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February 2008

Proposed Technical Change: 2006 Building Code


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CATEGORY

CHANGE

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION

Residential

Sprinklers

A-01-04-01

Revise the definition of live/work unit Clause 1.4.1.2.(1)(b) of Division A.

B-03-01-01

Remove the 6 storey height limitation for sprinklered buildings with combustible wall components conforming to Sentence 3.1.5.5.(1) of Division B.

B-03-01-02

Delete the requirement that firewalls in buildings regulated by the provisions of Subsection 3.2.6. be constructed of masonry or concrete.

B-03-02-01

Mandate the installation of fire sprinklers in multiple-unit residential buildings over three storeys in height in Articles 3.2.2.42. and 3.2.2.43. of Division B.

B-03-02-02

Permit unsprinklered 2-storey stacked townhouses of noncombustible construction in buildings up to 4 storeys in height.

B-03-02-03

Harmonize the requirements of Subsection 3.2.6. of Division B with the model National Building Code.

B-03-03-01

Harmonize the provisions for fire separations around multi level dwelling units in Sentence 3.3.4.2.(3) of Division B with the model National Building Code.

B-03-03-02

Require separated means of egress from each dwelling unit in 2-storey stacked townhouses of noncombustible construction in unsprinklered buildings up to 4 storeys in height.

B-11-04-01

Define reduction in performance level resulting from a to change in major occupancy to a Group C occupancy.

B-11-04-02

Mandate the installation of fire sprinklers in a storey subject to a change in major occupancy to a Group C occupancy in existing buildings.

Sewage System

Area Beds

A-01-04-02

Add new definition of “Area Bed” to Clause 1.4.1.2.(1)(b) of Division A.

B-08-06-01

Revise existing Sentence 8.6.2.2.(2) of Division B to regulate the effluent from treatment units discharging to area beds.

B-08-07-01

Provide requirements for area beds by adding a new Subsection 8.7.7. “Area Bed” in Division B.

B-08-09-01

Editorial - Revise title of Article 8.9.2.4. of Division B to include area beds.

Sewage Systems

Reinspection

C-01-03-01

Editorial - Orders

C-01-10-01

Add new Subsection 1.10., Sewage System Maintenance Programs, in Division C.

C-03-01-01

Add qualifications for persons carrying out sewage system maintenance inspections.

C-03-01-02

Editorial - Qualifications for sewage system maintenance program inspectors.





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