Office of the Chief Building Official

Unique to Vancouver Provisions in the 2007 VBBL

Division A | Division B | Division C

Division C

Code Reference
TYPE OF CHANGE
Editorial Relocated New Illustrated
Comments
Part 1
1.1.1.1.(1) X       “Code” replaced with “By-law”
Part 1A
1A         Part 1A of the 1999 VBBL moved to this Part of Division C of the new VBBL. 
1A.1.         No change
1A.2.         No change
1A3.         No change
1A4.         No change
1A5.         No change
1A6.         No change
1A7.         No change
1A8.         No change
1A9.         No change
1A10.         No change
1A11.         No change
1A.12. X       “Parcels of Land” added
1A12.1.1.(1) X       “suite numbers” added
1A12.1.1.(2) X       “suite numbers” added
1A12.1.1.(3)     X   Parcel of land require street numbers.
1A12.1.1.(4)     X   Only designated street number or suite number can be posted on the building.
1A12.1.2.(1)         No change
1A12.1.2.(2)         No change
1A12.1.2.(3)     X   Minimum 25 mm character size suite number for interior suite entry required.
1A12.1.2.(4)     X   Suite number required for exterior principal suite entry.
1A12.1.3.(1) X       “parcel of land” added
1A12.2.1.(1) X       Street number runs in series, not consecutively.
1A12.2.2.(1) X       Street number runs in series, not consecutively.
1A12.2.3.(1)         No change
1A12.2.4.(1)         No change
1A12.2.5.(1) X       Suite number runs in an increasing numeric order.
1A12.2.6.(1)     X   Alphabetic designation is prohibited.
1A12.2.7.(1)     X   Every principal building on a site requires a separate street number.
1A12.2.8.(1)     X   Street address required for every exterior principal suite entry.
1A12.2.8.(2)     X   Suite numbers may be used if run out of street numbers.
Part 1B
1B         No change.  Part 1B of the 1999 VBBL moved to this Part of Division C of the new VBBL
Part 2
          Portions of Part 2 of the 1999 VBBL moved to this Part.
2.1.1.1.(1) X       “Code” replace with “By-law”
2.2.1.1.(1) X       Deleted. This sentence talks about conformance with administrative requirements and is not necessary under our By-law.
2.2.1.2.(1) X X     This was Sentence 4.1.1.2.(2) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.1.2.(2)     X X Change to address City’s concerns with respect to qualifications of Structural Engineers
2.2.2.1.(1)   X     No change. This was 2.3.1.1.(1) of 1999 VBBL
2.2.2.1.(2)   X     No change.  This was 2.3.1.2.(1) of 1999 VBBL
2.2.2.1.(3)   X     No change.  This was 2.3.1.3.(1) of 1999 VBBL
2.2.2.2.(1)   X     No change. This was 2.3.2.1.(1) of 1999 VBBL
2.2.2.2.(2)   X     No change. This was 2.3.2.2.(1) of 1999 VBBL
2.2.2.3.(1)     X X 280 mm x 430 mm (11”x17”) architectural floor plans required for each floor with street numbers and suite numbers.
2.2.4.3.(1)   X     No change. This was 2.3.4.3.(1) of 1999 VBBL
2.2.5.   X     No change. This was 2.3.5. of 1999 VBBL
2.2.5.2.(1)   X     No change. This was 2.3.5.2.(1) of 1999 VBBL
2.2.7.1.(1)   X     No change. This was 2.6.1.1.(1) of 1999 VBBL
2.2.7.2.(1)   X     No change. This was 2.6.2.1.(1) of 1999 VBBL
2.2.7.2.(1)(a)(i)   X     No change. This was 2.2.6.2.(1)(a)(i) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.7.2.(1)(a)(ii)   X     No change. This was 2.2.6.2.(1)(a)(ii) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.7.2.(1)(b)   X     No change. This was 2.6.2.1.(1)(b) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.7.2.(1)(c)   X     No change. This was 2.6.2.1.(1)(c) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.7.2.(2)   X     No change. This was 2.6.2.1.(2) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.7.3.(1)   X     No change. This was 2.6.3.1.(1) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.7.3.(2)   X     No change. This was 2.6.3.1.(2) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.7.3.(3)(a)   X     No change. This was 2.6.3.1.(3)(a) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.7.3.(3)(b)   X     No change. This was 2.6.3.1.(3)(b) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.7.3.(3)(b)(ii)   X     No change. This was 2.6.3.1.(3)(b)(ii) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.7.4.(1)   X     No change. This was 2.6.4.1.(1) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.7.4.(2)   X     No change. This was 2.6.4.1.(2) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.7.4.(3)   X     No change. This was 2.6.4.1.(3) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.7.4.(5)(b)   X     No change. This was 2.6.4.1.(5)(b) of the 1999 VBBL.
2.2.8.   X     No change. This was 2.3.7. of the 1999 VBBL.
2.3.1.1.(1) X       “authority having jurisdiction” replaced with “Chief Building Official”, “code” replaced with “by-law”
2.3.1.1.(2)(b) X       “code” replaced with “by-law”
2.3.1.1.(3). X       “Subsection 2.3.2” added
2.3.1.1.(4) X       “Subsection 2.3.2” added
2.3.2.   X     No change. This was Subsection 2.5.4. of the 1999 VBBL.
2.3.3.   X     No change. This was Subsection 2.5.5. of the 1999 VBBL.
Part 3
3.         No change.  Part 11 of the 1999 VBBL moved to this Part of Division C of the new VBBL and renumbered accordingly.

 

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