Windsor By-law 148-2025, s. 5.2.10 — Required Handrails or Guards at Stairs A handrail or guard shall be provided and maintained in good repair as follows

Required Handrails or Guards at Stairs A handrail or guard shall be provided and maintained in good repair as follows:

• i. at least one side of stairs less than 1 100 mm in width; ii. two sides of stairs 1 100 mm in width or greater; iii. two sides of a curved stair used as an exit; iv. handrails are not required for stairs
• (i) within dwelling units having not more than 2 risers; or
• (ii) for exterior stairs having not more than 3 risers and serving not more than one dwelling unit. v. only one handrail is required on exterior stairs having more than 3 risers provided such stairs serve not more than one dwelling unit; vi. except as required in
• (b) & (c), one handrail may be provided centrally for stairs up to 2.4 m wide; and vii. handrails shall have a maximum uniform height of 920 mm when measured vertically from a line drawn through the outside of the stair nosing and minimum uniform height of 800 mm.