acceptable solution
means a requirement stated in Parts 3 to 12 of Division B.
air admittance valve
means a one-way valve designed to allow air to enter the drainage system when the pressure in the plumbing system is less than the atmospheric pressure.
appliance
means a device to convert fuel into energy and includes all components, controls, wiring and piping required to be part of the device by the applicable standard referred to in this Code.
backflow
means a flowing back or reversal of the normal direction of the flow.
backflow preventer
means a device or a method that prevents backflow in a water distribution system.
basement
means one or more storeys of a building located below the first storey.
branch
means a soil or waste pipe that is connected at its upstream end to the junction of two or more soil or waste pipes or to a soil or waste stack and that is connected at its downstream end to another branch, a sump, a soil or waste stack or a building drain.
chamber
means a structure in a shallow buried trench that is constructed with an open bottom and that contains a pressurized distribution pipe.
check valve
means a valve that permits flow in only one direction and prevents a return flow.
chimney
means a shaft that is primarily vertical and that encloses at least one flue for conducting flue gases to the outdoors.
closure
means a device or assembly for closing an opening through a fire separation or an exterior wall, such as a door, a shutter, a damper, wired glass and glass block, and includes all components such as hardware, closing devices, frames and anchors.
combustible
means that a material fails to meet the acceptance criteria of CAN/ULC-S114, “Test for Determination of Non-Combustibility in Building Materials”.
drainage system
means an assembly of pipes, fittings, fixtures and appurtenances on a property that is used to convey sewage and clear water waste to a main sewer or a private sewage disposal system, and includes a private sewer, but does not include subsoil drainage piping. Drinking water system has the same meaning as in subsection 2 (1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002.
exit
means that part of a means of egress, including doorways, that leads from the floor area it serves to a separate building, an open public thoroughfare or an exterior open space protected from fire exposure from the building and having access to an open public thoroughfare.
exterior cladding
means those components of a building that are exposed to the outdoor environment and are intended to provide protection against wind, water or vapour.
factory-built chimney
means a chimney consisting entirely of factory-made parts, each designed to be assembled with the other without requiring fabrication on site.
farm building
means all or part of a building, (a)that does not contain any area used for residential occupancy, (b)that is associated with and located on land devoted to the practice of farming, and (c)that is used essentially for the housing of equipment or livestock or the production, storage or processing of agricultural and horticultural produce or feeds.
fill
means soil, rock, rubble, industrial waste such as slag, organic material or a combination of these that is transported and placed on the natural surface of a soil or rock or organic terrain; it may or may not be compacted.
fire damper
means a closure that consists of a normally held open damper installed in an air distribution system or in a wall or floor assembly and designed to close automatically in the event of a fire in order to maintain the integrity of the fire separation.
fire service main
means a pipe and its appurtenances that are connected to a source of water and that are located on a property, (a)between the source of water and the base of the riser of a water-based fire protection system, (b)between the source of water and inlets to foam making systems, (c)between the source of water and the base elbow of private hydrants or monitor nozzles, (d)as fire pump suction and discharge piping not within a building, or (e)beginning at the inlet side of the check valve on a gravity or pressure tank.
fixture
means a receptacle, plumbing appliance, apparatus or other device that discharges sewage or clear water waste, and includes a floor drain.
flue
means an enclosed passageway for conveying flue gases.
foundation
means a system or arrangement of foundation units through which the loads from a building are transferred to supporting soil or rock.
functional statement
means a function set out in Table 3.2.1.1. that a building or an element of a building is intended to perform.
guard
means a protective barrier, with or without openings through it, that is around openings in floors or at the open sides of stairs, landings, balconies, mezzanines, galleries, raised walkways or other locations to prevent accidental falls from one level to another.
holding tank
means a tank designed to totally retain all sanitary sewage discharged into it and requiring periodic emptying.
house
means a detached house, semi-detached house or row house containing not more than two dwelling units.
interceptor
means a receptacle that is designed and installed to prevent oil, grease, sand or other materials from passing into a drainage system.
leaching
means dispersal of liquid by downward or lateral drainage or both into permeable soil, as defined in Part 8 of Division B, or leaching bed fill.
leaching chamber
means a formed structure with an open bottom and permeable sidewalls installed in a leaching bed for the purpose of distributing effluent from a treatment unit to the soil, as defined in Part 8 of Division B, or leaching bed fill in the leaching bed.
noncombustible
means that a material meets the acceptance criteria of CAN/ULC-S114, “Test for Determination of Non-Combustibility in Building Materials”.
objective
means an objective set out in Article 2.2.1.1.
occupancy
means the use or intended use of a building or part of a building for the shelter or support of persons, animals or property.
partition
means an interior wall, one storey or part-storey in height, that is not loadbearing.
percolation time
means the average time in minutes that is required for water to drop one centimetre during a percolation test or as determined by a soil evaluation or analysis.
pile
means a slender deep foundation unit, (a)that is made of materials such as wood, steel or concrete or a combination of them, and (b)that is either pre-manufactured and placed by driving, jacking, jetting or screwing, or cast-in-place in a hole formed by driving, excavating or boring.
potable
means fit for human consumption.
potable water system
means the plumbing that conveys potable water.
residential occupancy
means an occupancy in which sleeping accommodation is provided to residents who are not harboured for the purpose of receiving special care or treatment and are not involuntarily detained and includes an occupancy in which sleeping accommodation is provided to residents of a retirement home.
sanitary drainage system
means a drainage system that conducts sanitary sewage.
septic tank
means a watertight vault in which sanitary sewage is collected for the purpose of removing scum, grease and solids from the liquid without the addition of air and in which solids settling and anaerobic digestion of the sanitary sewage takes place.
sewage
means sanitary sewage or storm sewage.
sewage works
means sewage works as defined in subsection 1 (1) of the Ontario Water Resources Act.
size
means the nominal diameter by which a pipe, fitting, trap or other similar item is commercially designated.
smoke alarm
means a combined smoke detector and audible alarm device designed to sound an alarm within the room or suite in which it is located on the detection of smoke within that room or suite.
soil
means , except for the purposes of Part 8 of Division B, a portion of the earth’s crust that is fragmentary or such that individual particles of a dried sample may be readily separated by agitation in water, and includes boulders, cobbles, gravel, sand, silt, clay and organic matter.
soil pipe
means a sanitary drainage pipe that carries the discharge of a sanitary unit, with or without the discharge from any other fixture.
solid masonry
means a single-wythe or multi-wythe construction made of solid masonry units or semi-solid, cored or hollow masonry units, the cells of which may or may not be filled with mortar or grout. In multi-wythe masonry construction, the space between the wythes consists of a mortar-filled collar joint or grout-filled space and the wythes may or may not be constructed of the same masonry materials.
solid masonry unit
means a concrete block or brick unit, a clay brick unit or a calcium silicate brick unit, the net solid area of which is at least 75% of its gross area.
storm sewer
means a sewer that conveys storm sewage.
vacuum breaker
means back-siphonage preventer.
vapour barrier
means the elements installed to control the diffusion of water vapour.
vent pipe
means a pipe that is part of a venting system.
water distribution system
means an assembly of pipes, fittings, valves and appurtenances that conveys potable water to water supply outlets, fixtures, plumbing appliances and devices from the water service pipe or from a point of entry treatment unit located in the building.
water system
means a water service pipe, a private water supply, a water distribution system, a fire service main or any part of any of them.
building
(a) a structure occupying an area greater than ten square metres consisting of a wall, roof and floor or any of them or a structural system serving the function thereof including all plumbing, works, fixtures and service systems appurtenant thereto,
(b) a structure occupying an area of ten square metres or less that contains plumbing, including the plumbing appurtenant thereto,
(c) plumbing not located in a structure,
(c.1) a sewage system, or
(d) structures designated in the building code; Act
building code
regulations made under section 34; Act
code of conduct
a code of conduct described in section 7.1; Act
construct
to do anything in the erection, installation, extension or material alteration or repair of a building and includes the installation of a building unit fabricated or moved from elsewhere; Act
construction
has a corresponding meaning to “construct”; Act
plumbing
a drainage system, a venting system and a water system or parts thereof; Act
regulations
regulations made under this Act. Act