(See Note A-9.8.7.2.)
(1)
Except as provided in Sentence (3), required handrails shall be continuously graspable throughout the length of
(a)
ramps, and
(b)
flights of stairs, from the bottom riser to the top riser.
(2)
Except for stairs or ramps serving a single dwelling unit or a house with a secondary suite including their common spaces, at least one required handrail shall be continuous throughout the length of the stair or ramp, including at the landing except where interrupted by doorways. (See Note A-3.4.6.5.(11))
(3)
For stairs or ramps serving a single dwelling unit or a house with a secondary suite including their common spaces, a handrail is permitted to start from a newel post or volute installed on the bottom tread.