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="http://thehandyforce.com/electrical/" title ="East York Electrician">lighting outlets with fixtures controlled by a wall switch or panel to illuminate such areas.
(2) When provided by incandescent lighting="http://thehandyforce.com/electrical/" title ="East York Electrician">lighting, illumination required in Sentence (1) shall conform to Table 9.34.2.7.
(3) When other types of lighting="http://thehandyforce.com/electrical/" title ="East York Electrician">lighting are used, illumination equivalent to that shown in Table 9.34.2.7. shall be provided.
Table 9.34.2.7.
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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="http://thehandyforce.com/electrical/" title ="East York Electrician">lighting Power Density, W/m2 of floor area (incandescent lighting="http://thehandyforce.com/electrical/" title ="East York Electrician">lighting) |
| 1. | Storage rooms | 50 | 5 |
| 2. | service rooms and laundry areas | 200 | 20 |
| 3. | 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="http://thehandyforce.com/electrical/" title ="East York Electrician">lighting