrier-free design requirements in the Building Code. They have de
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