The Ontario Building Code | Change of Use and Compensating Construction

9.40.2.1. Change of Use and Compensating Construction

(1) Where proposed construction will result in a change of use described in Clauses 9.40.1.1.(1)(a) to (e), additional construction shall be required in order that the building or part of a buildingsubject to the change of use conforms to the requirements of Subsections 9.5.1. and 9.5.3. to 9.5.10., Section 9.6., Article 9.7.2.3. Sentences 9.7.5.1.(2) and 9.7.6.2.(1) and (3), Articles 9.8.8.1. and 9.9.10.1., Subsection 9.10.17. and Sections 9.31., 9.32. and 9.34. as they apply to the new major occupancy that the building or part of a building is to support.

Note: On July 1, 2017, Sentence 9.40.2.1.(1) of Division B of the Regulation is amended by striking out "Clauses 9.40.1.1.(1)(a) to (e)" and substituting "Clauses 9.40.1.1.(1)(a) to (d)". (See: O. Reg. 139/17, s. 135)

(2) For the purposes of this Article, existing buildingsshall be classified as to their construction and occupancy as provided for in Sentence 11.2.1.1.(1).