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Volume 57, No. 12

136/2014

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

July 1, 2014

B.C. Reg. 136/2014 , deposited June 26, 2014, under the LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT [section 692]. Ministerial Order M212/2014, dated June 24, 2014.

I, Rich Coleman, Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing and Deputy Premier, order that the Wood Innovation Design Centre Regulation, B.C. Reg. 271/2012, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix.

— R. COLEMAN, Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing and Deputy Premier .

Appendix

Section 3 (1) (

a) of the Wood Innovation Design Centre Regulation, B.C. Reg. 271/2012, is amended by striking out “ 4 800 m 2 ” and substituting “ 4 850 m 2 ”.

2 The

Schedule is amended by adding the following sections:

3.1 Table 1.3.1.2. is amended by adding the following rows:

ULC

ULC/ORD-C263.1-99

Sprinkler-Protected Window Systems

3.1.8.4.(1)

3.1.8.4.

(3) ULC

ULC Listing 2257

Sprinklers, Window

3.1.8.4.(3)

3.2

Article 3.1.7.1. is amended

(

a) in Sentence (1) by striking out “ Sentence (2) ” and substituting “ Sentences (2) and (3) ”, and

(

b) by adding the following Sentence:

3) A material, assembly of materials or a structural member that meets the requirements of Sentence 4.3.1.4.(1) is permitted to be assigned a fire-resistance rating based on sound engineering judgment using the reduced cross-section method, provided the calculation can be demonstrated, through comparison with existing test data, to achieve at least the level of performance required by Sentence 3.1.7.1.(1).

3.3

Article 3.1.8.4. is amended

(

a) by repealing Sentence (1) and substituting the following:

1) Except as permitted by Sentences (2) and 3.1.8.14.(1), the fire-protection rating of a closure shall be determined based on the results of tests conducted in conformance with the appropriate provisions in

a) CAN4-S104-M, “Fire Tests of Door Assemblies,”

b) CAN4-S106-M, “Fire Tests of Window and Glass Block Assemblies,”

c) CAN/ULC-S112-M, “Fire Test of Fire-Damper Assemblies,” or

d) ULC/ORD-C263.1, “Sprinkler-Protected Window Systems.”

(See Articles 3.1.8.15. to 3.1.8.17. for additional requirements for closures .) , and

(

b) by adding the following Sentence:

3) Where ULC/ORD-C263.1, “Sprinkler-Protected Window Systems,” is used to determine the fire-protection rating of a glazed closure described in ULC Listing 2257, fixed benches and millwork counters are permitted adjacent to the pony wall.

3.4 Clause 3.2.1.1.(4)(

a) is amended by striking out “ 10% ” and substituting “ 18% ”.

Section 4 is amended in Clause 3.2.2.24.(1)(

c) by striking out “ 4 800 m 2 ” and substituting “ 4 850 m 2 ”.

Section 5 is amended in Clause 3.2.2.57.(1)(

c) by striking out “ 4 800 m 2 ” and substituting “ 4 850 m 2 ”.

5 The following sections are added:

7.1 Clause 3.4.2.3.(1)(

a) is repealed and the following substituted:

a) one half the maximum diagonal dimension of the floor area , but need not be more than 9 m for

i) a floor area having a public corridor , or

ii) a floor area where the path of travel to the exit is through an elevator vestibule separated from the rest of the floor area , or .

7.2 Table 3.9.1.1. is amended

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a) by repealing the following rows:

3.1.7.1. Determination of Ratings

(1) [F03-OS1.2] [F04-OS1.3]

[F03-OP1.2] [F04-OP1.3]

and substituting the following:

3.1.7.1. Determination of Ratings

(1) [F03-OS1.2] [F04-OS1.3]

[F03-OP1.2] [F04-OP1.3]

(3) [F03-OS1.2]

, and

(

b) by repealing the following rows:

3.1.8.4. Determination of Ratings

(1) [F03-OS1.2]

[F03-OP1.2]

(2) [F03-OS1.2]

[F03-OP1.2]

and substituting the following:

3.1.8.4. Determination of Ratings

(1) [F03-OS1.2]

[F03-OP1.2]

(2) [F03-OS1.2]

[F03-OP1.2]

(3) [F03-OS1.2]

[F03-OP1.2]

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