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3.13.3.2 — Booths and Kiosks

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(1) Booths and kiosks that are not more than 20 m2 in area and are used only by the transit agency for fare collection, dissemination of information or similar non-mercantile occupancies shall be of noncombustible construction and are not required to be separated from the remainder of the floor area by a fire separation.

(2) Booths and kiosks that are more than 20 m2 in area and are used only by the transit agency for fare collection, dissemination of information or similar non-mercantile occupancies shall be,

(a) sprinklered, and

(b) separated from the remainder of the floor area by a fire separation of noncombustible construction that is not required to have a fire-resistance rating.

(3) A door acting as a closure in the fire separation in Sentence (2) is not required to be equipped with a self-closing device.

OBC Definitions

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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.

fire separation

means a construction assembly that acts as a barrier against the spread of fire.

fire-resistance rating

means the time in minutes or hours that a material or assembly of materials will withstand the passage of flame and the transmission of heat when exposed to fire under specified conditions of test and performance criteria, or as determined by extension or interpretation of information derived from that test and performance as prescribed in this Code.

floor area

means the space on any storey of a building between exterior walls and required firewalls, including the space occupied by interior walls and partitions, but not including exits, vertical service spaces and their enclosing assemblies.

mercantile occupancy

means the occupancy or use of a building or part of a building for the displaying or selling of retail goods, wares or merchandise.

noncombustible

means that a material meets the acceptance criteria of CAN/ULC-S114, “Test for Determination of Non-Combustibility in Building Materials”.

noncombustible construction

means a type of construction in which a degree of fire safety is attained by the use of noncombustible materials for structural members and other building assemblies.

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.

sprinklered

means equipped with a system of automatic sprinklers.

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

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