ontario regulation 209/20

made under the

Building Code Act, 1992

Made: May 8, 2020
Filed: May 11, 2020
Published on e-Laws: May 11, 2020
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: May 30, 2020

Amending O. Reg. 332/12

(BUILDING CODE)

1. Article 1.3.1.3. of Division C of Ontario Regulation 332/12 is amended by adding the following Sentence:

(8.1) Despite Sentence (8), the time periods described in Column 2 of Table 1.3.1.3. and in Clause (6)(b) include days when the offices of the principal authority are not open for the transaction of business with the public if the reason given by the principal authority for the offices not being open is related to coronavirus (COVID-19).

2. Article 1.3.1.5. of Division C of the Regulation is amended by adding the following Sentences:

(3.1) For the purposes of issuing a conditional permit under subsection 8 (3) of the Act, a person is exempt from the requirement in clause 8 (3) (b) of the Act where the construction is not described in Schedule 2 of Ontario Regulation 82/20 (Order Under Subsection 7.0.2 (4) — Closure of Places of Non-Essential Businesses) made under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.

(3.2) For greater certainty, nothing in Sentence (3.1) allows construction to occur if the construction is not permitted by Ontario Regulation 82/20 (Order Under Subsection 7.0.2 (4) — Closure of Places of Non-Essential Businesses).

3. Article 1.3.5.3. of Division C of the Regulation is amended by adding the following Sentence:

(6) Despite Sentence (5), the time periods referred to in Sentences (1) and (2) include days when the offices of the principal authority are not open for the transaction of business with the public if the reason given by the principal authority for the offices not being open is related to coronavirus (COVID-19).

Commencement

4. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.