Windsor By-law 148-2025, s. 5.2.11(a) — Height of Guards A guard shall be installed and maintained in good repair as follows

Height of Guards A guard shall be installed and maintained in good repair as follows:

Except for the edges of the floor pits in repair garages and loading docks, every surface to which access is provided for other than maintenance purposes, including but not limited to exterior lands, porches, decks, balconies, mezzanines, galleries, raised walkways and roofs, shall be protected by a guard having a minimum height of 900 mm on each side which is not protected by a wall and where there is a difference in elevation to adjacent surfaces of more than 600 mm. Except that a guard of 710 mm minimum height is acceptable for exterior porches, decks and balconies where the vertical drop from the open side exceeds 600 mm but does not exceed 1 800 mm.

• (b) Every exterior stair with more than 6 risers and every ramp shall be protected with guards on all open sides where the difference in elevation between the adjacent ground level and the stair or ramp exceeds 600 mm.
• (c) When an interior stair has more than 2 risers, the side of the stair and the landing or floor level around the stairwell shall be enclosed by walls, or be protected by guards, except that a stair to an unfinished basement in a dwelling unit is permitted to have 1 unprotected side.