The Ontario Building Code | Common Laundry Rooms
3.3.1.21. Common Laundry Rooms
(1) Except as permitted by Sentences (2) and (3), in a building of residential occupancy, a laundry room in a floor area that is not within adwelling unit shall be separated from the remainder of the building by a fire separation having a fire-resistance ratingnot less than 1 h.
(2) The fire-resistance rating of the fire separation required by Sentence (1) is permitted to be not less than 45 min provided the fire-resistance rating required by Subsection 3.2.2. is permitted to be less than 1 h for,
(a) the floor assembly above the floor area, or
(b) the floor assembly below the floor area, if there is no floor assembly above.
(3) The fire separation required by Sentence (1) is not required to have a fire-resistance ratingif the floor area in which the laundry room is located is sprinklered.
In Plain Language
This clause closes out the general egress requirements of Subsection 3.3.1 by addressing remaining specific conditions not otherwise directly covered earlier in the Subsection.
This is a plain-language summary of the 2012/2017 Ontario Building Code text above, for general understanding only and not a substitute for the Code. Always confirm current requirements against the 2024 edition (O.Reg. 163/24) or a qualified professional before construction.