(a) General. Every exterior and interior flight of stairs having more than four (4) risers shall have a handrail on one side of the stair and every open portion of a stair, landing, balcony, porch, deck, ramp or other walking surface which is more than thirty (30) inches above the floor or grade below shall have guards. Handrails shall not be less than thirty-four (34) inches high or more than thirty-eight (38) inches 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-six (36) inches high for residential and forty-two (42) inches high for commercial for landings, balconies, porches, decks or ramps or other walking surfaces. Balusters shall not be spaced more than four (4) inches apart.
(Ord. 2015-009, passed 12-17-15)