Laws Obc 1.2018

Ontario Building Code
Residential Design and Construction
Lesson 1
Instructor : John W. Lane
• Mohawk Alumni (Architectural Technologist - 1988)
• City of Hamilton Building Division (1989)
• Manager of Building Inspections (2001)
• Mohawk College, CE Instructor, Residential Design
Certificate (1990 – 2014) – Program Manager, (2012)
• Member of AATO
• OBOA Director, Region ‘D’
• Retired - Board of Directors – OAPSO (1995 – 2015)
• Certified Facilitator, (Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
Housing)
• Mohawk College – Architectural Advisory Committee,
(2006) – Chair, (2011)
Students can contact me at:
john.lane3@mohawkcollege.ca
or
905-546-CITY
or
eLearn
Things to Remember:
Please bring your

Ontario Building Code
to every class
Ontario Building Code, (Act and Regulations)
are now both on line
Ontario Building Code, (Act and Regulations)

are now both on line:
Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 23

http://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/92b23
O. Reg. 332/12: BUILDING CODE

http://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/120332
Calculator:
• Please bring a calculator to every class
• A‘metric conversion’ calculator is best
Things to Remember:
Note Taking:
• Note taking is very
important
• Bring a notebook, pen,
pencil and your OBC to
every class
FINAL EXAM WILL BE

OPEN BOOK!!
Distracted Driving
Distracted Learning
Things to Remember:
Cell Phones and Mobile

Devices:
Please ensure your cell
phones/mobile devices
do not create
unnecessary distractions
during class
Final Mark:
Final Mark is calculated as follows:
• Assignments/Quizzes/Tests 50%
• Final Exam 50%
Weekly Topics:
Week 1
• Introduction
• Legalities
Week 2
• The Ontario Building Code
• Construction & Design / Structural Principles
Week 3
• Residential Building Foundations
Weekly Topics Con’t:
Week 4
• Building Foundations continued
• Footings / Foundation Wall Assignment
Week 5 – *Residential Foundation 30 minute Quiz*
• Introduction to Wood Framing
• Categories of Wood framing
Week 6
• Wood Framing continued
• Floor Joists and Beams / Stud Walls / Lintels
• Floor Beam and Joist Assignment
Week 7
• Roof Construction
• Roof Rafters / Roof Joists / Ridge Beams
• Roof Rafter Assignment
Week 8 – *Residential Framing 30 minute Quiz*
• Roof Construction continued
• Attic Ventilation / Eave Protection
• Roof Ventilation Assignment
Week 9
• Windows and Doors
• Spatial Separation / Limiting Distances
• Spatial Separation Assignment
Week 10
• Stairs
• Stair Design / Guards / Handrails
• Stair Design Assignment
Week 11
• Insulation, Air Barriers and Vapour Barriers
• Residential Ventilation Requirements
Week 12
• Various Occupancy Requirements
Week 13
• Wrap-up
• Final Review and Exam Q and A
Week 14
• Final Exam (open book)
The Building Project:
Discussion:
Some of the factors that have a bearing on any
construction project are ….
Legalities:
Ownership/Deed
Legalities:
Title Searches
Zoning Verifications
Legalities:
Work Orders
Surveys
Legalities:
Utility Easements
(over or under land)
Legalities:
Drainage Easement
Legalities:
Maintenance
Easements
Legalities:
Encroachments
Legalities:
Right of Way
Legalities:
• Ownership, deeds, title searches, zoning verifications,
outstanding work orders, surveys
• Easements, (gas, hydro, bell, cable, etc. or
maintenance easements)
• Encroachments
• Rights of way
• Financial requirements, (mortgages, bridge financing)
• “Legally established non-conforming”
• “Other Applicable Law” (Div. A, Article 1.4.1.3.)
• Minor Variances
Other Applicable Law
• Planning Act
• Ontario Heritage Act
• Environmental Assessment/Protection Act
• Municipal Act
• Education Act
• Conservation Authorities Act/Niagara Escarpment
Commission
• Milk Act
• Education Act
• Etc.
See Division A – Article 1.4.1.3. for the full list
Site Location:
• Future growth
• Access to schools, shops, transportation, public
transport, highways, sewers, water, cable, etc.
• Zoning considerations such as: lot sizes, set back
requirements, lot coverage ratios
• Existing trees, landscaping or other desirable features
• Suitability for solar design
Contracts:
• Should define the work to be done, the agreed price
and the projected completion dates, along with any
other expectations
• If contracts, (bids), are precise, and the same from
each contractor, direct comparisons can be made,
(apples to oranges)
• Assures the owner they are ‘getting what they paid
for’
• Assures the contractor that he/she is getting paid for
the work completed
Zoning By-laws:
• Zoning By-law regulates:

– The permitted use of a buildings and land
– Setbacks and lot coverage
– Building height
Discussion:
Why do zoning by-laws exist?
Zoning By-laws con’t
Zoning By-laws exist to ensure the health and

safety of the public and to uphold and maintain
the minimum quality of life conditions in
municipal neighbourhoods.
Typical Zoning Map
Zoning Terms
Zoning Regulations
Zoning Regulations
Zoning Regulations
Zoning By-law Exercise
1. What other Sections of City of Hamilton Zoning By-law 6593
must be considered in conjunction to Section 9?
2. What is the maximum height of a building in a ‘C’ zone?
3. What are the minimum yards in a ‘C’ zone?
4. What is the minimum lot size in a ‘C’ zone?
5. What is the minimum frontage in a ‘C’ zone?
6. How many lodgers are permitted to live with a family?
7. What is the maximum number of children that can be cared for
in a day nursery?
8. How distant must day nurseries be from each other?
9. Are there any exemptions to this regulation?
10. What is the maximum size of a private garage?
must be considered in conjunction to Section 9? (3, 18, 18A, 19)
in a day nursery?
2. What is the maximum height of a building in a ‘C’ zone? (11 m)
in a day nursery?
3. What are the minimum yards in a ‘C’ zone? (F 6m, S 1.2m, R 7.5m)
in a day nursery?
4. What is the minimum lot size in a ‘C’ zone? (360 square meters)
in a day nursery?
5. What is the minimum frontage in a ‘C’ zone? (12 m)
in a day nursery?
6. How many lodgers are permitted to live with a family? (3)
in a day nursery?
in a day nursery? (25)
in a day nursery?
8. How distant must day nurseries be from each other? (180 m)
in a day nursery?
9. Are there any exemptions to this regulation? (school, church,
community centre are exempt)
in a day nursery?
10. What is the maximum size of a private garage? (such capacity as
is reasonably necessary)
Building Permits and Inspections
• Controls the type and quality

of a structure
• Minimum province-wide
structural standards
• Identifies properties to be
added to the tax rolls
• Initializes the inspection
process
• Trade Licenses checked
regularly

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Please bring your

Ontario Building Code, (Act and Regulations)

Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 23

O. Reg. 332/12: BUILDING CODE

FINAL EXAM WILL BE

Cell Phones and Mobile

Final Mark is calculated as follows:

• Zoning By-law regulates:

Zoning By-laws exist to ensure the health and

• Controls the type and quality

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