The Ontario Building Code | General

9.5.2.1. General

(1) Except as provided in Sentence (2) and Article 3.8.1.1., every building shall be designed in conformance with Section 3.8.

(2) The requirements of Section 3.8. need not be provided for houses, including semi-detached houses, duplexes, triplexes, town houses, row houses and boarding or rooming houses with fewer than eight boarders or roomers.

Note: On July 1, 2017, Sentence 9.5.2.1.(2) of Division B of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 139/17, s. 72)

(2) The requirements of Section 3.8. need not be provided for houses, triplexes and boarding or rooming houses with fewer than eight boarders or roomers.