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Building By-law Compliance Summary
VCLTF Site 62922 East Kent Avenue South &
8588 Jellicoe St., Vancouver, BC
(2900 E Kent Ave. South - Site)
ISSUED FOR FULL BUILDING PERMIT
GBA File #141793
November 24, 2014
Revised June 19, 2015
Prepared for:
DYS Architecture
260 - 1770 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6J 3G7
Prepared by: Reviewed by:
Lawrence Dobbs Bruce Campbell
Consultant Senior Consultant
Gordon Richards,
Architect AIBC, FRAIC, CP
Principal
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CHLTF Site 6 - 2922 East Kent Ave. South & 8588 Jellicoe St., Vancouver November 24, 2014
GBA File #141793 Revised June 19, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 GENERAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Scope of Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.0 CODE COMPLIANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.1 Building Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.2 Construction.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.3 Fire Separations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.4 Occupant Load. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.5 Spatial Separation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.6 Exit Exposures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.7 Fire Alarm System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.8 Provisions for Firefighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.9 Lighting and Emergency Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.10 Interconnected Floor Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.11 Safety Within Floor Areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.12 Storage Garage Security.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.13 Exits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.14 Service Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.15 Vertical Transportation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.16 Health Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.17 Barrier-Free Access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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1.0 GENERAL
1.1 Description
The City of Vancouver is presently undertaking an initiative to provide affordable
housing for Vancouver residents, in partnership with the Community Housing Land
Trust Foundation (CHLTF). Four sites throughout Vancouver (Sites 3, 4, 5 and 6)
have been selected for the development of these projects.
The Site 6 development consists of two buildings; a 36 unit townhouse building
located at located at 2922 East Kent Avenue South, and a 54 unit apartment building
located at 8588 Jellicoe Street. Both buildings are served by a single level common
parkade.
1.2 Scope of Report
Gage-Babcock & Associates Ltd. (GBA) has been retained to review the building
permit drawings of the building for general compliance with the fire and life safety
provisions of the 2007 Vancouver Building By-law (VBBL). All references are to the
VBBL unless stated otherwise.
2.0 CODE COMPLIANCE
2.1 Building Data
Building 1 (2922 East Kent Avenue South)
Building Area: 1,419 m (15,275 ft )2 2
Building Height: 3 Storeys
Construction Type: Combustible
Major Occupancy: Group C (Residential)
Building 2 (8588 Jellicoe Street)
Building Area: 2,264 m (24,370 ft )2 2
Building Height: 3 Storeys
Construction Type: Combustible
Major Occupancy: Group C (Residential)
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Common Parkade
Building Area: 5,190 m (55,865 ft )2 2
Building Height: 1 Storey
Construction Type: Noncombustible
Major Occupancy: Group F-3 (Storage Garage)
2.2 Construction
The proposed buildings shall meet the requirements of the following articles
governing construction as summarized below:
Building 1 (2922 East Kent Avenue South)
3.2.2.48. Group C, up to 3 Storeys, Sprinklered
Maximum Area: 1,800 m2
Construction Type: Combustible and noncombustible permitted
Floor Assemblies: 45 min fire separations
Floor assemblies which are entirely contained within dwelling
units are required to be constructed with a fire-resistance
rating of 45 min, but need not be constructed as fire
separations [3.2.2.48.(3)]
Mezzanines: 45 min fire-resistance rating (none proposed)
Loadbearing: Rating equal to that of supporting assembly
Roof Assemblies: No fire-resistance rating required (sprinklered building)
Roof: Class A, B, or C roof covering classification
Skylights shall be glazed with wired glass, laminated safety
glass or combustible glazing as per Article 3.1.14.3.
High Building: No
Sprinklers: Required - system is to comply with NFPA 13R-2002
Standpipe: Not required
Fire Alarm System: Required - system is to comply with CAN/ULC-S524-01
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Building 2 (8588 Jellicoe Street)
3.2.2.45 Group C, up to 6 Storeys, Sprinklered
Maximum Area: 2,400 m2
Construction Type: Combustible and noncombustible permitted
Floor Assemblies: 1 h fire separation
Mezzanines: 1 h fire-resistance rating (none proposed)
Loadbearing: Rating equal to that of supporting assembly
Roof Assemblies: No fire-resistance rating required (sprinklered building)
Roof: Class A, B, or C roof covering classification
High Building: No
Sprinklers: Required - system is to comply with NFPA 13R-2002
Standpipe: Not required
Fire Alarm System: Required - system is to comply with CAN/ULC-S524-01
Common Parkade
3.2.1.2 Storage Garage Considered a Separate Building
Maximum Area: N/A
Construction Type: Noncombustible construction required
Floor / Slab over: 2 h fire separation
Loadbearing: 2 h fire-resistance rating
Sprinklers: Required - system is to comply with NFPA 13-1999
Standpipe: Not required
Fire Alarm System: Required - system is to comply with CAN/ULC-S524-01
2.3 Fire Separations
Construction: Fire separations must be constructed as continuous elements,
extending from the floor through the ceiling elements, and
horizontal service spaces to the underside of the floor or roof
deck above.
Ratings: Fire-rated assemblies are to be listed by ULC, cUL, Intertek
(WH), Appendix D of the VBBL, or other acceptable agency.
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Openings: Openings in a fire separation must be protected by closures,
shafts, or other means in conformance with Articles 3.1.8.4.
to 3.1.8.17. and Subsections 3.1.9.
Closures: Closures in fire separations are required to have appropriate
listed self-closing devices and latching hardware. The fire-
protection rating of a closure shall conform to Table 3.1.8.4.
of the VBBL.
TABLE 2.3A: FIRE-PROTECTION RATING of CLOSURES
Fire-Resistance Rating of Fire Separation Minimum Fire-Protection Rating of Closure
45 min 45 min
1 h 45 min
1.5 h 1 h
2 h 1.5 h
20-Minute Closures: Doors between a public corridor and suites of Group C
occupancy are permitted to have a fire-protection rating not
less than 20 min.
Temperature Rise The maximum temperature rise on the opaque portion of the
Limit: unexposed side of a door used as a closure in a fire separation
in a location shown in Table 3.1.8.15 of the VBBL, shall
conform to the Table. The relevant excerpt of Table 3.1.8.15
is as follows:
TABLE 2.3B: RESTRICTIONS on TEMPERATURE RISE/GLAZING for CLOSURES
Locations
Minimum
Required
Fire-
Protection
Rating of
Door
Maximum
Temperature
Rise on Opaque
Portion of
Unexposed Side
of Door, °C
Maximum Area
of Wired Glass in
Door, m2
Maximum
Aggregate Area
of Glass Block
and Wired Glass
Panels not in a
Door, m2
Between an exit
enclosure and the
adjacent floor area
All ratings No limit 0.8 0.8
Penetrations: Building services, such as piping, tubing, ducts, electrical
wires, and cables that penetrate a required fire separation,
must be cast in place, or the opening at the penetration must
be sealed by a listed firestopping material in conformance
with Subsection 3.1.9.
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Any vertical penetrations through the parkade to the buildings
above must be sealed with listed firestopping material having
an FT rating not less than 2 h.
Fire Dampers: Except as permitted by Article 3.1.8.8., a duct that penetrates
an assembly required to be a rated fire separation shall be
equipped with a fire damper. A fire damper shall have a fire-
protection rating conforming to Sentence 3.1.8.4.(2).
Fire dampers are not required for duct penetrations through a
fire separation that does not have a fire-resistance rating (0 h
fire separation).
Fire Stops in Fire stops in concealed spaces shall be provided in
Concealed Spaces: conformance with Subsection 3.1.11
The tables following provide a summary of the required fire separations and their
minimum fire-resistance rating.
TABLE 2.3C: REQUIRED FIRE SEPARATIONS (BUILDING 1)
Room / Area Fire-resistance Rating
Floor Assemblies 45 min
Dwelling Units 45 min
Vertical Service Space 45 min
TABLE 2.3D: REQUIRED FIRE SEPARATIONS (BUILDING 2)
Room / Area Fire-resistance Rating
Floor Assemblies 1 h
Dwelling Units 1 h
Exit Stair 1 h
Elevator Shaft 1 h
Main Electrical Room (sprinklered) 1 h
Main Electrical Room (not sprinklered) 2 h
Other Electrical Room No requirement
Vertical Service Space 45 min
TABLE 2.3E: REQUIRED FIRE SEPARATIONS (COMMON PARKADE)
Room / Area Fire-resistance Rating
Floor Above 2 h
Exit Stair 2 h
Elevator Shaft 2 h
Elevator Machine Room 2 h
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TABLE 2.3E: REQUIRED FIRE SEPARATIONS (COMMON PARKADE)
Room / Area Fire-resistance Rating
Storage Garage 1.5 h
Garbage/Recycling 1 h
Mechanical Room w/ Fuel-fired Equip 1 h
Mechanical Room w/o Fuel-fired Equip No requirement
Bike Storage No requirement
Vertical Service Space 1 h
2.4 Occupant Load
The design occupant loads are calculated based on the information provided in the
drawings and in conformance with Article 3.1.17.1. The occupant loads for each
building are as follows:
TABLE 2.4A: OCCUPANT LOAD AS PER TABLE 3.1.17.1. (COMMON PARKADE)
Level Use AreaOccupant Load
Factor (m²)
Occupant
Load (persons)
P1Parking 4,345 m 46 942
Storage/Services 384 m 46 82
TOTAL BUILDING OCCUPANT LOAD: 102
TABLE 2.4B: OCCUPANT LOAD AS PER TABLE 3.1.17.1. (BUILDING 1)
Level Use AreaOccupant Load
Factor (m²)
Occupant
Load (persons)
1-3 Residential 104 Bedrooms 2 per Bedroom 208
TOTAL BUILDING OCCUPANT LOAD: 208
TABLE 2.4C: OCCUPANT LOAD AS PER TABLE 3.1.17.1. (BUILDING 2)
Level Use Area Occupant Load
Factor (m²)
Occupant
Load (persons)
1 Residential 43 Bedrooms 2 per Bedroom 86
2 Residential 44 Bedrooms 2 per Bedroom 88
3 Residential 44 Bedrooms 2 per Bedroom 88
TOTAL BUILDING OCCUPANT LOAD: 262
2.5 Spatial Separation
Based on the worst case scenario at each building face, the spatial separation
requirements of the VBBL are listed below. As provided by Table 3.2.3.1.D., a wall
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having a limiting distance of 9 m or more is permitted to have 100% unprotected
openings, with no minimum construction requirements.
TABLE 2.5A: SPATIAL SEPARATION - BUILDING 1
Exposing
Building
Face
Facing Level
Limiting
Distance
(m)
Wall
Area
(m )2
Unprotected Openings Construction of
Exposing
Building FaceAllowed Proposed
North Kent Ave. South All > 9 m - 100% - No restrictions
South Building 2 All > 6 m41 m2
per unit100% - No restrictions
East Property Line All 8.4 m67 m2
per unit100% - No restrictions
West Jellicoe Street All > 9 m - 100% - No restrictions
TABLE 2.5B: SPATIAL SEPARATION - BUILDING 2
Exposing
Building
Face
Facing Level
Limiting
Distance
(m)
Wall
Area
(m )2
Unprotected
OpeningsConstruction of
Exposing Building
FaceAllowed Proposed
North Building 1 All > 6 m26 m2
per unit100% - No restrictions
SouthProperty
Line
Units 108,
208, 3082.5 m
36 m2
per unit
32% per
unit
31% per
unit
45 min FRR
Noncombustible
Cladding
Units 109,
209, 3092.5 m
20 m2
per unit
44% per
unit
34% per
unit
45 min FRR
Noncombustible
Cladding
All other
units> 9 m - 100% - No restrictions
EastProperty
Line
Units 107,
207, 307 3.15 m
22 m2
per unit
63% per
unit
35% per
unit45 min FRR
Units 108,
208, 3082.5 m
22 m2
per unit
41% per
unit
34% per
unit
45 min. FRR
Noncombustible
Cladding
Units 109,
209, 3092.5 m
45 m2
per unit
29% per
unit
27% per
unit
45 min FRR
Noncombustible
Cladding
WestProperty
LineAll > 9 m - 100% - No restrictions
2.6 Exit Exposures
In a case of fire exposure to an exit serving greater than 10 persons, as described in
Article 3.2.3.13., unprotected openings must be protected by:
• Glass block conforming to the requirements of Article 3.1.8.14.;
• A wired glass assembly conforming to D-2.3.14. in Appendix D; or
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• A closure conforming to the requirements of Subsection 3.1.8., and Articles
3.2.3.1. and 3.2.3.14.
A number of windows along Gridline E expose paths of travel from suites within the
South building. However, an exit exposure condition for an exit serving less than 10
people may be addressed by a generic alternative solution per City of Vancouver
Bulletin 2014-02-BU. This bulletin permits the 2014 VBBL provisions for water
curtain protection to be applied to buildings designed under the 2007 VBBL.
Water curtains shall be provided which meet the following requirements of Sentence
3.2.3.13.(5) of the 2014 VBBL:
• have quick response pendant type sprinklers,
• if the opening is 1.8 m or less in width, have one sprinkler head installed at
the center of the opening at a maximum distance of not more than 0.9 m from
the vertical edge of the opening,
• if the opening is more than 1.8 m in width, have multiple sprinkler heads
installed at a maximum distance of 1.8 m on center and at a maximum
distance of not more than 0.9 m from the sprinklers to the vertical edge of the
opening,
• have sprinklers located 50 mm vertically and between 150 mm and 300 mm
horizontally from the interior face of the glazing at ceiling level,
• discharge water at a minimum flow rate of 68L/min (18 USgpm),
• have sprinkler heads with an orifice size of 12.7 mm and a k factor of
nominal 5.7,
• be designed independently from the floor area coverage and be included in
the most hydraulically demanding area for the design of the adjacent floor
area sprinklers,
• have sprinkler heads protected from spray and from cold solder effects from
adjacent sprinklers (floor area or water curtain sprinkler heads) by means of
baffles in accordance with NFPA 13, and
• be provided with tempered or laminated safety glass glazed openings where
windows are permitted to be openable
See Appendix A for water curtain locations
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2.7 Fire Alarm System
Fire Alarm: Building 2 and the common parkade will be protected
throughout by a single stage fire alarm system per Articles
3.2.4.3. and 3.2.4.4.
Although it is not required by Sentence 3.2.1.4.(3), Building
1 will also be provided with a single stage fire alarm system
to satisfy the requirements of Clause 3.2.5.5.(3)(b) of By-law
No. 9984 which permits extended travel distance to dwelling
unit entrances (See Section 2.8 of report).
Monitoring: The fire alarm system shall be remotely monitored by a ULC
listed monitoring station in conformance with Article 3.2.4.8.
Annunciator: An annunciator shall be installed at the designated principal
entrance for each building.
Fire Alarm Zoning: The fire alarm system shall be zoned by floors. The fire alarm
zoning and sprinkler system zoning shall be consistent with
the fire alarm system operation sequence. The annunciator
shall have separate zone indication for the actuation of smoke
detectors, heat detectors, manual stations and waterflow
detecting devices.
Alarm Signal: Temporal pattern will conform to Clause 4.2 of International
Standard ISO 8201.
The sound pressure level in a sleeping room from a fire alarm
audible signal device must not be less than 75 dB.
Audible signals will provide sound pressure levels at least 10
dB above ambient noise (minimum 65 dB) in all areas within
the building.
A manual silencing switch accessible only to authorized
personnel shall be installed inside the annunciator panel.
Initiating Devices: The following areas are required to be protected by alarm
initiating devices or fire detectors:
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Manual Pull Stations: Shall be provided near every exit and every principal
entrance. (Not required in townhouse units)
Smoke Detectors: Shall be provided in the following locations:
• At the top of exit stair enclosures.
• Within public corridors serving Group C occupancy.
• Duct-type smoke detectors are required to be provided
in an air handling system which serves more than one
storey or more than one fire compartment.
Electrical Supervisory signals shall be indicated at the annunciator
Supervision: panel for each of the following fire protection system
components:
• Sprinkler control valves including backflow
prevention devices located in the valve pit.
• Flow alarm switches.
• Low air pressure switches.
2.8 Provisions for Firefighting
Principal Entrance: The principal entrance to Building 1 shall be located at the
breezeway adjacent to East Kent Avenue South. The principal
entrance to Building 2 shall be located at the lobby adjacent
to Jellicoe Street. The distance from the principal entrances to
a hydrant shall not exceed 90 m and shall be unobstructed.
Access Route: Access for fire department vehicles shall be not more than
15 m from a principal entrance. Both principal entrances will
be designated fire department response points.
Paths of Travel: As per Clause 3.2.5.5.(3).(b) of By-law No. 9984, the
maximum path of travel from the fire department access route
to the entrance door of a dwelling unit is permitted to be
greater than 45 m but not greater than 55 m, provided the
following conditions are met:
• Not more than one dwelling unit is located above
another dwelling unit.
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• The path of travel to the dwelling unit entrance is
provided with an unobstructed width of 2 m.
• A strobe light connected to an internal smoke alarm is
installed outside the principal entrance to each
dwelling unit.
• The sprinkler system is monitored by the fire alarm
system.
• The sound pressure level in a sleeping room from a
fire alarm audible signal device must not be less than
75 dB.
• Emergency lighting is provided along the path of
travel.
• The fire alarm system is provided with a graphic
annunciator panel.
Fire Department The fire department connections for the automatic sprinkler
Connections: system shall be located not less than 5 m horizontally of the
principal entrances to each building and be unobstructed.
Standpipe: Given that both Buildings 1 and 2 are 3 storeys in height and
are sprinklered throughout, neither building is required to be
provided with a standpipe. The basement parkade is not
required to be provided with a standpipe.
Sprinklers: Sprinklers shall be installed throughout the building in
conformance with NFPA 13R-2002, "Installation of Sprinkler
Systems In Residential Occupancies up to and Including 4
Storeys in Height".
Sprinklers must not be omitted in any room or closet in the
storey immediately below a roof assembly.
As both buildings are of combustible construction, sprinklers
must be provided for all unenclosed exterior balconies.
Extinguishers: Portable extinguishers will be provided as per the BC Fire
Code and NFPA 10 requirements.
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2.9 Lighting and Emergency Power
Lighting: An average illumination level of at least 50 Lx shall be
provided at the floor level in every exit and corridor providing
access to exit.
Emergency Lighting: Emergency lighting with minimum 30 min duration shall be
provided to an average level of at least 10 Lx at the floor and
tread levels in exits, principal exit routes in open floor areas
and exit access corridors.
Emergency Power: A minimum 30 min emergency power supply shall be
provided for elevators, emergency lighting, and the fire alarm
system in conformance with Subsection 3.2.7.
2.10 Interconnected Floor Space
There are no interconnected floor spaces in any of the buildings proposed.
2.11 Safety Within Floor Areas
Corridors: Corridors will be at least 1,100 mm wide, and will not have
dead-end portions greater than 6 m long unless the area served
by the dead-end portion has a second and separate means of
egress.
Egress Doors: In a sprinklered building, two egress doors are required from
a room or area with either an occupant load exceeding 60
people, travel distance exceeding 25 m, or an area exceeding
the limits of Table 3.3.1.5.B.
Doors providing access to exit shall swing on a vertical axis
and will have a minimum clear width of 800 mm. Door
release hardware will be operable with one hand and require
only one releasing operation.
Doors within an accessible path of travel and equipped with
self-closing devices must be provided with clear and level
areas including 300 mm/600 mm latch clearances conforming
to Article 3.3.1.13.
Guards: Guards at least 1,070 mm high are to be provided at occupied
roofs and floor openings with an elevation change of more
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than 600 mm. Guards are to be designed in accordance with
Article 3.4.6.6.
Compartments and Residential suites within Building 1 shall be separated
Fire Separations: from each other and the remainder of the building by a 45 min
fire separation. Residential suites within Building 2 shall be
separated from each other and the remainder of the building
by a 1 h fire separation.
Resistance to The residential dwelling units will conform to Subsections
Forced Entry: 9.6.8. and 9.7.6. regarding measures to resist forced entry to
suites at the suite doors.
2.12 Storage Garage Security
Fire Separations: A storage garage shall be separated from all other occupancies
by a fire separation with a fire-resistance rating not less than
1.5 h.
Vestibules Sentence 3.3.6.7.(2) requires vestibules separating a storage
garage from a stair tower or elevator to be constructed as fire
separations with a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h and
with wired glass to provide maximum unobstructed visual
access. Sprinkler heads shall be placed at 1,800 mm on center
parallel to the glazing, and located between 150 mm and 300
mm perpendicular to the glass.
Closures with a fire protection rating not less than 45 min
shall be provided between the storage garage and the
vestibule and between the vestibule and a stair tower.
Stair Shafts: Stair shafts serving a storage garage shall be independent
from stair shafts which serve other occupancies, as per
Sentence 3.3.6.7.(3).
Lighting A minimum illumination level of 550 Lx shall be provided in
the first 15 m of entrance roadway of the garage. A minimum
of 110 Lx shall be provided in traffic aisles, and a minimum
of 220 Lx shall be provided in pedestrian access vestibules,
stairwells and elevator lobbies.
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2.13 Exits
Number of Exits: A minimum of two exits will be provided for each floor area.
Multi-storey dwelling units within a sprinklered building are
permitted to be served by a single exit provided it is not
necessary to travel up or down more than two storeys to reach
an exit door, and the travel distance to an exit does not exceed
25 m (applies to townhouse units).
Distance Between The least distance between two exits need not be more than
Exits: 9 m in floor areas served by a public corridor, but shall not be
less than 9 m in all other floor areas.
If more than two exits are provided from a floor area, they are
permitted to converge if the cumulative exit capacity does not
exceed half the total required exit width for the floor area.
Width of Exits: Exit doorways will provide a minimum clear width of
800 mm.
Exit stairs require a minimum width of 1,100 mm.
Fire Separations: Exits within Building 2 must be separated from the remainder
of the floor area by a fire separation with a fire-resistance
rating not less than 1 h. At the parkade level, exits must be
separated from the remainder of the floor area by a fire
separation with a fire-resistance rating not less than 2 h.
Exterior exit passageways need not be separated form
adjacent suites by a fire separation if not less than 50% of the
exterior side is open to the outdoors and an exit stairway is
provided at each end of the passageway.
Travel Distance: Travel distance to an exit must not exceed 45 m from any
floor area. For residential suites served by a public corridor,
this distance is permitted to be measured from the suite door.
Safe paths of travel with a minimum width of 1,100 mm shall
be provided within the parkade in any area where it is
necessary to travel between parking stalls to access exit in
conformance with Article 3.2.4.5.
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Exits Through Exits through lobbies are permitted, provided the maximum
Lobbies: travel distance from the exit to the outdoors does not exceed
15 m.
Doors: All exit doors must swing in the direction of exit travel.
Exit Signs: Exit signs must be provided at each exit and as required to
indicate direction of travel.
Exit Capacity: Exits are calculated at 6.1 mm per person for exterior doors
and ramps, and 8.0 mm per person for exit stairs
TABLE 2.13A: EXIT CAPACITY - COMMON PARKADE
Floor Exits ProvidedExit
Width
(mm)
Exit
Capacity
Factor
(mm per
person)
Floor
Exit
Capacity
(persons)
Floor
Occupant
Load
(persons)
P13 exit stairs @ 1,100 mm (clear) 3,300 8 413
1021 exit door @ 915 mm (clear) 915 6.1 150
TABLE 2.13B: EXIT CAPACITY - BUILDING 2
Floor Exits ProvidedExit
Width
(mm)
Exit
Capacity
Factor
(mm per
person)
Floor
Exit
Capacity
(persons)
Floor
Occupant
Load
(persons)
2 2 exit stairs @ 1,100 mm (clear) 2,200 8 275 88
3 2 exit stairs @ 1,100 mm (clear) 2,200 8 275 88
2.14 Service Facilities
Mechanical Room: 1 h fire separation for rooms containing fuel-fired equipment.
Main Electrical Rm: 2 h fire separation if not sprinklered.
1 h fire separation if sprinklered.
Other Electrical Rm: No fire separation required.
Garbage/Recycling: 1 h fire separation.
Water entry/sprinkler: No fire separation required.
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Vertical Service Fire separations with a fire resistance rating not less than
Spaces: that required by Table 3.8.3.1 for the floor assembly above.
2.15 Vertical Transportation
Elevator Separation: Vertical service spaces used for elevators shall be separated
from the remainder of the floor area by a fire separation with
a fire-resistance rating not less than that required by Table
3.5.3.1.
Elevator Car: Elevators shall conform to Appendix E of ASME A17.1/CSA
B44 "Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators".
Elevator Dimensions: At least one elevator cab is to be sized to accommodate a
stretcher 2,010 mm long and 610 mm wide. An elevator
satisfying this requirement shall be clearly indicated on the
main entrance level of the building.
2.16 Health Requirements
Plumbing Facilities: Each residential unit will be provided with its own washroom.
Room Height: The height of every room and space with dwelling units shall
conform to the requirements of Section 9.5.3 of the VBBL.
2.17 Barrier-Free Access
Parking: One parking stall for people with physical disabilities is
required for every 100 parking spaces.
Access: Barrier-free access must be provided:
• From the street to both principal entrance, and from
the principal entrance to an elevator.
• To and from parking areas containing accessible
parking stalls
All doors in a barrier-free path of travel will be provided with
clear and level areas including 300 mm/600 mm latch
clearances conforming to 3.3.1.13.(10). Where it is
impractical to provide the required latch clearances, power
operated doors may be used.
Building Bylaw Compliance Summary Page 17
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As Building 2 contains greater than three dwelling units
served by an elevator and common corridor, enhanced
accessibility in conformance with Article 3.8.2.27 shall be
provided.
Ramps: Interior and exterior ramps shall comply with the
requirements of VBBL Article 3.8.3.3.
Tactile Warning: Tactile warning strips shall be provided at the top of a
stairway and should measure 725 mm to 775 mm by the full
width of the stair. The strips shall be located one tread width
back from the top riser and be slip-resistant, durable, not more
than 3 mm above or below the surrounding floor surface and
in a contrasting colour to the surrounding flooring.
This report was prepared by Gage-Babcock & Associates Ltd. (GBA) for our Client. The material herein reflects GBA's best judgment in light of
the information available to it at the time of preparation. GBA accepts no responsibility for damages, if any, suffered by any third part as a result
of use of the contents of this report without authorization from GBA. GBA shall not be held responsible for any alternative solutions stated in this
report without written acceptance of same by the applicable Authority Having Jurisdiction. It is the responsibility of the registered professionals
of record to incorporate building code measures described herein, including alternative solutions, into the design, building permit and construction
documents.
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