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2.17 articles · 4 subsections

Application

2.1.1

Application

2.1.1.1

Application

(1)This Part applies to all buildings covered in this Code. (See Article 1.1.1.1.)

2.1.1.2

Application of Objectives

(1)The objectives described in this Part apply

  • (a) to all buildings covered in this Code, and (See Article 1.1.1.1.)
  • (b) only to the extent that they relate to compliance with this Code as required in Article 1.2.1.1.
2.1.2

Application

2.1.2.1

Application

(1)Except as provided in Sentences (2) and (3), this Part applies to all farm buildings

  • (a) that are
  • (i) more than 600 m2 in building area or more than 3 storeys in building height used for major occupancies classified as Group G, Division 1, 2 or 3 agricultural occupancies, or
  • (ii) used for major occupancies classified as Group G, Division 4, agricultural occupancies with no human occupants, and
  • (b) described in Sentence 2.1.2.2.(1).

(2)Subsections 2.2.6. and 2.2.7. do not apply to Group G, Division 4 major occupancies.

(3)Farm buildings not described in Sentence (1) shall conform to the requirements of Article 2.1.2.3.

2.1.2.2

Classification of Buildings Containing Agricultural Occupancies

(1)Buildings or parts of buildings containing an agricultural occupancy that has an occupant load of not more than one person per 40 m2 shall be classified according to their major occupancy as belonging to Group G, Division 1, 2, 3 or 4.

(2)Buildings or parts of buildings containing an agricultural occupancy that has an occupant load of more than one person per 40 m2 shall be classified according to their major occupancy as belonging to one of the Groups and Divisions listed in Table 3.1.2.1. of Division B.

2.1.2.3

Small Farm Buildings

(1)Except as provided in Sentences (2) to (6), farm buildings not more than 3 storeys in building height and not more than 600 m² in building area used for major occupancies classified as Group G, Division 1, 2, or 3 agricultural occupancies shall conform to the requirements in the CCBFC NRCC 38732 "National Farm Building Code of Canada."

(2)Articles 1.1.1.2. and 3.1.8.1. and Subsections 3.1.4. and 4.1.4. in the CCBFC NRCC 38732 "National Farm Building Code of Canada" do not apply to farm buildings.

(3)Except as provided in Sentence (4), in the CCBFC NRCC 38732 National Farm Building Code of Canada, references in Articles 1.1.1.3., 2.2.2.1., 2.2.2.2., 2.3.1.1., 2.3.2.1., 3.1.1.1., 3.1.1.2., 3.1.2.1. and 3.1.6.1. to the CCBFC Code), as it read on December 30, 2006.

(4)The climatic values required for the design of farm buildings shall be in conformance with the climatic values provided in MMAH Supplementary Standard SB-1, "Climatic and Seismic Data."

(5)A farm building of low human occupancy having a building area not exceeding 600 m2 and not more than three storeys in building height is deemed to comply with the structural requirements of CCBFC NRCC 38732 "National Building Code of Canada," if it is designed and constructed in conformance with MMAH Supplementary Standard SB-11, "Construction of Farm Buildings."

(6)Where a floor area or portion of a floor area within a farm building is intended to contain a hazardous extraction operation involving cannabis, the floor area or portion of the floor area shall conform to the requirements of Article 2.2.8.9.

2.1.3

Definitions

2.1.3.1

Defined Terms

(1)Words that appear in italics are defined in Article 1.4.1.2. of Division A.

2.1.4

Classification of Farm Buildings by Major Occupancy

2.1.4.1

Classification

(1)Every farm building or part of a farm building shall be classified according to its major occupancy as belonging to one of the Divisions of Group G described in Table 2.1.4.1.

Table 2.1.4.1Classification of Agricultural Major Occupancies
GroupDivisionDescription of Agricultural Occupancies
G1High-hazard agricultural occupancies
G2Agricultural occupancies not elsewhere classified in Group G
G3Greenhouse agricultural occupancies
G4Agricultural occupancies with no human occupants