Self-Service Storage Buildings
Scope
(1)Except as provided in this Section, the requirements in this Division apply to self-service storage buildings.
Requirements for All Buildings
(1)A self-service storage building
- (a) shall comply with the requirements for a Group F, Division 2 major occupancy, and
- (b) shall not contain a Group F, Division 1 occupancy.
(1)The requirements based on occupant load shall not apply.
(1)Except as provided in Sentence 3.10.4.2.(1), the requirements in Subsections 3.2.1. and 3.2.2. shall apply.
(2)The first storey shall be subdivided into areas not more than 500 m2 by a masonry or reinforced concrete fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h, or it shall be sprinklered.
(1)Except as provided in Sentences (2) to (12), the requirements in Section 3.3. shall apply.
(2)A corridor need not be constructed as a public corridor where the travel distance, measured from inside the rental space to the nearest exit, is not more than 15 m provided that the corridor walls
- (a) are of noncombustible construction,
- (b) have no openings other than doors and the doors are of solid construction, and
- (c) are continuous from the floor to the underside of the floor above, the ceiling or the roof.
(3)Where the building is sprinklered throughout, doors in a public corridor do not require to be equipped with self-closing devices and latches provided that the travel distance is measured from inside the rental space to the nearest exit.
(4)Egress doors from a rental space are not required to swing in the direction of exit travel or swing on a vertical axis provided
- (a) the area of the rental space is not more than 50 m2, and
- (b) the distance of travel within the rental space is not more than 10 m.
(5)Where egress doors from a rental space open onto a corridor and swing in the direction of exit travel, the corridor shall be not less than 1 500 mm wide, and the doors shall be not more than 914 mm wide.
(6)Where egress doors from a rental space open onto a corridor and do not swing in the direction of exit travel, the corridor shall be not less than 1 100 mm in width.
(7)Dead-end corridors are not permitted.
(8)Corridors shall be provided with
- (a) natural lighting that shall be uniformly distributed and be at least 4% of the corridor area, or
- (b) emergency lighting, conforming to Sentences 3.2.7.4.(1) and (2), that shall provide average levels of illumination not less than 10 lx at floor level.
(9)Not more than two dwelling units shall be contained within one of the buildings on the property.
(10)Except as provided in Sentence (11), dwelling units shall be separated from the remainder of the building by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than 2 h.
(11)A fire separation is not required between a dwelling unit and an office where the office is not more than 50 m2 in area.
(12)The fire separations required in Sentence 3.3.1.1.(1) need not be provided between individual rental spaces.
(1)Except as provided in Sentences (2) and (3), the requirements in Section 3.4. shall apply.
(2)The clear width of an exit stair shall be not less than 1 100 mm.
(3)Exit doors from rental spaces are not required to swing on a vertical axis provided
- (a) the area of the rental space is not more than 50 m2, and
- (b) the travel distance within the rental space is not more than 10 m.
(1)Except as provided in Sentence (2), the requirements in Section 3.6. shall apply.
(2)Except where located in and serving only the dwelling units, a fuel-fired appliance shall be located in a service room separated from the remainder of the building by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than 1 h.
(1)Except as provided in Sentence (2), the requirements in Subsection 3.7.4. shall apply.
(2)Except as permitted in Sentences 3.7.4.1.(2) and (3), two washrooms, each containing a water closet and a lavatory, shall be provided within one of the buildings on the property.
Additional Requirements for Buildings Containing More than 1 Storey
(1)The requirements in this Subsection apply to all buildings except a 1 storey building that does not contain a basement or mezzanine.
(1)Except as provided in Sentence (2), the requirements in Subsection 3.2.3. shall apply.
(2)The distance between buildings shall be not less than 9 m.
(1)Except as provided in Sentences (2) and (3), the requirements in Subsection 3.2.4. shall apply.
(2)A fire alarm system shall be installed.
(3)Within the first storey, manual stations are required only in corridors.
(1)Except as provided in Sentences (2) and (3), the requirements in Subsection 3.2.5. shall apply.
(2)Access routes for fire department vehicles shall be provided and shall be not less than 9 m wide.
(3)Hydrants shall be located in the access routes required in Sentence (2) so that
- (a) for a building provided with a fire department connection for a standpipe system or a sprinkler system, (i) a fire department pumper vehicle can be located adjacent to a hydrant, and (ii) the unobstructed path of travel for the firefighter from the vehicle to the fire department connection is not more than 45 m, and
- (b) for a building that is not sprinklered throughout, a fire department pumper vehicle can be located in the access route so that the unobstructed path of travel for the firefighter is not more than (i) 45 m from the hydrant to the vehicle, and (ii) 45 m from the vehicle to every opening in the building.
(1)Except as provided in Sentence (2), the requirements in Articles 3.2.5.8. to 3.2.5.11. shall apply.
(2)Hose stations are not required in the first storey.
Additional Requirements for 1 Storey Buildings
(1)The requirements in this Subsection apply to 1 storey buildings that do not contain a basement or mezzanine.
(1)For the purposes of Subsection 3.2.2., building area means
- (a) the building area of each building,
- (b) the total of the building areas of all buildings as a group, or
- (c) the total of the building areas of any number or group of buildings.
(1)Except as provided in Sentences (2) to (4), the requirements in Subsection 3.2.3. shall apply.
(2)Where the building area conforms to Clause 3.10.4.2.(1)(b), the limiting distance requirements shall not apply between individual buildings.
(3)Where the building area conforms to Clause 3.10.4.2.(1)(c),
- (a) the limiting distance requirements shall apply between each group of buildings, but not between individual buildings within a group, and
- (b) the distance between each group of buildings shall be not less than 9 m.
(4)The distance between individual buildings within a group shall be not less than 6 m.
(1)Except as provided in Sentence (2), the requirements in Subsection 3.2.4. shall not apply.
(2)The requirements for smoke alarms in Article 3.2.4.20. shall apply to a dwelling unit.
(1)Except as provided in Sentences (2) to (7), the requirements in Subsection 3.2.5. shall not apply.
(2)Access routes for fire department vehicles shall be provided and shall be not less than 9 m wide.
(3)Hydrants shall be located in the access routes required in Sentence (2) so that the locations conform to Sentence 3.10.3.4.(3).
(4)The access routes required in Sentence (2) shall conform to the requirements in Sentence 3.2.5.6.(1).
(5)An adequate water supply for firefighting shall be provided for every building.
(6)Where a sprinkler system is installed, the system shall conform to the requirements in Articles 3.2.5.12., 3.2.5.15. and 3.2.5.17.
(7)Where combustible sprinkler piping is installed, it shall conform to the requirements in Article 3.2.5.13.