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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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