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9.10.15.5.(4) | Application | Intent |
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Application | Application 1: Fire-resistance rating,
type of construction and type of cladding for exposing
building faces and exterior walls located above exposing
building faces that enclose an attic or roof
space of dwelling units facing a detached
garage or accessory building, in buildings to
which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application
of Part 9], where:
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Intent | Intent 1: To exempt exposing building faces of dwelling units facing
detached garages or accessory buildings from the requirements of paragraphs 9.10.15.5.(1), (2) and (3), which would otherwise require
certain limiting distances, if certain conditions are met, on the basis that
detached garages and accessory buildings are considered an integral part of
a dwelling unit, and such structures are generally very small and the incidence
of fires in such structures in relation to house fires is low. There is insufficient
risk, therefore, to require the spatial separation of a house from its garage
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