O. Reg. 87/19: BUILDING CODE

 

ontario regulation 87/19

made under the

Building Code Act, 1992

Made: May 1, 2019
Filed: May 2, 2019
Published on e-Laws: May 2, 2019
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: May 18, 2019

Amending O. Reg. 332/12

(BUILDING CODE)

1. (1) Sentence 1.3.1.2.(1) of Division A of Ontario Regulation 332/12 is amended by striking out “Sentences (2) to (6)” and substituting “Sentences (2) to (7)”.

(2) Article 1.3.1.2. of Division A of the Regulation is amended by adding the following Sentence:

(7) Where a floor area or portion of a floor area within a farm building is intended to contain a hazardous extraction operation involving cannabis, the floor area or portion of the floor area shall be designed and constructed to comply with,

(a) the requirements for locking, latching and other fastening devices for doors set out in Article 2.7.2.2. of Division B of the Fire Code made under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997,

(b) the ventilation requirements set out in Articles 4.1.7.2. to 4.1.7.6. of Division B of the Fire Code, where the hazardous extraction operation is intended to involve the use of flammable liquids or combustible liquids, and

(c) the ventilation requirements set out in Clauses 5.1.4.2.(1)(a) to (d) and (g) of Division B of the Fire Code, where the hazardous extraction operation is intended to involve the use of flammable gases.

2. Clause 1.4.1.2.(1)(c) of Division A of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definition:

Hazardous extraction means a process to remove or separate a substance from a solution or mixture that involves the use of flammable liquids, combustible liquids or flammable gases as solvents in the process.

Commencement

3. This Regulation comes into force on the later of July 1, 2019 and the day it is filed.