Division A
Compliance, Objectives and Functional Statements
Part 2 — Objectives
Section 2.1. Application
2.1.1. Application
2.1.1.1. Application
1) This Part applies to all buildings covered in this Code. (See Article 1.1.1.1.)
2.1.1.2. Application of Objectives
1) Except as provided in Sentences (2) 
to (6)
, the objectives described in this Part apply
to (6), the objectives described in this Part applya) to all buildings covered in this Code (see Article 1.1.1.1.), and
b) only to the extent that they relate to compliance with this Code as required
in Article 1.2.1.1.
2) Objective OS4, Resistance to Unwanted Entry, applies only to dwelling units.
3) Objective OH3, Noise Protection, applies only to dwelling units.
4) Objective OH5, Hazardous Substances Containment, applies only to the extent
defined in
a) Book II (Plumbing Systems)of this Code, and
Book II (Plumbing Systems)of this Code, and b) the British Columbia Fire Code 2012.
5) Objective OA, Accessibility (including Objectives OA1, Accessible Path of Travel,
and OA2, Accessible Facilities), does not apply to
a) Group C dwelling units, row houses, boarding houses and lodging houses,
Group C dwelling units, row houses, boarding houses and lodging houses,
b) Group C apartment and condominium buildings except to the extent described in Article 3.8.2.27. of Division B,
c) Group E shops and stores with a total retail floor space of less than
50m2 (See Appendix Note A-3.8.2.1.(2)(e) of Division B.),
d) Group F, Division 1 occupancies, and
e) buildings that are not intended to be occupied on a daily or full-time basis, including automatic telephone exchanges, pumphouses
and substations.