BY-LAW NO. 10908 A By-law to regulate the construction of ...

1 BY-LAW NO. 10908 A BY-LAW to regulate the construction of buildings and related matters and to adopt the british columbia building Code THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VANCOUVER, in public meeting, enacts as follows: SECTION 1 ADOPTION OF building CODE AND INTERPRETATION Adoption of building Code Council adopts the british columbia building Code (the building Code ) established under Ministerial Order No. M188/2012 as the british columbia building Code Regulation, Reg 264/2012, including all subsequent amendments, and incorporates the building Code into this BY-LAW to the extent and subject to the changes set out in this BY-LAW .

2 Name of BY-LAW The name of this BY-LAW , for citation, is the building BY-LAW . Table of contents The table of contents for this BY-LAW is for convenient reference only, and is not for use in interpreting or enforcing this BY-LAW . Changes to building Code Council: (a) strikes out Code only where it appears in the building Code in reference to the building Code, and substitutes BY-LAW ; (b) strikes out british columbia building Code wherever it appears in the building Code, and substitutes BY-LAW ; (c) strikes out british columbia Fire Code wherever it appears in the building Code, and substitutes Fire BY-LAW .

3 (d) strikes out authority having jurisdiction wherever it appears in the building Code, and substitutes Chief building Official ; (e) strikes out construction wherever it appears and substitutes construction ; (f) strikes out % wherever it appears and substitutes per cent ; (g) strikes out the words fire fighter , fire fighters , fire fighter s , fire-fighters , fire-fighter , and fire-fighter s wherever they occur and substitutes firefighter , firefighters and firefighter s as the case may be; (h) strikes out sprinkler system wherever it appears and substitutes sprinkler system.

4 And 1 SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE OF CHANGES AND ADDITIONS TO THE building CODE Book I building BY-LAW Division Reference BCBC Insertion location Book I building BY-LAW Unique to Vancouver Text Preface Preface Preface Strike out Preface and substitute: Preface The 2014 building BY-LAW (hereinafter the building BY-LAW ) is an objective-based code which identifies the minimum standard in the City of Vancouver for buildings to which this BY-LAW applies. This building BY-LAW replaces the 2007 building BY-LAW and also contains certain transition provisions which apply to permits issued under the 2007 building BY-LAW .

5 The building BY-LAW is regularly updated and users should ensure that the BY-LAW is current. The building BY-LAW is substantially based on the british columbia building Code and british columbia Plumbing Code, which in turn is substantially based on the model National building Code of Canada 2010 and the model National Plumbing Code of Canada 2010. The building BY-LAW establishes minimum standards to meet the following five objectives, which are fully described in Division A of the BY-LAW : safety health accessibility for persons with disabilities fire and structural protection of buildings energy and water efficiency The building BY-LAW establishes standards for building materials, products and assemblies.

6 Some standards are explicitly provided in the building BY-LAW while others are incorporated by reference to existing standards for materials products and assemblies which are developed and published by specialist organizations. Organization of the building BY-LAW A consistent organization system has been used in the building BY-LAW . The BY-LAW is divided into Divisions which are designated by alphabetical letters. Divisions are divided into numbered Parts; each Part is divided into Sections; Sections are divided into Subsections; and Subsections are divided into Articles.

7 Articles are divided into Sentences, which are delineated by numbers in brackets. Sentences may be further broken down into Clauses and Subclauses, delineated respectively by letters and roman numerals in brackets. This organization system is illustrated as follows: 2 Division B 3 Part Section Subsection Article (2) Sentence (2)(a) Clause (2)(a)(i) Subclause Divisions of the BY-LAW are identified either: by the letters A, B or C preceding the Part (ex.)

8 (2)(a)(i)), or by specifying the Division after the code reference (ex. (2)(a)(i) of Division B) Use of the term Reserved The term reserved is used in the building BY-LAW in place of provisions from the National Codes which have not been adopted in the BY-LAW . Term reserved is used so that the numbering structure of the building BY-LAW aligns with the model National Code of Canada 2010 and the model National Plumbing Code of Canada 2010, for ease of comparison and possible future harmonization. Change Indication Every effort has been made to identify technical changes or additions relative to the 2006 edition of the british columbia building and Plumbing Codes.

9 In the printed version, these changes or additions are enclosed by angle brackets wherever practical. The online version of the british columbia building and Plumbing Codes ( ) contains additional functionality with regards to identifying changes from the previous edition. No change indication is provided for renumbered or deleted provisions. Every effort has been made to identify technical changes or additions relative to the 2006 edition of the british columbia building and Plumbing Codes. In the printed version, these changes or additions are enclosed by angle brackets wherever practical.

10 The online version of the british columbia building and Plumbing Codes ( ) contains additional functionality with regards to identifying changes from the previous edition. No change indication is provided for renumbered or deleted provisions. Unique to Vancouver Indication All text in the BY-LAW that is unique to Vancouver is enclosed with { } brackets wherever practical. This identifier was utilized to provide the user of the BY-LAW with a means by which to differentiate the Vancouver provisions of this BY-LAW from those of the 2012 british columbia 3 building and Plumbing Codes.