Aurora : Règlement no 6543-23, art. 31.8(a) — Property Standards By-law

shall be designed and installed to open in the direction of exit travel and shall swing on its vertical axis;

• (b) shall have a reliable self-closing mechanism, and shall not at any time be secured in an open position;
• (c) shall be designed and installed so that, when the door latch is released, the door will open easily in the direction of exit travel;
• (d) shall, except as permitted under paragraph
• (e) below, be equipped with fastenings that allow the door to be readily opened from the inside without requiring keys, special devices or specialized knowledge of the door's opening mechanism; and; By-law Number 6543-23
• (e) may incorporate an electromagnetic locking device that does not incorporate latches, pins or similar devices to keep the door in the closed position if the following conditions are met:
• (i) the building is equipped with a fire alarm system conforming to the Building Code;
• (ii) the locking device is installed as an ancillary device to the fire alarm: [1] upon activation of the fire alarm signal; [2] in the event of a power failure or ground fault; and [3] upon actuation of a manually operated switch accessible only to authorized personnel manning a central control facility at all times that the building is occupied;
• (iii) a manually activated signalling box for the fire alarm system is located on the wall not more than 600 millimetres from the door;
• (iv) if, upon release, the locking device must be reactivated manually by the actuation of the switch in (e)(ii)[3] above;
• (v) a legible sign having the words EMERGENCY EXIT UNLOCKED BY FIRE ALARM is permanently mounted on the exit door with lettering on the sign that is at least 25 millimetres high with at least a five- millimetre stroke.