The requirements for the number of universal washrooms in buildings are set out in Article 3.8.2.3. and [[b-3.8.2.3.#^table-3823ahplca|Table 3.8.2.3.A]].
Sentence 3.8.2.3.(2) refers back to Subsection 3.7.4. which sets out the number of washrooms required in buildings by occupancy.
The intent of the new requirements in [[b-3.8.2.3.#^table-3823ahplca|Table 3.8.2.3.A]] is to provide additional universal washrooms in uses and occupancies where washrooms are required and not to require washrooms where they had not been required previously. For that reason the requirements are linked back to Subsection 3.7.4. For example, in the case of a high-rise apartment building, floors with only apartment units and without any common amenity spaces, would not require a universal washroom, nor would 3 levels of underground parking below the building.
Using the ratio of ‘1 universal washroom for every 3 storeys’ is a way to determine the number of universal washrooms in a building but without specifying where they should be located. The intent of the Code is to provide designers and building owners flexibility to locate the washrooms as appropriate to the building design and operation. For example, a six storey office building would require 2 universal washrooms (1 per 3 storeys) but those could both be on the same storey or on different storeys – not necessarily on the first and fourth floors or on every third storey.