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METING: General Purpose and Administration Committee
DATE: Monday, November 5, 1990
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SUB.ECT: ONTARIO BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT
REGULATING FARM BUILDINGS
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1 . THAT Report PD-334 -90 be received for information.
2 . THAT notice of change be published in local newspapers.
1. BACKGROUND:
1 . 1 Since its passing in 1976 the Ontario Building Code has provided
municipal councils with authority to exempt farm buildings from
Code requirements . Under the previous Building Code it was
necessary to pass a by-law in order to regulate farm buldings . As
with a number of other municipalities the Town felt it was not
needed.
1. 2 The latest amendment to the Building Code, effective October 1,
1990 no longer includes that authority. All farm buildings must
now conform to the Canadian Farm Building Code 1990 .
Farm buildings are becoming larger and more complex and this change
will provide a standard procedure for construction as well as an
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acceptable level of safety for the users of farm buildings .
1. 3 In order to assist builders and building inspectors apply the new
Code and understand the procedure, a series of one ( 1) day seminars
has been arranged by the Ministry of Housing and Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture and Food. Inspection staff will be attending these
seminars as they become available in this area.
1. 4 Members of the Ontario Region of the Canadian Farm Building
Association will be aware of the Code change, however some of the
local farmers and small builders may not. Therefore, it is
recommended that notices be published in the local newspapers
advising of the Building Code requirement for all farm buildings .
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for Presentation
to the Committee
Franklin Wu Lawren e E . Kotseff
Director of Planning & Development Chief Administrative Officer
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October 22 , 1990
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