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1 Ontario BuildingCode | | publications offer a complete line of reference books and accurate reproductions of current government bills and regulations providing BUILDING professionals with economicaland powerful reference : BUILDING code Act, 1992O. Reg. 332/12 in effect January 1, 2014 Ontario BUILDING code 2012 Contains: BUILDING code Act, 1992O. Reg. 332/12 in effectJanuary 1, 2014 Paperless publications offer a complete line of reference books and accurate reproductionsof current government bills and regulations providing BUILDING professionals with economicaland powerful reference tools. *S-PAP-obc12-CONS_SC*ISBN 978-1-897498-65-1 Ontario BUILDING code 2012 by PaperlessO. Reg. 332/12, into force on January 1, BUILDING code 2012 by Paperless is over 800 pages of code information economically priced to ensure that code compliance stays within your budget. It contains the core of the objective based code the BUILDING code Act, 1992 and Ontario Regulation 332 new Ontario BUILDING code 2012 contains over 700 changes, revisions and additions, including the following: new requirements for residential occupancy additional requirements for energy efficiency changes to smoke alarm requirements for residential occupancies Architects or Professional Engineers no longer need be the designers of Part 3 Buildings or certain designated structures improves Ontario s consistency with other codes across the country, making it easier to design and construct on a national BUILDING code 2012 by Paperless contains the following: BUILDING code Act, 1992 O.

2 Reg. 332/12 Appendix: Imperial Equivalency Table IndexActs and Regulations used by Paperless in all code publications are: Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2012. This is an unofficial version of Government of Ontario legal | by Paperless (all rights reserved)Reproduction authorized per License Agreement with Brian Abbey ( ADTEK BUILDING Consultants) 3/17/2013 4:10:17 PMOntario BUILDING code 2012containing the BUILDING code Act, 1992, and O. Reg. 332/12in effect January 1, 2014 Queen s Printer for Ontario, is an unofficial version of Government of Ontario legal by Paperless (all rights reserved)Reproduction authorized per License Agreement with Brian Abbey ( ADTEK BUILDING Consultants) 3/17/2013 4:10:17 PMBUILDING code ACT, 1992, Chapter 23 Amended by: 1997, c. 24, s. 224; 1997, c. 30, Sched. B, ss. 1-20; 1999, c. 12, Sched. M, ss. 1-11; 2000, c. 5, s. 7; 2000, c. 26, Sched. K, s. 1; 2002, c.

3 9, ss. 1-55; 2002, c. 17, Sched. C, ss. 1-6; 2002, c. 17, Sched. F, Table; 2005, c. 33, s. 1; 2006, c. 19, Sched. O, s. 1; 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, ss. 104, 136 (1); 2006, c. 22, s. 112; 2006, c. 32, Sched. C, s. 3; 2006, c. 33, Sched. , s. 4; 2006, c. 35, Sched. C, s. 8; 2009, c. 12, Sched. J, ss. 1, 2; 2009, , Sched. 6, s. 42; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, ss. 2(1); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 2(4), (7), (8), (9); 2010, c. 19, Sched. (1) (b) (ix) of Division A of the Regulation is Regulation 332/12 comes into force on the 1st day of January , brand publications are Paperless, 2012. Paperless publications may not be reproduced in any way without written permission from Paperless. Paperless publications are provided as is without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement, and could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.

4 Changes are periodically added to the information herein. These changes will be incorporated in new editions of the publication. Paperless may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this publication at any 1-888-361-0003 for more information or visit for complete catalogue by Paperless (all rights reserved)Reproduction authorized per License Agreement with Brian Abbey ( ADTEK BUILDING Consultants) 3/17/2013 4:10:17 PMONTARIO BUILDING code 2012 amendment History TableAmendments to the BUILDING code Act, 1992 1992, c. 23 AmendmentDate of Royal AssentEffective Date1997, c. 24, , except (17)Nov. 28, 1997 June 17, 19981997, c. 30, Sch. B, 8, 1997 April 6, 19981999, c. 12, Sch. M, 22, 1999 Dec. 22, 19992000, c. 5, 8, 2000 Jan 1, 20012000, c. 26, Sch. K, 6, 2000 Dec. 6, 20002002, c. 9, ss. 1-55 June 27, 2002 Sept. 1, 20032002, c. 17, Sch. C, 26, 2002 July 1, 20052002, c.

5 17, Sch. F , 2002 Jan. 1, 20032005, c. 33, 15, 2005 Dec. 15, 20052006, c. 19, Sch. O, 22, 2006 June 22, 20062006, c. 21, Sched. F, ss. 104, 136 (1)October 19, 2006 July 25, 20072006, c. 22, s. 112 October 19, 2006 July 3, 20072006, c. 32, Sched. C, s. 3 December 20, 2006 January 1, 20072006, c. 33, Sched. , s. 4 December 20, 2006 January 1, 20092006, c 35, Sched. C, s. 8 December 20, 2006 August 20, 20072009, c. 12, Sched. J, , 2 May 14, 2009 May 14, 20092009, c. 33, Sched. 21, (1)December 15, 2009 January 1, 20102009, c. 33, Sched. 21, s. 2(4), (7), (8), (9)December 15, 2009 July. 1, 20102010, , Sched. 2, , s. 2(1)(2)November 11, 2010 April 1, 20112010, c. 19, Sched. 2, s. 2 (1)(3)November 11, 2010 April 1, 2011 Amendments to the Ontario BUILDING code 2014 O. Reg. 332/12 SymbolAmendmentDate MadeDate FiledDate GazettedEffective DateN/AO. Reg. 332/12 Oct. 31, 2012 Nov. 2, 2012 Nov. 17, 2012 Jan. 1, 2014 Copyright by Paperless (all rights reserved)Reproduction authorized per License Agreement with Brian Abbey ( ADTEK BUILDING Consultants) 3/17/2013 4:10:17 PMONTARIO BUILDING code 2012 Copyright by Paperless (all rights reserved)Reproduction authorized per License Agreement with Brian Abbey ( ADTEK BUILDING Consultants) 3/17/2013 4:10:17 PMONTARIO BUILDING code 2012 Table Of ContentsBuilding code Act, 1992O.

6 Reg. 332/12 DIVISION A Compliance, Objectives and Functional Statements PART 1 Compliance and General PART 2 Objectives PART 3 Functional Statements DIVISION B Acceptable Solutions PART 1 General PART 2 Reserved PART 3 Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility PART 4 Structural Design PART 5 Environmental Separation PART 6 Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning PART 7 Plumbing PART 8 Sewage Systems PART 9 Housing and Small Buildings PART 10 Change of Use PART 11 Renovation PART 12 Resource Conservation and Environmental Integrity DIVISION C Administrative Provisions PART 1 General PART 2 Alternative Solutions, Disputes, Rulings and Interpretations PART 3 Qualifications PART 4 Transition, Amendments, Revocation and CommencementAPPENDIXINDEXC opyright by Paperless (all rights reserved)Reproduction authorized per License Agreement with Brian Abbey ( ADTEK BUILDING Consultants) 3/17/2013 4:10:17 PMONTARIO BUILDING code 2012 Copyright by Paperless (all rights reserved)Reproduction authorized per License Agreement with Brian Abbey ( ADTEK BUILDING Consultants) 3/17/2013 4:10:17 PM5 BUILDING code ACT, 1992 BUILDING code ACT, 1992as amended by: 1997, c.

7 24, s. 224, except s. 224(17), in force June 17, 1998 1997, c. 30, Schedule B, in force April 6, 1998 1999, , Schedule M, in force December 22, 1999 2000, c. 5, in force January 1, 2001 2000, c. 26, Schedule K, in force December 6, 2000 2002, c. 9, , 6(1),(2), 16, 24, 25; 27, 31(1), 34, 40(1), 41(1), 43, 51(6),(9),(11)-(15), 53(3), 54, in force September 1, 2003 2002, c. 9, , 6(3), 7-15, 17-19, 20(1),(2), 21-23, 26, 28-30, 31(2), 32, 33, 35-39, 40(2),(3), 41(2), 42, 44-50, 51(1),(2),(4),(5),(7),(8),(10), 52, 53(1),(2) in force July 1, 2005 2002, c. 17, Schedule C, s. 1-6 in force July 1, 2005 2002, c. 17, Schedule F, Table in force January 1, 2003 2005, c. 33, in force December 15, 2005 2006, c. 19, Schedule O, ss. 1, 2 in force June 22, 2006 2006, c. 32, Schedule C, s. 3, in force January 1, 2007 2006, c. 21, Schedule F, in force July 25, 2007 2006, c.

8 22, (8) in force July 3, 2007 2006, c. 35, Schedule C, s. 8 in force August 20, 2007 2009, c. 12, Schedule J, ss. 1, 2 in force May 14, 2009 2009, , Schedule 21, ss. 2(1) in force December 15, 2009 2009, , Schedule 21, s. 2(4), (7), (8), (9) in force July 1, 2010 2009, , Schedule 21, ss. 2(2), (3), (5), (6) in force January 1, 2011 2010, , Schedule 2, , ss. 2(1), (2) in force April 1, 2011 Interpretation 71. Definitions Role of various persons 8 Enforcement Authorities 92. Administration 93. Enforcement by municipalities Enforcement, boards of health 94. Provincial enforcement Enforcement by registered code agency appointed by a principal authority Enforcement by registered code agency appointed by an applicant 115. Agreements re enforcement 116. Agreement re review of plans Agreement re plumbing Agreement re sewage systems 127.

9 By-laws, resolutions, regulations code of conduct 14 Construction and Demolition 14 8. BUILDING permits 149. Repealed. 1610. Change of use Prohibition re sewage systems Notice of readiness for inspection 1711. Occupancy or use after completion 1712. Inspection of BUILDING site 1713. Order not to cover 1714. Stop work order 18 Property Standards 1815. Repealed Municipal property standards Inspection of property without warrant Appeal of order Power of municipality if order not complied with Certificate of compliance Property standards committee Emergency order re dangerous non-conformity with standards Inspection powers of officer 21 Unsafe Buildings Inspection of unsafe buildings Emergency order where immediate danger 22 Maintenance Inspection Programs Maintenance inspections 23 Qualifications Qualifications for various positions Qualifications re sewage systems Duty to have insurance 24 Powers and Duties of Registered code Agencies Notice to chief BUILDING official Functions of registered code agencies Scope of agency s powers Persons acting on behalf of an agency Duties re certificates and orders Expiry of an agency s appointment Termination of an agency s appointment Order to suspend construction

10 Conflict between appointment and Act, etc. 26 General Powers of Inspection and Enforcement Duty to carry identification 2616. Entry to dwellings 2617. Repealed Recovery of expenditures for repairs, etc. 2718. Powers of inspector Repealed 2819. Obstruction of inspector, etc. 2820. Obstruction or removal of order 2821. Warrant for entry and search 28 Dispute Resolution, Reviews and Appeals 2922. Review of inspector s order 2923. BUILDING code Commission 2924. Dispute resolution 2925. Appeal to court 3026. Further appeal 3027. Service 30 Authorizations and Rulings 3028. BUILDING Materials Evaluation Commission Binding interpretations by the Minister 3129. Rulings by Minister 3130. Inquiry 32 General 3231. Immunity from action 3232. Repealed Repealed 3233. Repealed 3234. Regulations BUILDING code Conservation Advisory Council 3735.