Every exterior and interior flight of stairs having more than four risers, and every open portion of a stair, landing or balcony which is more than thirty inches (762 mm) above the floor or grade below, shall have guards. Handrails shall not be less than thirty inches (762 mm) nor more than forty-two inches (1,067 mm) high, measured vertically above the nosing of the tread or above the finished floor of the landing or walking surfaces. Guards shall not be less than thirty inches (762 mm) high above the floor of the landing or balcony.
(Ord. 18-36. Passed 5-22-18.)