2020 Legislative Session: 5th Session, 41st Parliament

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MS. STEPHANIE CADIEUX

BILL M 205 – 2020

BUILDING AMENDMENT ACT, 2020

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

SECTION 1: [Building Act,

section 1] adds

definitions.

Section 1 of the Building Act, S.B.C. 2015, c. 2, is amended by adding the following

definitions:

"access" has the meaning prescribed by regulation;

"adaptable" has the meaning prescribed by regulation;

"mobility aid" means any manual or electric wheelchair, scooter, boarding chair, walker, cane, crutch, prosthesis or other aid that is specially designed to assist a person with a disability with a need related to mobility; .

SECTION 2: [Building Act,

section 3]

Section 3 (2) is amended by adding the following paragraphs:

(

k) require the following in respect of new housing developments:

(

i) a minimum ratio of dwelling units in a multi-unit building that are adaptable dwelling units if the dwelling units are one storey;

(ii) a minimum ratio of dwelling units in a multi-unit building that meet the requirements set out in the National Standard of Canada CAN/CSA B651-l8, entitled Accessible design for the built environment , published in November 2018 by the Canadian Standards Association, as amended from time to time, if the dwelling units are more than one storey;

(iii) a minimum ratio of single family dwellings that are adaptable single family dwellings if the single family dwellings are one storey;

(iv) design and construction of new buildings that include all of the following in order to allow access with the use of a mobility aid:

(

A) at least one entrance to a building or dwelling unit that is flush to the floor;

(

B) all doors having a minimum clear width of 815 millimeters when measured from the doorstop to the face of the door when open at a right angle;

(

C) at least one accessible bathroom on the main floor of a building or dwelling unit;

(

l) The minister may, by order, confer authority to a person or an organization to inspect for compliance with the requirements referred to in paragraph (k).

Commencement

3 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.

Explanatory Notes

SECTION 1: [Building Act,

section 1] adds

definitions.

SECTION 2: [Building Act,

section 3]

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