Interpretations Index
- Interpretation Request Form - [PDF - 40 KB]
- [updated] - Interpretation Request Index - [PDF - 594 KB]
[HTML - 16 KB]
- 98-0001 -
Number of Egress Doors from a Room or Suite -
[PDF - 37 KB]
- 98-0002 -
Floor/Roof Projection (Canopy) -
[PDF - 35 KB]
- 98-0003 - Flame Spread Rating of Moveable Partitions, Screens or Dividers - [PDF - 16 KB]
- 98-0004 - Fire-Resistance Rating of Stairs - [PDF - 232 KB]
- 98-0005 - Protection of Foamed Plastic - [PDF - 45 KB]
- 98-0006 - Clearance to Moisture-Susceptible Cladding - [PDF - 463 KB]
- 98-0007 - Garage Floor For a House Over Habitable Space - [PDF - 53 KB]
- 98-0008 -
Tightly Fitted Fire Stopping of Service Penetrations -
[PDF - 57 KB]
- 98-0009 - Continuity of Fire Separations in Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings - [PDF - 345 KB]
- 98-0010 - NFPA-96 - [PDF - 58 KB]
- 98-0011 - Foamed Plastics in Crawl Spaces - [PDF - 62 KB]
- 98-0012 - Combustible Components in Exterior Wall-
--rescinded---see interpretation 06-0090
- 98-0013 - Soil Gas Control System - [PDF - 55 KB]
- 98-0014 - [Revised] - Openings in Guards - [PDF - 115 KB]
- 98-0015 - Fire Stopping of Precast Concrete Scissors Stair - [PDF - 75 KB]
- 98-0016 -
American Reference Standards -
[PDF - 43 KB]
- 98-0017 - Withdrawn
- 98-0018 - See Interpretation 98-0011
- 98-0019 - Greenhouse Farm Building Spatial Separation - [PDF - 440 KB]
- 98-0020 - On-site Constructed Fixtures - [PDF - 596 KB]
- 98-0021 - Island Sink Installations - [PDF - 466 KB]
- 98-0022 - Sewer Pipe Under a Building - [PDF - 57 KB]
- 98-0023 - Protection at Urinals - [PDF - 58 KB]
- 98-0024 - Relief Vent Sizing - [PDF - 52 KB]
- 98-0025 - [Revised] - Washroom Categories - [PDF - 125 KB]
- 98-0026 - Moisture Accumulation in Wood Floor Assemblies - [PDF - 57 KB]
- 98-0027 - Water Storage Reservoir Tanks - [PDF - 61 KB]
- 98-0028 - Egress and Exit Door Widths - [PDF - 167 KB]
- 98-0029 - Shut-Off Valves for Residential Occupancies - [PDF - 40 KB]
- 98-0030 - Service Room Separation - [PDF - 108 KB]
- 98-0031 - Grab Bars for Urinals - [PDF - 44 KB]
- 98-0032 - Public Corridors; Fire Resistance Rating, Fire Separation - [PDF - 102 KB]
- 98-0033 - Major Occupancy Fire Separations - [PDF - 52 KB]
- 98-0034 - Storage Garages - [PDF - 136 KB]
- 98-0035 - [Revised] - Fire Services Act - [PDF - 197 KB]
- 98-0036 -
Access Route, Principal Entrance -
[PDF - 61 KB]
- 98-0037 - Spatial Separation at Firewalls - [PDF - 49 KB]
- 98-0038 - [Revised] - Requirements for a Fire Alarm System in Townhouses - [PDF - 48 KB]
- 98-0039 - Exterior Sump Vents - [PDF - 51 KB]
- 98-0040 -
Service Hot Water Tank Valves -
[PDF - 57 KB]
- 98-0041 - Plumbing Fixture Clearances - [PDF - 45 KB]
- 98-0042 - RV Sewage Disposal - [PDF - 44 KB]
- 98-0043 - Vacuum Relief Valve Locations - [PDF - 72 KB]
- 98-0044 - Exits From 2-level Interconnected Floors - [PDF - 57 KB]
- 98-0045 -
Automatic Sprinkler System; Fast Sprinkler System; and Occupancies -
[PDF - 53 KB]
- 98-0046 - Abrupt Changes in Floors - [PDF - 47 KB]
- 98-0047 - Grab Bars - [PDF - 374 KB]
- 98-0048 - Toilet Compartment, Clearance - [PDF - 104 KB]
- 98-0049 - Ventilation of Heated Crawl Spaces - [PDF - 228 KB]
- 98-0050 -
Clearance From Ground Level to Stucco Cladding -
[PDF - 49 KB]
- 98-0051 - Mezzanine Exit - [PDF - 45 KB]
- 98-0052 - Stairs in Industrial Occupancies - [PDF - 43 KB]
- 98-0053 - Vent Stack Connections - [PDF - 70 KB]
- 98-0054 - Elongated Water Closet Bowls - [PDF - 45 KB]
- 98-0055 - Dry Vent Connections - [PDF - 69 KB]
- 98-0056 -
Piping in Concrete Slab -
[PDF - 64 KB]
- 98-0057 - Hand Held Showers - [PDF - 120 KB]
- 98-0058 - Faucet Controls - [PDF - 100 KB]
- 98-0059 - See Interpretation 98-0025
- 98-0060 - Thermal Expansion - [PDF - 166 KB]
- 98-0061 - Trap Cleanouts - [PDF - 134 KB]
- 98-0062 - Firestopping Service Penetrations Within a Suite - [PDF - 157 KB]
- 98-0063 -
Window Opening Mechanism -
[PDF - 211 KB]
- 98-0064 - Clarification as to What Constitutes a "Flight" in a Stair - [PDF - 130 KB]
- 98-0065 - Automatic Flushing Device - [PDF - 145 KB]
- 98-0066 - Distance between exits - [PDF - 62 KB]
- 98-0067 - [new] - Mezzanine determination - [PDF - 84 KB]
- 98-0068 - Mezzanine considered as a storey - [PDF - 101 KB]
- 98-0069 - [new] - Mezzanine determination floors - [PDF - 97 KB]
- 98-0070 - Application of Section 3.8 to heli-ski lodge addition - [PDF - 83 KB]
- 98-0071 - Withdrawn
- 98-0072 - Clothes Washer Standpipe - [PDF - 85 KB]
- 98-0073 - Frost Protection of Drainage Piping - [PDF - 69 KB]
- 98-0074 -
Sizing Water Supply Pipe -
[PDF - 90 KB]
- 98-0075 - [Revised] - Water Pipe Sizing - [PDF - 150 KB]
- 98-0076 - Special Waste System - [PDF - 159 KB]
- 98-0077 - Relief Valve Discharge Piping - [PDF - 68 KB]
- 98-0078 - Fabric Canopies and Marquees - [PDF - 80 KB]
- 98-0079 -
Slip-resistance of surfaces of ramps and stairs -
[PDF - 203 KB]
- 98-0080 - [new] - Protection from Dampness - [PDF - 98 KB]
- 98-0081 - Handrails for Platform/Stage Stairs - [PDF - 136 KB]
- 98-0082 - Required Frame Wall Insulation - [PDF - 86 KB]
- 98-0083 -
Window openings in Waterproof Interior Wall Finish -
[PDF - 71 KB]
- 98-0084 - Openable Windows - [PDF - 77 KB]
- 98-0085 - Openings in Guards - [PDF - 68 KB]
- 98-0086 - Elevators emergency recall for single stage fire alarm system - [PDF - 174 KB]
- 98-0087 - Transmission of fire alarm signals to monitoring agency - [PDF - 46 KB]
- 98-0088 -
Combination curved/straight stairs -
[PDF - 137 KB]
- 98-0089 - Withdrawn
- 98-0090 - Withdrawn
- 98-0091 - Withdrawn
- 98-0092 - Re-Assigned, See 06-0003
- 98-0093 - Re-Assigned, See 06-0004
- 98-0094 - Guards on Roofdecks - [PDF - 119 KB]
- 98-0095 - [new] - Computer Server Room - [PDF - 90 KB]
- 98-0096 - Re-Assigned, See 06-0002
- 98-0097 -
Elevators Used as Egress From Unsprinklered Floor Areas -
[PDF - 116 KB]
- 98-0098 - [new] - Handrail Encroachment in Stair & Ramp Width - [PDF - 77 KB]
- 98-0099 - [new] - Sprinkler Piping in Exit - [PDF - 47 KB]
- 98-0100 - Range Clearances in Part 3 Buildings - [PDF - 65 KB]
- 98-0101 - Expanded Polystyrene foam - [PDF - 211 KB]
- 98-0102 - Combustible Drainage Pipe - [PDF - 41 KB]
- 98-0103 -
Combustible Pipe Penetrations -
[PDF - 34 KB]
- 98-0104 - Fire Separation Between Floors - [PDF - 83 KB]
- 98-0105 - Common Trapping of Fixtures - [PDF - 66 KB]
- 98-0106 - Protection of Firefighters Elevator Shaft Opening - [PDF - 71 KB]
- 98-0107 - Caulking to Vinyl Siding - [PDF - 91 KB]
- 98-0108 - Flame Spread Rating & Smoke Development Classification of Combustible Plumbing Fixtures - [PDF - 105 KB]
- 98-0109 - Glazed Openings Single Family Dwelling - [PDF - 52 KB]
- 98-0110 - Sprinkler System Water Supply - [PDF - 116 KB]
- 98-0111 - Building Area - [PDF - 94 KB]
- 98-0112 - Sink Overflows - [PDF - 53 KB]
- 98-0113 -
Stack Vents -
[PDF - 76 KB]
- 98-0114 - Pan Drain Connections - [PDF - 46 KB]
- 98-0115 - Recirculating Systems - [PDF - 189 KB]
- 98-0116 - Foundation Drain Tile - [PDF - 69 KB]
- 98-0117 -
Grade-localized depression, basement/first storey, allowance for sunken balconies -
[PDF - 88 KB]
- 98-0118 - Withdrawn
- 98-0119 - Sprinkler Standards for Aircraft Hangars - [PDF - 43 KB]
- 98-0120 - Size & Spacing of Studs - [PDF - 73 KB]
- 98-0121 - Registered Professional - [PDF - 104 KB]
- 98-0122 - Room Heights - [PDF - 62 KB]
- 98-0123 - [new] - Sprinkler Standard - [PDF - 121 KB]
- 98-0124 -
Water Distribution System Drainage -
[PDF - 70 KB]
- 98-0125 - Trap Size of Circuit Vented Fixtures - [PDF - 186 KB]
- 98-0126 - Circuit Vent Serving Floor Drains - [PDF - 199 KB]
- 98-0127 - Venting of Grease Interceptors - [PDF - 226 KB]
- 98-0128 - Smoke Alarms in Dwilling Units at Stair Landings and Split Level Floors - [PDF - 189 KB]
- 98-0129 - Exiting from Tenant Space to Exit Stairs - [PDF - 307 KB]
- 98-0130 - Mezzanines in Interconnected Floor Space - [PDF - 121 KB]
- 98-0131 - [new] - Closures in Exterior Walls - [PDF - 110 KB]
- 98-0132 - Water Pipe Sizing - [PDF - 252 KB]
- 98-0133 -
Guards and Landings Between Garage and Dwelling -
[PDF - 107 KB]
- 98-0134 - Separation of exits and access to exits for corridors serving residential suites - [PDF - 94 KB]
- 98-0135 - Refer to BCAB #1348
- 98-0136 - [new] - Basement Storage Garage as a Separate Building - [PDF - 153 KB]
- 98-0137 -
Fire-resistance rating of fire separations around service rooms in storage garage -
[PDF - 78 KB]
- 98-0138 - Vestibule Pressurization on Emergency Power - [PDF - 75 KB]
- 98-0139 - [revision] - Combustible DWV Piping [PDF - 1398 KB]
- 98-0140 - Integrity of Exits - [PDF - 70 KB]
- 98-0141 - Separation of Suites - [PDF - 76 KB]
- 98-0142 -
Soil Gas Control -
[PDF - 83 KB]
- 98-0143 - Fire stopping of duct penetrations at firewalls - [PDF - 89 KB]
- 98-0144 - Fire Separation of Sleeping Rooms in Boarding & Lodging Houses. (Bed & Breakfast) - [PDF - 61 KB]
- 98-0145 - Guards and Adjacent Surfaces - [PDF - 53 KB]
- 98-0146 - Handrails at Exterior Landscape Stairs Serving a Single Family Dwelling - [PDF - 73 KB]
- 98-0147 - [new] - Minimum Window Area - [PDF - 113 KB]
- 98-0148 - Sump Pump Discharge Piping - [PDF - 94 KB]
- 98-0149 - Distance Between Doors @ Vestibules - [PDF - 65 KB]
- 98-0150 - Open Mezzanine - [PDF - 55 KB]
- 98-0151 - Composting Water Closet - [PDF - 61 KB]
- 98-0152 - [new] - Exterior Walls Meeting at an Angle - [PDF - 213 KB]
- 98-0153 - [new] - Walls Exposed to Another Wall - [PDF - 222 KB]
- 98-0154 - [new] - Structural Floors - [PDF - 163 KB]
- 98-0155 - Cancelled
- 98-0156 - Cancelled
- 98-0157 - [new] - Parking Garage Vestibule - [PDF - 99 KB]
- 98-0158 - Re-Assigned, See 06-0005
- 98-0159 - [new] - Use of Combustible Piping - [PDF - 197 KB]
- 98-0160 - [new] - DWV Piping for Townhouses over Parking Slab [PDF - 745 KB]
- 98-0161 - Withdrawn
- 98-0162 - Re-Assigned, See 06-0006
- POA: 1056 - [PDF - 82 KB]
- POA: 4059 - [PDF - 63 KB]
