Municipal Residential Sprinkler Act, 2008 Jeffrey, Linda — Bill 72 (39th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 72, 39-1

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Bill 72, Municipal Residential Sprinkler Act, 2008

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Bill 72 2008

An Act to amend

the Building Code Act,

1992, the City

of Toronto Act, 2006 and the Municipal Act, 2001 with respect to

fire sprinkler systems in new residential buildings

Note:

This Act amends or repeals more than one Act. For the legislative history of

these Acts, see the Table of Consolidated Public Statutes – Detailed

Legislative History on www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Building Code Act, 1992

(1) Section 8 of the Building

Code Act, 1992 is amended by adding the following subsection:

By-law, residential fire sprinkler systems

(2.0.1) The chief building official shall refuse to issue

a permit to construct a building if,

(

a) the

municipality in which the proposed building will be erected has passed a by-law

under,

(

i) paragraph

12 of subsection 8 (2) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 ,

(ii) paragraph

12 of subsection 10 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 , or

(iii) paragraph

9 of subsection 11 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 ; and

(

b) the

proposed building does not comply with the by-law.

(2) Section 35 of the Act is amended by

adding the following subsection:

Exception

(2.1) Despite subsections (1) and (2) and despite any provision

in any Act or regulation, a municipal by-law prevails over any Act or

regulation with respect to the requirement to install fire sprinkler systems in

residential buildings for which a building permit application is made on or

after September 1, 2009.

City of Toronto Act, 2006

2. (1) Subsection 8 (2) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006

is amended by adding the following paragraph:

12. Installation

of fire sprinkler systems in residential buildings for which a building permit

application is made on or after September 1, 2009.

(2) Section 8 of the Act is amended by

adding the following subsection:

Residential fire sprinkler systems

(2.1) Any fire sprinkler system required to be installed

in a residential building by a by-law passed pursuant to paragraph 12 of

subsection (2) shall comply with the standards in the building code made under

the Building Code Act,

1992 .

Municipal Act, 2001

3. (1) Subsection 10 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001

is amended by adding the following paragraph:

12. Installation

of fire sprinkler systems in residential buildings for which a building permit

application is made on or after September 1, 2009.

(2) Section 10 of the Act is amended by

adding the following subsection:

Residential fire sprinkler systems

(2.1) Any fire sprinkler system required to be installed

in a residential building by a by-law passed pursuant to paragraph 12 of

subsection (2) shall comply with the standards in the building code made under

the Building Code Act,

1992 .

(3) Subsection 11 (2) of the Act is

amended by adding the following paragraph:

9. Installation

of fire sprinkler systems in residential buildings for which a building permit

application is made on or after September 1, 2009.

(4) Section 11 of the Act is amended by

adding the following subsection:

Residential fire sprinkler systems

(2.1) Any fire sprinkler system required to be installed

in a residential building by a by-law passed pursuant to paragraph 9 of

subsection (2) shall comply with the standards in the building code made under

the Building Code Act,

1992 .

Commencement and

Short Title

Commencement

4. This Act comes into force on the day it

receives Royal Assent.

Short title

5. The

short title of this Act is the Municipal Residential Sprinkler

Act, 2008 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

Bill amends the Building

Code Act, 1992 , the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the Municipal Act, 2001 to authorize

municipalities to pass by-laws requiring the installation of fire sprinkler

systems in new residential buildings. The chief building official shall refuse

to issue a building permit if a proposed building does not comply with such a

by-law.

The

by-laws, which may be passed with respect to residential buildings for which

building permit applications are made on or after September 1, 2009, prevail

over any Act or regulation.

Sprinkler

systems that are required to be installed by the by-laws must comply with

standards specified in the building code.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 29, 2008

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

May 29, 2008

Second Reading

Carried

May 29, 2008

Second Reading

Debate

May 7, 2008

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May 7, 2008

Second Reading

May 29, 2008

Mrs. Linda Jeffrey, Mr. Ernie Hardeman, Mr. Michael Prue, Mr. Kim Craitor, Mrs. Laura Albanese

May 29, 2008

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

Committee

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :

Royal Assent.

Acts affected - Bill 72

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Building Code Act, 1992

City of Toronto Act, 2006

Municipal Act, 2001

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 72, 39-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p39 s1 bill 72 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	935d4d28e3e3f7a1c425e404d077caa6b538fb36

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