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ontario regulation 283/01

made under the

building code act, 1992

Made: July 19, 2001
Filed: July 20, 2001
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: August 4, 2001

Amending O. Reg. 403/97

(General)

1. The title of Ontario Regulation 403/97 is revoked and the following substituted:

Building code

2. Sentence 2.2.2.1.(1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(1) The fee on an application to the Building Materials Evaluation Commission is $950.00.

3. (1) Table 2.6.3.2. of the Regulation is amended by striking out the rows referring to Documents CAN/CGA-6.19-M93, “Residential Carbon Monoxide Detectors” and UL 2034-1992, “Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Detectors” and substituting the following rows:

CSA

CAN/CGA-6.19-M93 (R1999)

Residential Carbon Monoxide Detectors

6.2.5A.3.(1)

9.33.4.3.(1)

. . . . .

UL

UL 2034-1996

Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Detectors

6.2.5A.3.(1)

9.33.4.3.(1)

 

(2) Table 2.6.3.2. of the Regulation is amended by adding the following row:

CSA

CSA 6.19-01

Residential Carbon Monoxide Alarming Devices

6.2.5A.3.(1)

9.33.4.3.(1)

 

4. Section 6.2. of the Regulation is amended by adding the following Subsection:

6.2.5A.  Carbon Monoxide Detectors

6.2.5A.1.  Application

(1) This subsection applies to every building that

(a) contains a residential occupancy, and

(b) contains a fuel-burning appliance or a storage garage.

6.2.5A.2.  Location of Carbon Monoxide Detectors

(1) Where a fuel-burning appliance is installed in a suite of residential occupancy, a carbon monoxide detector shall be installed adjacent to each sleeping area in the suite.

(2) Where a fuel-burning appliance is installed in a service room that is not in a suite of residential occupancy, a carbon monoxide detector shall be installed

(a) adjacent to each sleeping area in every suite of residential occupancy that is adjacent to the service room, and

(b) in the service room.

(3) Where a storage garage is located in a building containing a residential occupancy, a carbon monoxide detector shall be installed adjacent to each sleeping area in every suite of residential occupancy that is adjacent to the storage garage.

6.2.5A.3.  Installation and Conformance to Standards

(1) The carbon monoxide detector required by Article 6.2.5A.2. shall

(a) be permanently connected to an electrical circuit and shall have no disconnect switch between the overcurrent device and the carbon monoxide detector,

(b) be wired so that its activation will activate all carbon monoxide detectors within the suite, where located within a suite of residential occupancy,

(c) be equipped with an alarm that is audible within bedrooms when the intervening doors are closed, where located in a suite of residential occupancy, and

(d) conform to

(i) CAN/CGA-6.19, “Residential Carbon Monoxide Detectors”,

(ii) CSA 6.19, “Residential Carbon Monoxide Alarming Devices”, or

(iii) UL 2034, “Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Detectors”.

5. (1) Sentences 9.32.3.8.(2) to (5) of the Regulation are revoked.

(2) Section 9.33. of the Regulation is amended by adding the following Subsection:

9.33.4  Carbon Monoxide Detectors

9.33.4.1.  Application

(1) This subsection applies to every building that

(a) contains a residential occupancy, and

(b) contains a fuel-burning appliance or a storage garage.

9.33.4.2.  Location of Carbon Monoxide Detectors

(1) Where a fuel-burning appliance is installed in a suite of residential occupancy, a carbon monoxide detector shall be installed adjacent to each sleeping area in the suite.

(2) Where a fuel-burning appliance is installed in a service room that is not in a suite of residential occupancy, a carbon monoxide detector shall be installed

(a) adjacent to each sleeping area in every suite of residential occupancy that is adjacent to the service room, and

(b) in the service room.

(3) Where a storage garage is located in a building containing a residential occupancy, a carbon monoxide detector shall be installed adjacent to each sleeping area in every suite of residential occupancy that is adjacent to the storage garage.

(4) Where a storage garage serves only the dwelling unit to which it is attached or built in, a carbon monoxide detector shall be installed adjacent to each sleeping area in the dwelling unit.

9.33.4.3.  Installation and Conformance to Standards

(1) The carbon monoxide detector required by Article 9.33.4.2. shall

(a) be permanently connected to an electrical circuit and shall have no disconnect switch between the overcurrent device and the carbon monoxide detector,

(b) be wired so that its activation will activate all carbon monoxide detectors within the suite, where located within a suite of residential occupancy,

(c) be equipped with an alarm that is audible within bedrooms when the intervening doors are closed, where located adjacent to a sleeping area, and

(d) conform to

(i) CAN/CGA-6.19, “Residential Carbon Monoxide Detectors”,

(ii) CSA 6.19, “Residential Carbon Monoxide Alarming Devices”, or

(iii) UL 2034, “Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Detectors”.

6. (1) Table 11.5.1.1.C. of the Regulation is amended by adding the following row under “PART 6 REQUIREMENTS”:

C82.1

6.2.5A.3.(1)

Carbon monoxide detectors may be battery operated or plugged into an electrical outlet.

 

(2) Table 11.5.1.1.C. of the Regulation is amended by adding the following row under “PART 9 REQUIREMENTS”:

C181.1

9.33.4.3.(1)

Carbon monoxide detectors may be battery operated or plugged into an electrical outlet.

 

7. Section 12.1. of the Regulation is amended by adding the following Subsection:

12.1.3  Transition, July 2001

12.1.3.1.  Transition Rule

(1) Subject to Sentence (2), this Code as it reads on August 5, 2001 is deemed to continue in force with respect to construction

(a) for which a permit is issued before August 6, 2001, or

(b) for which the working drawings, plans and specifications are substantially completed before August 6, 2001 and for which an application for a permit is made before November 5, 2001 under this Code as it reads on August 5, 2001.

(2) Sentence (1) does not apply unless the construction is commenced within six months after the permit is issued.

8. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation comes into force on the day on which it is filed.

(2) Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 come into force on the later of August 6, 2001 and the day on which this Regulation is filed.