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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

BYLAW NO. 2603

A Bylaw to Amend the “Port Coquitlam Building | JUN j- eu
and Plumbing Bylaw, 1991, No. 2568".

The Municipal Council of the Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlan, in
open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:

lL. Section 1 of the "Port Coquitlam Building and Plumbing Bylaw, 1991, No.
2568" ig amended by inserting, in correct alphabetical order, the following
definitions:

“addition” means any alteration to a building which increases the floor
area of the building, and includes. the linkage of two or more buildings by
openings providing access between buildings. -

“Alteration” means any repair, renovation, or modification of the
construction or arrangement of any building, structure or occupancy
regulated under this Bylaw.

"Assessed Value" means the most recent assessed value of a building as
detarmined by the Assessment Authority of British Columbia.

"construction Value” means the value of construction ascertained from the
most recent ‘Marshall Valuation Services ' publication with the current cost
multipliers applicable to the’ City of Port Coquitiam area, or 4
construction valuation calculation accepted as an equivalent by the
Director of Building Permits and Ins pec tions.

"Floor Area” means the total area of all floors in all storeys of a
building, measured within the inside surface of the exterior walls of the
pbuilding, including basements, cellars, and the area occupied by interior
walls and partitions, but excluding stairwells and elevator shafts. .

2, Section 13 of the Bylaw is amended by repealing Sections 13.2, 13.3, and
13.4 and enacting the following provisions in their place: :

"13.2 Within the fire limit areas, fire sprinklers shall be installed in
| all industrial, © commercial, institutional and multi-family
residential buildings constructed, added to or altered, pursuant to

a building permit application made after February 18, 1991.—

Where Section 13.2 requires fastallation of a fire sprinkler
system, the entire building shall be provided with a fire sprinkler
system in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association
and the Building Code standards for the installation of fire
sprinklers. So

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