Bill 19 explained in plain English
Ontario Forestry Revitalization Act (14 Storey Wood Frame Buildings), 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This bill amends the Building Code Act, 1992 to allow wood frame buildings up to 14 storeys in height, while still permitting the building code to set requirements or prohibit certain classes of wood frame buildings.
This bill, called the Ontario Forestry Revitalization Act (14 Storey Wood Frame Buildings), 2018, amends the Building Code Act, 1992. It states that the building code cannot prevent buildings that are 14 storeys or less in height from being constructed using wood frames. The bill also clarifies that this does not stop the building code from setting requirements for wood frame buildings or from prohibiting certain types of wood frame buildings.
- Amends the Building Code Act, 1992.
- Adds a new section that prevents the building code from prohibiting wood frame construction for buildings that are 14 storeys or less in height.
- Clarifies that this change does not stop the building code from imposing requirements on wood frame buildings or prohibiting specific types of wood frame buildings.
- Specifies that the Act comes into force four months after receiving Royal Assent.
- Builders and developers of wood frame buildings.
- Architects and engineers involved in building design.
- Municipal building officials.
- The construction industry in Ontario.
- The building code cannot prohibit wood frame construction for buildings 14 storeys or less in height.
- The Act comes into force four months after the day it receives Royal Assent. (Section 2)
- The bill does not specify what 'building height' is defined as.
- The bill does not define what 'specified classes of buildings' might be prohibited from wood frame construction.
- The bill does not detail the specific requirements that the building code may still impose on wood frame buildings.
The bill adds a new section (34.0.1) to this Act. This new section states that the building code shall not prohibit wood frame construction for buildings that are 14 storeys or less in height. It also clarifies that the building code can still impose requirements or prohibit specific classes of wood frame buildings.
Source: Section 1
The bill amends the Building Code Act, 1992, which governs the Building Code. The amendment restricts the Building Code from prohibiting wood frame construction for buildings up to 14 storeys, while allowing for specific requirements or prohibitions.
Source: Section 1
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