23 177556 ALT

Project Description

As the height of the townhouse building exceeds three storeys, the design of the building was assessed against the requirements of OBC Part 3. As a result, this single dwelling family home (Unit 6) was provided with a fire alarm system, a standpipe and hose system, and an enclosed fire separated interior stair, all of which were not part of the design at the time the homeowners purchased the townhouse unit off plan. Due to concerns relating to the manual pull station for the fire alarm system, the standpipe system and the impracticality of the enclosed interior stair (from a maintenance, impracticality, and usable floor area perspective), it is requested that these features be removed from Unit 6. This alternative solution proposes that the performance level intended by the Code will be maintained with the removal of these features.

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