Receptacles (plugs) General

Receptacles (plugs) General (see Appendix B) 1) Receptacle configurations shall be in accordance with Diagrams 1 and 2, except a) for receptacles used on equipment solely for interconnection purposes;b) for receptacles for specific applications as required by other Rules of this Code; orc) where other configurations are suitable. 2) Except as provided for by other […]
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Receptacles for dwelling units (see Appendices B and G)

Receptacles for dwelling units (see Appendices B and G) Receptacles for dwelling units (including single dwellings) shall meet the following requirements: a) except as otherwise provided for in this Code, in dwelling units duplex receptacles shall be installed in the finished walls of every room or area, other than bathrooms, hallways, laundry rooms, water closet […]
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Required Finish Flooring

Required Finish Flooring (1)  Finished flooring shall be provided in all residential occupancies. Article 9.30.1.1. Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.
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Required Floors-on-Ground

Required Floors-on-Ground (1)  All spaces within dwelling units, except crawl spaces, shall be provided with a floor-on-ground, where,     (a)   access is provided to the space, and                (b) a floor supported by the structure is not provided Article 9.16.1.3 Ontario Regulation 332/12 Building Code,   Information published by oncodes.ca for educational purposes only.
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Required Handrails

Required Handrails (1) Except as provided in Sentences (2) to (5), a handrail shall be installed on stairs and ramps in conformance with Table 9.8.7.1 (2)  Where a stair or a ramp is required to be at least 2 200 mm wide due to the occupant load, a handrail shall be installed such that no position […]
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Required Installation of Granular Fill

Required Installation of Granular Fill (1)  Except as provided in Sentence (2), not less than 100 mm of coarse clean granular material containing not more than 10% of material that will pass a 4 mm sieve shall be placed beneath floors-on-ground.  (2)  Granular material need not be installed under,     (a)   slabs in garages, carports or accessory […]
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Residential Fire Warning Systems

(1)  Except where a fire alarm system is installed or required in a building, smoke detectorsforming part of a residential fire warning system installed in conformance with CAN/ULC-S540 “Residential Fire and Life Safety Warning Systems: Installation, Inspection, Testing and Maintenance”, are permitted to be installed in lieu of all smoke alarms required by Articles 9.10.19.1. and […]
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