PART 2 — RESERVEDUpdated for the 2024 Ontario Building Code

2.2.1.9.Additional Fire Separations

(1) Except as permitted by Sentence (2) and required by Sentence (3), fuel-fired appliances shall be installed in service rooms separated from the remainder of the farm building by (a) a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than 45 min in a floor area that is not sprinklered throughout, or (b) a fire separation not required to have a fire-resistance rating in a floor area that is sprinklered throughout. (2) A fuel-fired appliance that serves only one room is not required to be installed in a service room separated from the remainder of the farm building. (3) Incinerators shall be installed in service rooms that (a) do not contain other fuel-fired appliances, and (b) are separated from the remainder of the farm building by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than (i) 2 h, where the service room is adjacent to a Group G, Division 1 major occupancy in a floor area that is not sprinklered throughout, (ii) 1 h, where the service room is adjacent to a Group G, Division 1 major occupancy in a floor area that is sprinklered throughout, (iii) 1 h, where the service room is adjacent to a Group G, Division 2 or 3 major occupancy in a floor area that is not sprinklered throughout, or (iv) 30 min, where the service room is adjacent to a Group G, Division 2 or 3 major occupancy in a floor area that is sprinklered throughout. (4) A room containing a device that produces open flames, heat or sparks and used for crop drying shall be separated from the remainder of the farm building by (a) a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than 45 min in a floor area that is not sprinklered throughout, or (b) a fire separation not required to have a fire-resistance rating in a floor area that is sprinklered throughout. (5) A room intended to be used for repairing farm machinery shall be separated from the remainder of the farm building by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than (a) 1 h, in a floor area that is not sprinklered throughout, or (b) 30 min, in a floor area that is sprinklered throughout. (6) Storage areas for dangerous goods shall be separated from the remainder of the farm building in accordance with Sentences 3.3.6.2.(1) and (2).

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Code text is reproduced for reference from the Ontario Building Code (O. Reg. 163/24, 2024 Building Code Compendium). This page is provided for general information and is not an official copy. Always verify requirements against the official Ontario Building Code and confirm with your local building department.