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Presented by:

Kitchener Building Division & OBOA

October 24, 2015

OBC Navigation & Best Practices

(OBC Matrix)

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TODAY’S AGENDA

The legislation governing building

in Ontario

Strategies for success in the permit

application & inspection processes

Using & applying the Building Code

(Ontario)

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Protects health & safety of

people

Enables construction to happen

It is the law

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO US?

Building Code Act

& the Building Code

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ONTARIO BUILDING LAWS

Referenced Standards

OBC Municipal Bylaws

Building Code Act

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Ontario Legislature (Building Code Act)

MMAH (BC content & amendments)

Local CBO (Application of BCA & OBC)

BCC (Disputes over application of OBC)

Ontario Courts (Disputes over compliance with BCA)

DECISION MAKERS

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Act Reference: 7.1-(1)(2)(3)(4)

• Principal Authority shall establish and

enforce a code of conduct for the Chief

Building Official and Inspectors.

Code of Conduct

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Act Reference: 8.-(2), 10.-(2)

CBO must issue a building permit or a change of use permit if it complies with applicable law

Building Code Act

Prime Directive

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Act Reference: 8.-(9)

• CBO or RCA as applicable may send permit application drawings to OAA or PEO if reasonable grounds exist to believe that professional regulations being contravened

• CBO must release drawings if requested by OAA or PEO

Building Code Act

Referrals to OAA and PEO

9 Act Reference: 7.-(1)

Municipality is empowered to pass by-laws prescribing building permit administrative requirements only.

(“the building by-law”)

Building Code Act

Municipal By-laws (1)

10 Act Reference: 7.-(1)(a)-(j)

May prescribe administrative standards:

Classes of permits Application forms

Plans & specifications required Fees and Refunds

As-built plan requirements Inspection notice requirements

Fences around construction sites Appointments of CBO & inspectors

Building Code Act


11 Act Reference: 35.-(1)

Act gives OBC exclusive jurisdiction over demolition & construction standards for new buildings.

Municipal by-laws have no effect in this area

Building Code Act


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Mandatory code knowledge testing for designers & building officials.

• Testing/qualification tied to various building types i.e. BCIN or BCDS

• Standardized permit forms

• Restrictions on permit fees

• Building permit time targets for municipalities, plan review & inspections

Building Code Act

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• A set of minimum standards in order to promote and assure health, fire safety, structural sufficiency, energy efficiency and accessibility of buildings

• Not really a design manual

The Official 2012

Compendium Building Code

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Introduction to the Code 2012 Code – Objective Based Format

• New Layout – 2 Volumes

Volume 1 – 3 Divisions

• Division A – Compliance, Objectives and Functional

Statements, and Definitions

• Division B – Acceptable Solutions

• Division C – Administrative Provisions

Volume 2

• Attribution Tables

• Supplementary Standards (previously Supplementary

Guidelines)

Still to be released

• Application and Intent statements – 2016?

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Code Reference: Division A, 1.1.2.2., 1.1.2.4.

Parts 3,4,5, & 6 apply to:

• All A, B and F1 buildings, and to C, D, E and F2/3 buildings >600m2 in building area or 3 storeys in building height

Part 9 applies to:

• C, D, E and F2/3 buildings </=600m2 in building area or 3 storeys in building height

Application

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Code Ref: Division A, 1.1.2.5., 1.1.2.6.(1)

• Part 11 applies only to alterations to buildings at least 5 years old

• If an existing building is renovated, the Code generally applies only to parts altered. There are, however, exceptions in Parts 10 and 11 for specific change of uses, increases in hazard and extensive renovations

Existing buildings

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Code Reference: Division C, 1.3.2.1 & 1.3.2.2.

• The approved permit drawings and other documents must be kept at the construction site, and the building permit must be posted

Intention is that consultants, contractors and owner’s representatives have ready access to approved documents on site

• Municipalities retain copy for own use

Site Documents

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• An occupancy permit is only required if occupancy is necessary while building still unfinished. An occupancy permit is not necessary at the completion of construction of any building

• Minimum completion standards for occupancy are explicitly listed. CBO must issue occupancy permit if minimum criteria met

• Where RCA appointed, CBO must issue occupancy permit after receipt of a “certificate of occupancy” issued by RCA

• New, Part 9 residential buildings require occupancy permit, even if unfinished.

Occupancy Permits

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Code Reference: Division C, 1.2

• Requirements for professional design and review determined on the basis of occupancy, height and gross or building area

• Where professional design is required, general review is also mandatory

Design and General Review (1)

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Code Reference: Div. C, 1.2 & OAA Act

• No requirement for an architect for interior space partitioning and other alterations in any building where structure, exits, fire separations and exterior walls exist & are unaffected

Design and General Review (2)

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• 2012 Building Code (O. Reg. 332/12 (as amended)

• O. Reg. 191/14

Eff. January 1, 2015

• No transition period

• Binder & online options (Publications Ontario)

2012 Building Code Volume 1 & 2

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The Building Permit

Process

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Building Permit

Success Strategies

1. Be informed. Know the Building Code and the basic obligations

of building officials.

2. Manage unreasonable client expectations. Put the public

interest first.

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Building Permit

Success Strategies

3. Confirm code fundamentals early in design development, and

incorporate data matrix on final drawings

4. Review and understand code issues before consulting with building

officials

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Building Permit

Success Strategies

5. Perform a final coordination check of the work of the

consulting team.

6. Do not release incomplete drawings for a building permit

submission.

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Permit Applications

Other Resources

• MMAH Buildings Branch, sign-up for Ontario CodeNews

• http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page7393.aspx/site4.aspx

• www.oboa.on.ca (Cont. Education + SB 10 & SB 12, mid-rise & barrier free info)

• Interactive Building Code on CD

• Review checklists

• TACBOC Construction Details and specifications for Part 9 housing

• Building Code/Fire Protection Consultants

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Permit Applications

Submission Requirements (1)

• Municipal building bylaws usually require “submission of sufficient plans and other documents to enable the CBO to determine if the proposed construction will comply with the code and any other applicable law”

• Complete and coordinated A, S, M & E signed & sealed drawings are imperative. CBO cannot practically process drawings not sealed, or if substantially incomplete

• A “complete” application now requires a decision by CBO within a prescribed time relating to the permits issuance.

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Communicating OBC design summary in accordance with OAA Practice Bulletin A.9, and clearly identifying fire separations are highly effective strategies to expedite approval

Permit Applications

Submission Requirements (3)

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Effective: January 1, 2011 Common Application Form

Application Form Cont’d

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Permit Application Filing

• Complete Applications – reviewed within prescribed time frames

• Incomplete Applications – not required to be reviewed within time frame

• Check OBC & Municipal Building By-law (website) for Complete Application requirements

• Unsure, Contact Building Dept.

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[email protected]

Questions

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Presented by:

Kitchener Building Division

October 24, 2015

Enhanced Barrier-Free

Requirements

New Accessibility Provisions

2012 OBC (January 1, 2015)

• Presentation to include Ontario Building

Code barrier-free accessibility

amendments in accordance with O.Reg.

368/13

• Effective Dates

– January 1, 2015 – Enhanced Barrier Free

Provisions

Barrier Free Entrances

Clarified Article 3.8.1.2. & Table 3.8.1.2.

• Principal Entrance required to be

accessible entrance as well

• Clarified number of entrance points to

be BFA (Table clarification)

• Clarified BFA entrance also apply to

retail and assembly suites accessed

from exterior

Barrier Free Path Of Travel

• Article 3.8.2.1. Revised • BFA now required to and throughout all storeys and roof

amenity areas (unless exempted)

• Will essentially require elevators (or ramps) throughout majority

of buildings under Part 3

• Exemptions (3.8.2.1.(2))

– B2/B3 occupancy floor areas not required to be connected

by a ramp or elevator

– D/C occupancy buildings less than 600sq.m in Building Area

and 3 storeys or less

– F2/F3 occupancies not required to be served by elevators

• Updated as per O.Reg. 368/13

– New Sentence 3.4.6.1.(2)

• Tactile attention indicator required at:

– Top of stairs (one tread depth back from the edge of

the top stair), and

– Leading edge of landings where a door opens onto

stairs

– (applicable to exit and egress stairs)

Slip Resistant Surface Finish

For Stairs And Ramps

Slip Resistant Surface Finish

For Stairs And Ramps

(Cont’d)

• New Sentence 3.8.1.3.(6)

• For floor areas that do not require a barrier-free path

of travel, interior walking surfaces are required to

meet Clauses (3.8.1.3.(2)(a) to (e) (floor openings

(max. 13mm), stable, firm and slip resistant, bevelled

slopes of 1 in 2 for changes in level of more than 13

mm etc.)

• Guards where headroom in a corridor or aisle is less

than 1980mm (i.e. underside of escalator or stair)

Interior Walking Surfaces

Interior Walking Surfaces

(Cont’d)

Headroom Measurement

• Amended Sentence 3.8.1.3.(5)

• Available headroom (min. 1980mm)

required to be measured “from finished

floor” (previously identified as a

measurement “from the floor”)

• Revised Sentence 3.8.1.3.(4)

• Increased to 1800mm x 1800mm

• Still required every 30m

• Still based on corridors less than

1600mm

Barrier Free Passing Area

Controls

• Updated as per O.Reg. 368/13

– Revised Sentence 3.8.1.5.(1) • “side approach” clarification (required to be provided)

• Controls to be operable with a closed fist (with the

exception of manual pull stations) and not more than

22.2N

• Manual pull stations to be operable with 1 hand (22.2N)

– Mounting Heights: • Thermostats and MPS: 1200mm AFF

• All other controls: 900-1100mm AFF

Controls (Cont’d)

Residential Apartment Suites • Sentence 3.8.2.1.(5) • Now 15%

• Now BFA path to – At least one bedroom

– At least one bathroom

• With a lavatory

• With a water closet

• Containing a bathtub or a shower

• With wall reinforcement as per 3.3.4.9.(1)

• 1500mm wheelchair turning space

– A living room or living space

– A kitchen or kitchen space

Residential Apartment Suites Example suite layout

Residential Apartment Suites Example washroom layouts

Residential Apartment Suites Suite Proportions and Distribution


– Designated BFA suites are required to be

proportionate to Unit Type (i.e. 1,2 or 3 bedroom)


– Distributed throughout storeys

New Hotel Enhancements

• New Sentence 3.8.2.4.(4) through (8) • Controls installed in accordance with Sentence

3.8.1.5.(1)

• Entrance door to Hotel Suite to have power door

operator

• Door viewer not more than 1100mm above finished

floor

• Doors between adjoining suites to meet BF design

requirements (i.e., width, 300/600mm, closed fist

operation)

• New Sentence 3.8.2.4.(7) and (8)

• At least one power receptacle in at least one

barrier-free accessible hotel suite is required

to be provided with an emergency power

supply (where a generator is used for the

building)

• The outlet is required to be identified via

signage “EMERGENCY POWER OUTLET”

mounted beside the outlet

New Hotel Enhancements

(Cont’d)

New Hotel Enhancements Example Suite Layout

• New/Revised Sentence

3.8.3.1.(4) through (6) • International Symbol of Access

• Signs to identify the location of a barrier-free means

of egress (3.8.3.1.(4))

• All signs to be mounted not less than 1200mm and

not more than 1500mm above the finished floor

(including signage provided on non-accessible floors)

(3.8.3.1.(5) and (6))

Accessibility Signs

Doorways


• Increased clear open doorway width

from 850mm to 860mm


• Door opening device (only means of

operating the door) are required to be

designed to be operable using a closed fist,

and

• Be mounted not less than 900mm and not

more than 1100mm AFF

Door Opening Devices

Door Opening Devices

(Cont’d)

• New Clause 3.8.3.3.(10)(c)

• 300mm “latch” side clearance required to be

provided on both sides of a sliding door

Door Latch Side Clearances

Barrier-Free Entrances

• Revised Sentences 3.8.3.3.(4) and (5)

• Power door operators required for all barrier-

free entrances serving Group A, B2, B3, C, D

or E occupancies (note: no reference to

“major occupancy”)

• Barrier-free entrances incorporating a

vestibule are required to be provided with a

power door operator for the interior vestibule

door

Power Door Operators


• Power door operators now required for

– Washrooms for public use required to be

BFA

– Group A occupancies within Group C

major occupancy apartment buildings (i.e.

all amenity rooms)


(Cont’d)


• All power door operators are required to

be installed on the latch side and to

allow persons to activate the door from

either side (i.e. power door operators on

both sides of a door)


(Cont’d)


• Minimum face dimensions now allow for circular (150mm

diameter) and rectangular (50mm x 100mm) face dimensions

• Closed fist operation

• Centre location between 900mm and 1100mm AFF (or ground)

or

• It extends from not more than 200mm to not less than 900mm

AFF or ground

• Located not less than 600mm and not more than 1500mm

beyond the doors swing (opening towards the control)

• Visible and International Symbol of Access signage


• Required clearances within a vestibule for

doors located within series and for vestibule

doors that are not aligned

– Doors in series require a distance of 1500mm

(previously 1200mm) plus the width of any door

that swings into the vestibule

– A 1500mm turning radius (clear of door swings)

required within vestibules incorporating non

aligned doors

Vestibule Clearances

Space Between Doors

Non Barrier-Free Accessible

Floors


• Non barrier-free accessible floor areas – All doors in public corridors to be 860mm clear

– Closed fist operation (900mm to 1100mm AFF)

(Issue – how to pull open a latched door with a closed

fist….may require a power door operator)

– Vision panels in accordance with 3.8.3.3.(14)

– Sheet glass doors in accordance with 3.8.3.3.(15)

– If provided, power door operators in accordance with

sentences 3.8.3.3.(16) & (17)

Ramps

• Revised Subclause 3.8.3.4.(1)(d)(ii)

– 1670 mm long (same width as ramp)

landings required where there is a change

of 90 deg. or more in the direction of the

ramp

• Revised Subclause 3.8.3.4.(1)(e)(v)

– 50 mm required between handrails and

walls or guards to which they are attached

• New Clause 3.8.3.4.(1)(h)

– Intermediate handrails for ramps wider

than 2200mm (minimum 900mm clear on

both sides)

• Clarified Sentence 3.8.3.4.(2)

– Ramp handrails and guards not required

for aisles serving fixed seating

Ramps (Cont’d)

Ramps (Cont’d)

New Washroom Provision


• When 1 water closet required for each

sex, now permitted to use:

– One universal washroom, and

– One washroom with one water closet

(rather than 2 barrier free rooms)

Additional Washrooms


• Where washrooms provided on a storey not

required to have a BF path of travel (3.8.2.1.)

– Conform to 3.8.3.9. (water closets) and

3.8.3.10.(5) (urinals) and 3.8.3.11.(5)

(lavatories) for water closets, lavatories

and urinal heights

– And ambulatory stall 3.8.3.8.(10)

Washrooms to be Accessible

• New Sentence 3.8.2.3.(4) through (6)

• Washrooms provided in excess of those

required by Subsection 3.7.4. are required to

meet the following Articles

– 3.8.3.8. (water closet stalls)

– 3.8.3.9. (water closets)

– 3.8.3.10. (urinals), and

– 3.8.3.11. (lavatories),

– Or be designed in accordance with Article

3.8.3.12. (universal washrooms)

Washrooms to be Accessible

(Cont’d)

• Sentence 3.8.2.3.(5)

• Requirements of Sentence 3.8.2.3.(4)

do not apply to – Washrooms in suites of residential occupancy

– Where other BFA washrooms are provided on the same floor

within 45m or,

– Located in a Group D, E or F suite less than 300 sq.m in

area separated from the remainder of the building

• New Table 3.8.2.3.B describes number of

stalls to be accessible

Water Closet Stalls

Water Closet Stalls

• Revised Article 3.8.3.8. – Clear turning space of 1500mm (previously

provided with width and depth of 1500mm)

– Closed fist door operation

– 860mm clear door opening (previously 810mm)

– Outward swing door (unless 820mm by 1440mm unobstructed clear space within the stall

– Door pull on both sides of the door (900mm to 1100mm)

– Clear transfer space 900mm wide and 1500mm deep, provided on one side of the water closet or on each side of the water closet

Water Closet Stalls (Cont’d)

• L shaped grab bars or fold down grab bars required (angled grab bars are no longer permitted)

– Horizontal component to be 750mm AFF

– Vertical component to be 150mm in front of the water closet

– Grab bars not less than 35mm and not more than 40mm in dia. (previously 30mm min.)

– Slip-resistive surface


• Fold down grab bars to be in

accordance with Sentences 3.8.3.8.(8)

• Fold down grab bars are permitted to

encroach into the 1500mm clear space

and the required transfer space.


Ambulatory Water Closet Stalls

• Required in accordance with Sentence 3.8.2.3.(6) – At least 1500mm deep and between 890mm and

940mm wide

– Door operable via a closed fist

– Door with a clear opening of 810mm

– Swing outward (unless minimum clearances are provided)

– Door provided with a door pull (900mm to 1000mm AFF)

– Door to have an emergency latch release from the outside

– Requirements for water closet location, grab bars and coat hooks

Ambulatory Water Closet Stalls

Cont’d

Water Closets

• Revised Article 3.8.3.9.

– Seats to be located 430mm to 485mm AFF

(previously 400mm to 460mm)

Urinals

• New Article 3.8.3.10.

• In washrooms with more than one urinal, at least one urinal shall; – Be wall mounted (rim not more than 430mm AFF)

or floor mounted (rim flush with the floor)

– Have no step access

– Have a minimum depth of 345mm

– Have grab bars on each side • 300mm long

• Centre line 1000mm AFF

• Not less than 380mm and not more than 450mm from the centre line of the urinal

Urinals (Cont’d)

• If manual flush controls provided, they

must be operable via a closed fist and

not more than 1200mm AFF

• Sentence 3.8.3.10.(4) outlines

requirements for privacy screens (where

installed)

Urinals (Cont’d)

Lavatories


• Lavatories to have a clearance beneath – 920mm wide (previously 760mm)

– 350mm high from a point 300mm back from the front edge to the wall (previously 230mm high from a point 280mm to 430mm)

• Lavatories to have a – 1370mm deep floor space for forward approach (500mm

permitted to be under the lavatory)

– Soap dispensers located not more than 610mm, horizontally, from the edge of the lavatories

– Minimum 1370mm deep floor space in front of controls(dispensing/hand operated controls)

Lavatories (Cont’d)

Lavatories (Cont’d)

• Where shelves are installed

– Located not more than 200mm above the

top of the lavatory, not more than 1100mm

AFF and project not more than 100mm

from the wall

• Number of universal washrooms (see

3.8.3.12.) provided in a building to comply

with New Table 3.8.2.3.A.

Universal Washrooms

Universal Washrooms (Cont’d)

• Revised Article 3.8.3.12. – Required to meet updated design requirements for

lavatories, water closets, grab bars, etc.

– Wheelchair turning space of 1700mm required (previously 1500mm)

– Mirror required to be provided

– Motion sensor lighting required

– Emergency call system required with signage (audible and visual signal devices inside and outside of the washroom

– Clear space of 810mm wide and 1830mm long to accommodate an adult change table (change table not required to be provided, but the clear space is required)


• Adult change tables (where provided) to be designed and installed in accordance with Sentence 3.8.3.12.(5)

• Universal washrooms need not be provided with the clear space to accommodate an adult change table if the washroom is located – Within an individual suite used for Group A, D, E or F

occupancies, less than 300m² in building area or the suite is less than 300m² in area (change as per O. Reg. 191/14) or provided an accessible washroom is located within 45m (on the same floor level)

– **Amenity spaces in an apartment/condo are not generally considered as suites

• Except within a residential suite, the minimum

number of barrier-free showers is required to conform

to Table 3.8.3.13.

Showers

Showers (Cont’d)

• Shower seats to be mounted not less than 430mm and not more than 485mm AFF

• Shower seats to be located within 500mm of shower controls

• Requires a wall mounted “L” shaped grab bar located on the same wall as the controls with the horizontal portion of the grab bar 850mm AFF and within 100mm of the front edge of the shower seat (O. Reg. 368/13)

Showers (Cont’d)

Bathtubs

• Revised Article 3.8.3.13.(4) A barrier free bathtub shall have – A 900mm long/high continuous L-shaped grab bar

– A grab bar is located at each end of the bathtub that is

• At least 760mm long,

• Mounted vertically from point 200mm above the rim, and

• Mounted within 150mm horizontally from the edge of the bathtub

– A Clear floor space not less than 900mm wide and 1440mm long along the full length of the bathtub

(Note: Applies only to Group B2, B3 and Hotels)

Bathtubs (Cont’d)

Drinking Fountains

• Revised Article 3.8.3.16

• Where more than one drinking fountain

is provided, at least one is required to

be barrier-free accessible in accordance

with Article 3.8.3.16

Drinking Fountains Cont’d

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Contact Info

General Inquiries 519-741-2433

IVR (Voice Permits) 519-741-2761

Fax 519-741-2775

Email [email protected]

Online Applications www.kitchener.ca/onlinepermits

Webpage www.kitchener.ca

Wheelchair Spaces and

Adaptable Seating


– Seating to be arranged such that at least 2

designated spaces are side by side, and

– At least one fixed seat for a companion

located beside each group of spaces

where 2 or more are arranged side by side

or each space that is not part of a group


Adaptable Seating (Cont’d)

• The number of designated wheelchair spaces

are required to conform to New Table 3.8.2.1.





• Adaptable Seating – means a fixed

seat or seats designed to facilitate a

side transfer from a wheelchair

– Located adjacent to a barrier-free path of

travel

– Provided with movable/removable arm

rests




• Assembly occupancies with fixed seats;

– Storage space to be provided for

wheelchairs and mobility assisted devices

• Minimum space of 810mm by 1370mm (for not

more than 200 fixed seats), and

• Located on the same level and proximity to

designated seating spaces

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