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3.3.2.2.(1)
ApplicationIntent
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ObjectiveOP3 Protection of Adjacent Buildings or Facilities from Fire
Attribution
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Application
Application 1: 
Maximum permitted height of individual storage areas.
This applies to the short- or long-term outdoor storage of the following products, whether raw or waste materials, goods in process or finished goods:
  • Class III and IV commodities, and Group A, B and C plastics, as described in Section 3.2.,
  • rubber tires,
  • forest products, including lumber, timber and wood pallets,
  • forest by-products, including wood chips and hogged material,
  • manufactured buildings,
  • wrecked vehicles in salvage yards, and
  • dangerous goods in packages or containers stored in a single individual storage area in quantities greater than those shown in Table 3.2.7.1., as stated in Sentences 3.3.4.1.(1) and (2).
Exceptions: 
except as stated in:
  • Sentence 3.1.1.4.(1), which applies to:
    • the storage and dispensing of Class 2.1 flammable gases at fuel-dispensing stations, and
    • facilities operated by manufacturers or distributors [handling or storing more than 1 500 kg, as stated in Appendix Note A-3.1.1.4.(1)(a)] of Class 2 gases,
  • Sentence 3.3.1.1.(2), which applies to:
    • sites where the total storage area is not more than 100 m2, except for distance requirements between stored products and a building, and Class 2 gases covered in Subsection 3.3.5.,
    • Class I and II commodities, as classified in Section 3.2.,
    • intermodal shipping containers, except when containing dangerous goods,
    • buried products and landfill operations,
    • products stored on the roof of a building,
    • vehicles in parking areas or parking lots,
    • logs and similar untreated forest products in ranked piles, and
    • bulk products, except as described in Clause 3.3.1.1.(1)(d),
  • Articles 3.3.3.2. and 3.3.4.2., which apply to the sizes and clearances of individual storage areas and the maximum height of dangerous goods, and
  • Article 3.3.4.8., which applies to intermodal shipping containers.
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability that the stored products will collapse prematurely in a fire situation, which could lead to the spread of fire across required aisles and clear spaces, which could lead to the spread of fire to adjacent buildings or facilities, which could lead to damage to adjacent buildings or facilities.
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