Role of chief building officials
___(a) to establish operational policies for the enforcement of this Act and the building code within the applicable jurisdiction;(b) to co-ordinate and oversee the enforcement of this Act and the building code within the applicable jurisdiction;(c) to exercise powers and perform the other duties assigned to him or her under this Act and the building code; and(d) to exercise powers and perform duties in an independent manner and in accordance with the standards established by the applicable code of conduct. 2002, c. 9, s. 3; 2017, c. 34, Sched. 2, s. 2 (2).
Apparent sound transmission class
__ means a single number rating of the airborne sound attenuation of building assemblies separating two adjoining spaces, taking into account both the direct and flanking sound transmission paths, and "astc" has a corresponding meaning
Boarding, lodging or rooming house
__(a) that has a building height not exceeding three storeys and a building area not exceeding 600 m²,(b) in which lodging is provided for more than four persons in return for remuneration or for the provision of services or for both, and(c) in which the lodging rooms do not have both bathrooms and kitchen facilities for the exclusive use of individual occupants.
Building Area
__means the greatest horizontal area of a building above grade,(a) within the outside surface of exterior walls, or(b) within the outside surface of exterior walls and the centre line of firewalls.
Building Height
__ means the number of storeys contained between the roof and the floor of the first storey.
Camp For Housing Of Workers
__means a camp in which buildings or other structures or premises are used to accommodate five or more employees
Campground
__means land or premises used as an overnight camping facility that is not a recreational camp.
Carbon Dioxide Equivalent
__ means a measure used to compare the impact of various greenhouse gases based on their global warming potential.
care and treatment Occupancy (Group B, Division 2)
__means an occupancy in which persons receive special care and treatment
care Occupancy (Group B, Division 3)
__means an occupancy, other than a retirement home, in which special care is provided by a facility, directly through its staff or indirectly through another provider, to residents of the facility,(a) who require special care because of cognitive or physical limitations, and(b) who, as a result of those limitations, would be incapable of evacuating the occupancy, if necessary, without the assistance of another person.
Combustible
__means that a material fails to meet the acceptance criteria of CAN/ULC-S114, "Test for Determination of Non-Combustibility in building Materials".
Combustible Construction
__means a type of construction that does not meet the requirements for noncombustible construction
Compliance Alternative
__means a substitute for a requirement in another Part of Division B that is listed in Part 10 or 11 of Division B, and "c.a." has a corresponding meaning.
Conditioned Space
__means space within a building in which the temperature is controlled to limit variation in response to the exterior ambient temperature or interior differential temperatures by the provision, either directly or indirectly, of heating or cooling over substantial portions of the year
Construction Index
__means a level on a scale of 1 to 8 determined in accordance with Table 11.2.1.1.A. of Division B designating the expected performance level of the building structure with respect to the type of construction and fire protection of an existing building, and "c.i." has a corresponding meaning.
Day Camp
__means a camp or resort that admits persons for a continuous period not exceeding 24 hours
Dead Load
__means the weight of all permanent structural and nonstructural components of a building.
Deep Foundation
__means a foundation unit that provides support for a building by transferring loads either by end-bearing to a soil or rock at considerable depth below the building or by adhesion or friction, or both, in the soil or rock in which it is placed. piles are the most common type of deep foundation.
Design Bearing Pressure
__means the pressure applied by a Foundation Unit to Soil or Rock, which pressure is not greater than the Allowable Bearing Pressure
Design Load
__means the load applied to a Foundation Unit, which load is not greater than the Allowable Load.
Find: Definitions of Words and Phrases
DIV A. 1.4.1.
Drainage System
__means an assembly of pipes, fittings, fixtures and appurtenances on a property that is used to convey sewage and clear water waste to a main sewer or a private sewage disposal system, and includes a private sewer, but does not include subsoil drainage piping
Dwelling Unit
__means a suite operated as a housekeeping unit, used or intended to be used by one or more persons and usually containing cooking, eating, living, sleeping and sanitary facilities.
Electric Space Heating
__means an electric energy source that provides more than 10 per cent of the heating capacity provided for a building and includes,(a) electric resistance unitary baseboard heating,(b) electric resistance unitary cabinet heating,(c) electric resistance ceiling cable or floor cable heating,(d) electric resistance central furnace heating,(e) electric hot water space heating, and(f) air source heat pumps in combination with electric resistance backup heating.
Exit
__means that part of a means of egress, including doorways, that leads from the floor area it serves to a separate building, an open public thoroughfare or an exterior open space protected from fire exposure from the building and having access to an open public thoroughfare
Exit Level
__means the level of an exit stairway in a building at which an exterior exit door or exit passageway leads to the exterior
Exit Storey
__means a storey having an exterior exit door in a building governed by Subsection 3.2.6. of Division B.
Exposing Building Face
__means that part of the exterior wall of a building that faces one direction and is located between ground level and the ceiling of its top storey or, where the building is divided into fire compartments, the exterior wall of a fire compartment that faces one direction
Fire Compartmentation
__means an enclosed space in a building,(a) that is separated from all other parts of the building by enclosing construction that provides a fire separation, and(b) that may be required to have a fire-resistance rating.
Fire-Protection Rating
__means the time in minutes or hours that a closure will withstand the passage of flame when exposed to fire under specified conditions of test and performance criteria, or as otherwise prescribed in this Code
Fire-Resistance Rating
__means the time in minutes or hours that a material or assembly of materials will withstand the passage of flame and the transmission of heat when exposed to fire under specified conditions of test and performance criteria, or as determined by extension or interpretation of information derived from that test and performance as prescribed in this Code.
Fire Stop
__means a system consisting of a material, component and means of support, used to fill gaps between fire separations or between fire separations and other assemblies, or used around items that wholly or partially penetrate a fire separation.
Fire Stop Flap
__means a device,(a) that is intended for use in horizontal assemblies that are required to have a fire-resistance rating and incorporate protective ceiling membranes, and(b) that operates to close off a duct opening through the membrane in the event of a fire
Firewall
__ means a type of fire separation of noncombustible construction that subdivides a building or separates adjoining buildings to resist the spread of fire and that has a fire-resistance rating as prescribed in this Code and the structural stability to remain intact under fire conditions for the required fire-rated time.
First Storey
__means the storey that has its floor closest to grade and its ceiling more than 1.8 m above grade.
Flame-Spread Rating
__means an index or classification indicating the extent of the spread of flame on the surface of a material or an assembly of materials, as determined in a standard fire test prescribed in this Code
Floor Area
__means the space on any storey of a building between exterior walls and required firewalls, including the space occupied by interior walls and partitions, but not including exits, vertical service spaces and their enclosing assemblies
Food Premises
__means a floor area where food or drink for human consumption, or an ingredient of food or drink for human consumption, is manufactured, processed, prepared, stored, displayed, handled, served, distributed, sold or offered for sale, but does not include,(a) a private residence,(b) a boarding house that provides meals for fewer than 10 boarders,(c) a building to which Ontario Regulation 502/17 (Camps in Unorganized Territory) or Ontario Regulation 503/17 (recreational camps) made under the health protection and promotion act applies,(d) a plant, as defined in the milk act, that is required to be operated under the authority of a licence issued under that Act,(e) premises where a licensed activity, as defined in the food safety and quality act, 2001, is carried on by a person who is required to hold a licence issued under that Act,(f) an egg-grading station or an egg-processing station, as defined in subsection 1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 171/10 (Eggs and Processed Egg), made under the food safety and quality act, 2001,(g) a floor area occupied by a church, service club or fraternal organization for the purpose of,(i) preparing meals for special events for its members and personally invited guests, or(ii) conducting bake sales, or(h) a farm building.
Fire Detector
__means a device that detects a fire condition and automatically initiates an electrical signal to actuate an alert signal or alarm signal and includes heat detectors and smoke detectors.
Functional Statement
__means a function set out in Table 3.2.1.1. that a building or an element of a building is intended to perform
Grade
__means the average level of proposed or finished ground adjoining a building at all exterior walls
Gross Area
__means the total area of all floors above grade measured between the outside surfaces of exterior walls or between the outside surfaces of exterior walls and the centre line of firewalls, except that, in any occupancy other than a residential occupancy, where an access or a building service penetrates a firewall, measurements shall not be taken to the centre line of such firewall.
Hazard Index
__means a level on a scale of 1 to 8 determined in accordance with Tables 11.2.1.1.B. to 11.2.1.1.N. of Division B, designating the life safety hazard to occupants of a building based on,(a) use and occupancy,(b) Occupant Load,(c) the use and function of floor spaces,(d) the difficulty of egress,(e) the fire load of contents, finishes and furnishings,(f) the configuration or compartmentation of floor spaces, and(g) the size of the building,and "h.i." has a corresponding meaning.
hotel
__means floor areas, a floor area or part of a floor area that contains four or more suites and that provides sleeping accommodation for the travelling public or for recreational purposes
House
__means a detached house, semi-detached house or row house containing not more than two dwelling units.
Impeded Egress Zone
__means a supervised area in which occupants have free movement but require the release, by security personnel, of security doors at the boundary before being able to leave the area, but does not include a contained use area.
Interconnected Floor Space
__means superimposed floor areas or parts of floor areas in which floor assemblies that are required to be fire separations are penetrated by openings that are not provided with closures.
Limiting Distance
__means the distance from an exposing building face to a property line, to the centre line of a street, lane or public thoroughfare or to an imaginary line between two buildings or fire compartments on the same property, measured at right angles to the exposing building face.
Live Load
__means a variable load due to the intended use and occupancy that is to be assumed in the design of the structural members of a building and includes loads due to cranes and the pressure of liquids in containers.
Live/Work Unit
__means a dwelling unit having an area of not more than 200 m2 that contains a subsidiary business and personal services occupancy or a subsidiary low hazard industrial occupancy, and which is used and operated by one or more persons of a single household.
Loadbearing
__means, when applied to a building element, subjected to or designed to carry loads in addition to its own dead load, but does not include a wall element subject only to wind or earthquake loads in addition to its own dead load.
low hazard Industrial Occupancy (Group F, Division 3)
_means an industrial occupancy in which the combustible content is not more than 50 kg/m² or 1200 MJ/m² of floor area.
Low Human Occupancy
__means, when applied to a farm building, an occupancy in which the occupant load is not more than one person per 40 m² of floor area during normal use.
Make-Up Water
_means water added to a public pool from an external source.
Means of Egress
__includes exits and access to exits and means a continuous path of travel provided for the escape of persons from any point in a building or in a contained open space to,(a) a separate building,(b) an open public thoroughfare, or(c) an exterior open space that is protected from fire exposure from the building and that has access to an open public thoroughfare.
noncombustible
__means that a material meets the acceptance criteria of CAN/ULC-S114, "Test for Determination of Non-Combustibility in building Materials
Public Corridor
__means a corridor that provides access to exit from more than one suite.
public pool
__means a structure, basin, chamber or tank containing or intended to contain an artificial body of water for swimming, water sport, water recreation or entertainment, but does not include,(a) pools operated in conjunction with less than six dwelling units, suites or single family residences or any combination of them,(b) pools that are used only for commercial display and demonstration purposes,(c) wading pools,(d) hydro-massage pools, or(e) pools that serve only as receiving basins for persons at the bottom of water slides
sewage system
__means,(a) a chemical toilet, an incinerating toilet, a recirculating toilet, a self-contained portable toilet and all forms of privy, including a portable privy, an earth pit privy, a pail privy, a privy vault and a composting toilet system,(b) a greywater system,(c) a cesspool,(d) a leaching bed system, or(e) a system that requires or uses a holding tank for the retention of hauled sewage at the site where it is produced before its collection by a hauled sewage system,where these,(f) have a design capacity of 10,000 litres per day or less,(g) have, in total, a design capacity of 10,000 litres per day or less, where more than one of these are located on a lot or parcel of land, and(h) are located wholly within the boundaries of the lot or parcel of land on which is located the building or buildings they serve
Shallow Foundation
__means a foundation unit that derives its support from soil or rock located close to the lowest part of the building that it supports.
Shelf And Rack Storage System
__means a self-contained structural system within a building, having one or more elevated platforms or walkway levels for personnel access that may also support conveyors and other material handling, storage and distribution equipmen
Smoke Alarm
__means a combined smoke detector and audible alarm device designed to sound an alarm within the room or suite in which it is located on the detection of smoke within that room or suite.
smoke detector
__means a fire detector designed to operate when the concentration of airborne combustion products exceeds a pre-determined level
soil
__means, except for the purposes of Part 8 of Division B, a portion of the earth's crust that is fragmentary or such that individual particles of a dried sample may be readily separated by agitation in water, and includes boulders, cobbles, gravel, sand, silt, clay and organic matte