Building Code Appeal Board decisions
Last updated on December 11, 2024Building Code Appeal Board (BCAB) decisions are available online for review. Each decision of the board has a unique number. The higher the number, the more recent the decision.
2024 decisions
- Appeal 1944 Building Code Application to an Addition to an Existing Building, December 5, 2024
- Appeal 1943 Determination of Major Occupancies in an Existing Building, November 21, 2024
- Appeal 1942 Actual and Effective Limiting Distances, and Fire Department Response, November 21, 2024
- Appeal 1941 Required Exterior Guards, November 21, 2024
- Appeal 1940 Restrictions on Window Openings and Requirements for Egress Windows, November 21, 2024
- Appeal 1939 Accessibility Requirement for Exterior Entrance to Live-Work Unit, October 15, 2024
- Appeal 1938 Required Exterior Guards, October 3, 2024
- Appeal 1937 Ergonomic Design of Handrails, October 15, 2024
- Appeal 1935 Determination of Subsidiary or Major Occupancy, September 5, 2024
- Appeal 1931 Means of Egress in an Alteration to an Existing Building, April 18, 2024
- Appeal 1930 Alternative Solution to Address Combustible Construction and High Building Measures, May 2, 2024
- Appeal 1929 Concealment of Combustible Water Piping in a Building of Noncombustible Construction, April 18, 2024
- Appeal 1928 Applicability of the Building Code to an Accessory Building, April 18, 2024
- Appeal 1927 Cancelled
- Appeal 1926 Accessible Location for Shut-off Valves, Residential Suites, February 15, 2024
- Appeal 1925 Configuration of Required Egress and Exits, Two-Storey Suites, February 15, 2024
2023 decisions
- Appeal 1924 Localized Depression and Storeys in Building Height, Single Family Dwelling, December 21, 2023
- Appeal 1923 Withdrawn
- Appeal 1922 Not Available
- Appeal 1921 Storeys in Building Height - Rooftop Structures, September 28, 2023
- Appeal 1920 Kitchen Ventilation in a Home with High Energy Efficiency, October 19, 2023
- Appeal 1919 Cancelled
- Appeal 1918 Identification of Potential Intruders - Entrance to Dwelling, October 5, 2023
- Appeal 1917 Cancelled
- Appeal 1916 Glazed Openings in Exposing Building Face of a Single Family Dwelling, October 5, 2023
- Appeal 1915 Smoke Control at Vestibules in a High Building, October 5, 2023
- Appeal 1914 Spatial Separations for a Park Model Trailer, September 28, 2023
- Appeal 1913 Building Height - Change of Occupancy, September 28, 2023
- Appeal 1912 Egress from Mezzanine, August 24, 2023
- Appeal 1911 Alternative Solution to Address Spatial Separation Requirements, July 20, 2023
- Appeal 1910 Application of Requirements for Accessibility in Existing Buildings, May 23, 2023
- Appeal 1909 Buildings designated post-disaster, May 23, 2023
- Appeal 1908 Not Available
- Appeal 1907 Not Available
- Appeal 1906 Required Kitchen Ventilation Utilizing A Heat Recovery Unit, March 14, 2023
- Appeal 1905 Basement Interior Protection of Insulated Concrete Forms, February 16, 2023
- Appeal 1904 Cancelled
- Appeal 1903 Access stair requirements for an elevated floor storage area, February 16, 2023
- Appeal 1902 Corridor within an Interconnected Floor Space, January 19, 2023
- Appeal 1901 Vertical HVAC Shaft, January 19, 2023
2022 decisions
- Appeal 1900 Dismissed
- Appeal 1899 Application of Building Requirements for Persons with Disabilities to an Existing Building, December 15, 2022
- Appeal 1898 Application of Intent Statements to Exit Requirements, October 20, 2022
- Appeal 1897 Egress from residential suite to exterior passageway, October 20, 2022
- Appeal 1896 Required Fire Blocking, September 15, 2022
- Appeal 1895 Use of Long Sweep degree Elbows in a Sanitary Drainage System, August 18, 2022
- Appeal 1894 Source of Water Supply for NFPA 13 Sprinkler Requirements, September 15, 2022
- Appeal 1893 Required Fire Blocking, July 21, 2022
- Appeal 1892 Fire Extinguishing for a Distillery, August 18, 2022
- Appeal 1891 Not Available
- Appeal 1890 Attic Access for Self-Storage Units, June 16, 2022
- Appeal 1889 Not Available
- Appeal 1888 Withdrawn
- Appeal 1887 Continuity of Required Fire Separation for a Secondary Suite, April 28, 2022
- Appeal 1886 Location of Required Water Closets, April 28, 2022
- Appeal 1885 Application of Building Code for Fabric Cover Yurts, April 28, 2022
- Appeal 1884 Reduction of required doorway width and obstruction of access to the doorway – March 17, 2022
- Appeal 1883 Minimum Doorway Size for Water-Closet Room (Powder Room), March 17, 2022
- Appeal 1882 Minimum Room Size for a Water-Closet Room (Powder Room), March 17, 2022
- Appeal 1881 Cancelled
- Appeal 1880 Required guard protection at intersection of deck and sloped roof, February 17, 2022
- Appeal 1879 Withdrawn
- Appeal 1878 Exposure Protection for Required Egress Door Exterior Path of Travel, February 17, 2022
- Appeal 1876 Means of Egress for Fourth Storey Suites, December 16, 2021
- Appeal 1875 Cancelled
- Appeal 1874 Use of Combustible DWV Plumbing Piping in High-Rise Buildings, November 23, 2021
- Appeal 1873 Cancelled
- Appeal 1872 Fire Department Access Roadways to Buildings, October 29, 2021
- Appeal 1871 Egress from Dwelling Units, September 24, 2021
- Appeal 1870 Not Available
- Appeal 1869 Applicable Code Requirements for Spatial Separation, Subsections 9.10.15, August 19, 2021
- Appeal 1868 Occupancy Classification of Amenities Area, July 22, 2021
- Appeal 1867 Required smoke dampers, July 22, 2021
- Appeal 1866 Required egress for a mercantile Group E suite, June 17, 2021
- Appeal 1865 Permitted use of a storage garage, June 17, 2021
- Appeal 1864 Required manual stations for fire alarm systems, May 27, 2021
- Appeal 1863 Spatial separation, NFPA 13D, “Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes,” exemptions, June 1, 2021
- Appeal 1862 Spatial separation, NFPA 13D, “Installation of Sprinkler Systems in One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes,” exemptions, May 27, 2021
- Appeal 1861 Cancelled
- Appeal 1860 Size of trap and trap arm in relation to fixture outlet pipe, April 15, 2021
- Appeal 1859 Climability of Guards
- Appeal 1858 Withdrawn
- Appeal 1857 Applicable edition of BC Building Code, April 1, 2021
- Appeal 1854 Deck surface material, March 18, 2021
- Appeal 1856 Application of Defined Term Dwelling Unit, February 25, 2021
- Appeal 1855 Roof Space Ventilation, January 21, 2021
2020 decisions
- Appeal 1853 Limiting Distance/Fire Department Response Time, November 19, 2020
- Appeal 1852 Alternative Solution to Sentences 3.2.1.1.(3) and (4), October 6, 2020
- Appeal 1851 Withdrawn
- Appeal 1850 Withdrawn
- Appeal 1849 Vapour Barrier Paint applied to Spray Applied Polyurethane Insulation, July 16, 2020
- Appeal 1848 Establishing Finished Ground for the Determination of Grade for a Storage Garage, July 16, 2020
- Appeal 1847 Protection of Electrical Conductors for Emergency Equipment, July 16, 2020
- Appeal 1846 Determination of Grade, June 18, 2020
- Appeal 1845 Spatial Separation Calculations for Houses, May 1, 2020
- Appeal 1844 Doors in Exit Shafts for High Buildings, May 5, 2020
- Appeal 1843 Dead-end Corridor, Elevator Lobby, June 24, 2020
- Appeal 1842 Alternative Solution for Determination of Grade, March 19, 2020
- Appeal 1841 Dwelling Unit/Suite Definition, March 19, 2020
- Appeal 1840 Occupancy Classification of a Flour Mill, February 20, 2020
- Appeal 1839 Withdrawn
- Appeal 1838 Withdrawn
2019 decisions
Decisions from June 2019:
- Appeal 1837 Determining Limiting Distance, December 31, 2019
- Appeal 1836 Protection of Fire Separations from Potential Damage, December 19, 2019
- Appeal 1835 Application of Table 3.7.2.2.A for Required Number of Water Closets, December 19, 2019
- Appeal 1834 Occupancy Classification, November 21, 2019
- Appeal 1833 Determination of Subsidiary or Major Occupancy, September 19, 2019
- Appeal 1832 Withdrawn
- Appeal 1831 Required Washrooms, August 29, 2019
- Appeal 1830 Exterior Guards, September 9, 2019
- Appeal 1829 Public Corridor, June 20, 2019
- Appeal 1828 Mezzanine, July 28, 2019
- Appeal 1827 Cancelled
- Appeal 1826 Exit Stairway Receptacles, June 20, 2019
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