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3.10.3.1 — Application

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(1) The requirements in this Subsection apply to all buildings except a 1 storey building that does not contain a basement or mezzanine.

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basement

means one or more storeys of a building located below the first storey.

mezzanine

means an intermediate floor assembly between the floor and ceiling of any room or storey and includes an interior balcony.

storey

means , except for the purposes of Part 7 of Division B, the portion of a building, (a)that is situated between the top of any floor and the top of the floor next above it, or (b)that is situated between the top of the floor and the ceiling above the floor, if there is no floor above it.

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

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