The Ontario Building Code | Group F, Division 1, up to 4 Storeys, Sprinklered

3.2.2.63. Group F, Division 1, up to 4 Storeys, Sprinklered

(1) Except as permitted by Articles 3.2.2.64. to 3.2.2.66., a building classified as Group F, Division 1 shall conform to Sentence (2) provided,

(a) it is not more than 4 storeys in building height, and

(b) it has a building area not more than,

(i) 9 000 m²if 1 storey in building height,

(ii) 4 500 m²if 2 storeys in building height,

(iii) 3 000 m²if 3 storeys in building height, or

(iv) 2 250 m²if 4 storeys in building height.

(2) Except as permitted by Article 3.2.2.16., the buildingreferred to in Sentence (1) shall be of noncombustible construction, and,

(a) except as permitted by Sentence 3.2.2.7.(1), the building shall be sprinklered,

(b) floor assemblies shall be fire separations with a fire-resistance rating not less than 2 h,

(c) mezzaninesshall have a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h, and

(d) loadbearingwalls, columns and arches shall have a fire-resistance rating not less than that required for the supported assembly.