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Project Description

Recognizing that certain units contain interior bedrooms that do not contain a window directly to the exterior, the following compensation measures are proposed to achieve sufficiency of compliance with the prescriptive requirements of the Ontario Building Code ('OBC').1. Glass Door between interior bedroom and kitchen/living room open to exterior windows in living room.Table 2.2.1.1 of the OBC sets out the objectives of the Code. Objective OH7 strives to 'limit the probability that, as a result of the design or construction of a building, a person in the building will be unable to experience a view to the outdoors". Similarly, functional statement F102 (in Table 3.2.1.1) reads, 'To provide a view to the outdoors in buildings". The above-noted glass doors provide a view to the outdoors. (See Attachment.)Table 9.7.2.3 of the OBC prescribes minimum window sizes, e.g. 5% of floor area for bedrooms, and up to 10% of floor area for other uses. The above-noted glass doors have an unobstructed glass area exceeding the required 5%,and the exterior living room windows have an unobstructed glass area exceeding 10% of the total area served (i.e.bedroom, kitchen, and living room combined). (See Attachment.)Based on our review, we believe that Health Objective OH7 and Functional Statement F102 of the Code are met since a view to the outdoors is provided via the living room windows in combination with the glass lite door in the wall separating the bedroom from the kitchen/living room area. (See Attachment.)Larger than the OBC-required unobstructed glass areas are proposed. (See Attachment.)

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